CITY OF EASTON
PENNSYLVANIA
FIRE DEPARTMENT
11 North 6^th Street – Easton, PA 18042
Wednesday June 1, 2023

On Monday May 29, 2023, The Easton Fire Department was dispatched at 15:42 for a dwelling fire 911 Ferry Street. On arrival at 15:44, the incident commander had fire showing from three, three story dwellings. The incident commander requested a recall of off duty firefighters and mutual aid to respond and assist in fighting the fire. This fire reached multiple alarms and was placed under control at 20:04 hours.

This row of homes was built in 1900 and there were no fire walls between these properties. These homes shared a common wall of wood frame construction with plaster and lathe or drywall, allowing the fire to advance rapidly.

These properties were damaged:

909, 911, 913, 915, 917, 919, 921, 923, 923 ½, 925, 927, 929, 931, 933 and 935 Ferry Street. Displacing 44 individuals.

Deputy Chief Chad Gruver will lead the origin and cause investigation, he will update the media when his investigation has completed.

I would like to thank everyone who assisted the Easton Fire Department on Monday 29, 2023.

Henry Hennings
Fire Chief
City of Easton Fire Department

 

The following departments and agencies assisted:

Northampton County (Fire Departments)

1. Wilson
2. Palmer Township
3. Forks Township
4. City of Bethlehem
5. Nancy Run (Bethlehem Township)
6. Bethlehem Township
7. Hanover Township
8. Upper Nazareth Township
9. West Easton
10. Williams Township
11. Nazareth
12. Northampton
13. North Bangor
14. Pen Argyl
15. Wind Gap
16. Allen Township
17. Freemansburg
18. Lehigh Township
19. Tatamy
20. Hecktown (lower Nazareth Township)
21. Lower Saucon Township
22. Plainfield Township
23. Mount Bethel (upper Mount Bethel Township)
24. Lower Mount Bethel /Sandt’s Eddy (lower Mount Bethel Township)
25. North Bangor
26. Wind Gap
27. Pen Argyl

Lehigh County (Fire Departments)

1. City of Allentown & Assistant Chief Eharth
2. Whitehall Township
3. Cetronia (South Whitehall Township)
4. Greenawalds (South Whitehall Township)
5. Catasauqua
6. Upper Macungie Township

Bucks County (Fire Departments)

1. Quakertown

Montgomery County

1. North Penn Goodwill Canteen Service

Warren County NJ (Fire Departments)

1. Phillipsburg
2. Stewartsville (Greenwich Township)
3. Lopatcong Township
4. Warren County Fire Coordinator Steve Alpaugh

EMS

1. Easton EMS
2. Suburban EMS

Police

1. Easton PD

Utilities

1. Met-Ed
2. UGI
3. ESWA

Other Agencies Assisting

1. Northampton County 911 Center
2. Red Cross
3. Easton Highway Department
4. Williams Townships Highway Department
5. Easton Codes Department

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Tracey Werner
City of Easton Marketing Consultant

 

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