Truck fire in Cambridge
 
By Firefighter/EMT Christopher Eno
May 16, 2015
 

At 4:18 PM on Saturday, May 16, Station 33 and Ambulance 189 were dispatched to the intersection of Main and Broad Streets in the Cambridge section of Salisbury Township for a truck fire.

Responding units were advised of a pickup truck on fire at the location.

Ambulance 189-3 arrived on the scene with an engine compartment fire in a pickup. The fire was knocked down by neighbors with several fire extinguishers, but still had some smoldering parts on the motor.

Engine 33-1 arrived soon after and deployed a front bumper line to further extinguish the fire.

Fire & EMS units cleared the scene at 5:07PM
 
Units: Engine 33-1, Traffic 33, Deputy Chief 33
 
Mutual Aid: Ambulance 189-3 (Elverson-Honey Brook EMS)
 
The engine compartment fire was knocked down with several extinguishers prior to the Fire Department arrival
The engine compartment fire was knocked down with several extinguishers prior to the Fire Department arrival
Engine 33-1 deployed its front bumper line to further extinguish the fire, while Ambulance 189-3 blocked the other lane of the street to protect the crews from traffic.
Engine 33-1 deployed its front bumper line to further extinguish the fire, while Ambulance 189-3 blocked the other lane of the street to protect the crews from traffic.
 
Engine 33-1's crew repacking the bumper line
Engine 33-1's crew repacking the bumper line
Engine 33-1, Traffic 33 (in background), Ambulance 189-3, and Deputy Chief 33 all made the response.
Engine 33-1, Traffic 33 (in background), Ambulance 189-3, and Deputy Chief 33 all made the response.