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Compartment Door Gets Another One

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A BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, FIRE ENGINE started out of the firehouse Sunday afternoon around 3 pm with one of its compartment doors left open.

Just over two weeks after a similar incident in Henderson County, No. Carolina (Firegeezer report HERE), the Trumbauersville VFD pumper caught the support column between the bay doors, ripping off the brick fascia and causing both overhead doors to come tumbling down on the engines in both bays, leaving the culprit truck halfway out of the firehouse.

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Unlike the accident in North Carolina, however, the borough building engineer said that the structural damage was insignificant.  Fire crews from Richland, Quakertown, Hilltown and Milford came to the station to help clear the debris and free the fire engines.  Main street was closed for several hours while the “rescue” effort took place.

The Bucks County Courier Times has the STORY.

Posted by on July 14, 2008 • Filed under: apparatus
  • Al Harper

    Maybe the doors are left open on purpose I know alot of Depts do this to calm the driver prior to departure however it is usually a mad scamble to get behind the wheel and go.
    We installed a split 6′ well casing on our door tracks to deflect having something get caught up on the door tracks. Roll up doors were our answer on new apparatus

  • Al Harper

    Maybe the doors are left open on purpose I know alot of Depts do this to calm the driver prior to departure however it is usually a mad scamble to get behind the wheel and go.
    We installed a split 6′ well casing on our door tracks to deflect having something get caught up on the door tracks. Roll up doors were our answer on new apparatus

  • Jeff

    Roll up doors! not only the answer when operating in confined areas and along major highways….. gee whats that buzzer an red flashing “Compt” light for?

  • Jeff

    Roll up doors! not only the answer when operating in confined areas and along major highways….. gee whats that buzzer an red flashing “Compt” light for?