At approx 18:16 hours Rescue Box 49-31 was dispatched for a single vehicle accident with reported entrapment at the intersection of Foellner Lane and Fink Dr.  One pickup departed the roadway sustaining heavy front end damage after impact with an embankment.  Crews from Rescue 49 assisted Medic 141 in packaging the patient for transport to a nearby medical helicopter (Pennstar 3) dispatched to the location.  Engine 49 and Field 49 provided the LZ for the helicopter.  Engine 24 was also initially dispatched to the scene but later recalled.  The company was available by 19:30 hours.

4 trucks responded to a 2+ Alarm building fire in the 600 block of Airport Blvd early Tuesday morning.  Ladder 49 and Engine 49 were dispatched at approximately 6:27am, just minutes after the initial call went out for a smoke condition in the rear of the building that housed Premier Contracting.  Chief 24 arrived on scene in the 20-01 box to find heavy smoke showing and quickly saw the need to go to a second alarm.  Ladder 49 was assigned to go into service on the A-B corner and join other crews on the roof.  After initial ventilation, crews used a trench cut to stop the progress of the fire through the building.  Engine 49 arrived shortly behind the Ladder and also went to the roof.  Due to the lack of hydrants in the immediate area nearly every tanker in Bucks County was dispatched, in addition to several from New Jersey, as part of a Tanker Task Force.  Tanker 49 was in quickly behind the Ladder and Engine along with Special Service 94 to provide air and other rehab services to the 100+ firefighters on scene.  Tanker 49 moved no less than 6 loads (21,000 gallons) to the scene from hydrants located in the Cross Keys Shopping Center (K-Mart.)  It took 3 hours to bring the blaze under control with most companies being released by midday.  Ladder 49 remained on scene until 4pm along with station 20 and 24 apparatus for overhaul and cover assignments.

At approximately 15:58, Ladder 49 and Engine 49 were dispatched on Box 63-08 to a reported apartment fire in the 1900 block of Mountain View Dr.  Second due, but first in Ladder 49 arrived along with Assistant 36 to find a controlled burn in the rear of the building.  Chief 63 recalled the assignment and the companies made themselves available.

At approx. 02:43, local box 49-37 was transmitted for an automobile fire on Strocks Grove Rd near Rock Ridge Rd.  Upon arrival, Chief 49 found a single vehicle accident with fire.  The driver, a 25 year old male, was already out of the vehicle complaining of chest pain and later transported by Medic 142 for treatment.  Companies extinguished the fire and made themselves available.

Lt 49, Matt "Captain County" Judd risked life and limb while battling the red devil in an unknown area of Bucks County.  Number of lives saved has been determined to high to count.  Medal of Honor is pending. 

At 11:25 on Tuesday, Engine 49 and Ladder 49 were called to assist Station 63 on Tactical Box 63-10 for a Dwelling Fire.  Deputy 63 arrived and found Fire showing on side C with the homeowner on the roof attempting to extinguish the fire with buckets.  Ladder 49 arrived shortly after E-63 and assisted with overhaul and extinguishment of the fire room.  Engine 49 got onscene and went to the manpower pool but were quickly pulled in to relieve the first in crews.  The company was available by 1:00pm

At 04:45am, Rescue 49 was called along with M-142 for a single vehicle MVA on Durham Rd.  Rescue 49 and Ladder 49 responded and assisted the Squad with packaging and loading the Pt. and securing the vehicle while PSP investigated.  The station was made available within an hour of dispatch.

Chief 49 arrived on scene at the intersection of 412 and 611 to find a two vehicle MVA with heavy front end damage to a Dodge pickup.  It is believed that both vehicles were heading northbound at the time of the accident.   One vehicle may have been stopped when another vehicle sturck it from behind.  Both vehicles came to rest on the opposite side of the road facing southbound.  Rescue 49 secured the vehicles and were released about 20 minutes later.  All patients refused treatment.

