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2018
BLS Calls 1,085
Fire Calls 339
                 
2017
BLS Calls 4,260
Fire Calls 926
Fire Drills 9
Fire Prevention 39
Firehouse Tours 11
Public Displays 26
Attendance 8,626
Child Seat Installation 67
Smoke/CO Alarm Installation          244

Dryer Fire at 112 North Seventh St


At 10:23 a.m., the commercial fire assignment was dispatched for a laundry dryer on fire inside Chambersburg Hospital at 112 North Seventh Street. Chief 1 and Engine 1-1 arrived to find normal conditions from the exterior, and security initially reporting the fire to be out. After a quick investigation, it was determined that a small electrical fire occurred and was extinguished prior to fire department arrival. No further fire department services were needed, and units went in service around 20 minutes after arrival.