At approximately 13:48 Rescue 49 and Field 49 where dispatched to assist M-142 Upper Bucks Regional EMS with transporting an unconscious 20 year old female out of a wooded area after a fall from a horse. The patient was transported on the rear of Field 49 approximately 1/2 mile to the bus located on Frogtown Rd. where she was transported class 2 to St. Luke's Bethlehem.

At 2:40pm on Tuesday afternoon, Tanker 49 was added to assist with water supply on Tactical box 41-08 for a house on fire on Pt. Plesant Pike.  Chief 41 arrived and had heavy fire showing from the roof of a 2.5 stry S/F/D.  Engine 49 was called to cover Station 24, but was quickly added to the scene for manpower.  The Engine Crew assisted with extensive overhaul of the house and extinguishing small pockets of fire in the walls.  While we were operating on the job, Field 49 took in a brush fire that was reported by a passing motorist that stopped into the firehouse.  The Field truck found a small brush fire on the side of the roadway and quickly put the fire out.  The Engine and Tanker were available by 6:30

The day started off with Ottsville crews being dispatched around 11:30 onto Easton Rd in Ferndale section for a brush fire.  Chief 49 arrived and found an 80x80 portion of the field on fire, which extended from an active burn pile.  Crews extinguished the blaze and were available within the hour.  At approx 2:00pm, Tanker 49 was dispatched on a brush fire in 48's local.  First arriving crews found a 200x200 area of rubbish and hay on fire.  Field 49, Engine 49 and Rescue 49 also responded and assisted with the extinguishment and were available by 3:30.  To finish the night off, Ladder 49 was dispatched at 9:30pm to assist the homeowner with a cat approx 30ft up in a tree.  The Ladder company put a 35' ground ladder to the cat, removed and returned the cat to its homeowner.

At approx. 02:36am Rescue 49 was dispatched for a single vehicle MVA on Ridge Rd near the Nockamixon Spillway.  Chief 49 arrived on scene to find one vehicle with heavy damage.  Three occupants self extricated themselves prior to the companies arrival.  Rescue 49 went in service assiting Medic 142 in patient care and securing the vehicle.  Engine 49 arrived shortly thereafter and went in service with one 1 3/4" preconnect. 

At approx 3:15 on Monday afternoon, Crews from 48's 49's and 41's were dispatched to Dark Hollow Rd and Cafferty Rd for a Dwelling.  Shortly after Chief 48 went onscene and had a 2.5 Story S/F/D with Heavy smoke showing. Further investigation found that the bulk of the fire was in the basement.  Engine 48 arrived and went to work with an 1 3/4" handline to the basement.  Ladder 49's crew went inservice with ventilation of the 1st and 2nd floors while the fire was being extinguished.  Engine 49's crew assisted with ventilation.  1 cat was rescued from the dwelling by Captain Yates and turned over to the homeowner.  49 apparatus were made available within 1.5 hrs

Icy road conditions prove challenging for motorists this morning.  Station 49 has run 4 calls by 8am for a variety of accdents scattered throughout the area.

Ottsville Crews were alerted at Approx. 6:30pm on Sunday night to assist Medic 142 with an ALS Fall Victim.  Rescue 49's crew assisted with packaging and loading a pt. that fell down a flight of stairs.  The company was made available within the hour.  A few hours later at around 10:30pm, Station 49 along with Engine 47 were dispatched for a Dwelling fire on Beaver Run Rd.  Chief 49 arrived onscene of a 2 1/2 story S/F/D with nothing showing. Upon further investigation by the Chief and crews from Engine 49, a very heavy electrical odor was found in the basement.  Crews from the Engine and Ladder Co.'s split up with Thermal Imaging Cameras and checked all possible causes for the smell.  While crews were in the basement, a total of 6 flourescent lightbulbs started to "sizzle" and then blew out.  It was detirmined that there were severe electrical problems throughout the dwelling. Engine 47 stretched a dry line off of E-49 and stood by on Side C.  Ladder 49 and SS-94 provided Ventilation on Side A.  Crews were available within 1.5hrs.