Communication of firefighters and other emergency personnel is important, especially in critical situations.
Monday morning, a blaze in Lancaster proved to be intense and scary for firefighters after one of their own called for help.
Around 4:30 Monday morning, Lancaster City firefighters responded to the call of duty. "Lancaster City, East 225 East Madison Street. A dwelling with possible entrapment," came over the scanners.
Crews rushed to the home and found smoke covering the block. Shortly after arriving, officers knew something was wrong. "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday," came across the scanner.
The first report was of people trapped in an upstairs bedroom. But crews soon learned, it was one of their own that needed rescued, "Bring your crew up here, initiate search for down firefighter, second or third floor."
Tim Gregg, Lancaster City Fire Chief, said crews heard a the firefighters call for help over the scanners. A firefighter can be heard shouting: "He was on the second floor at the top of the stairs, he was yelling for help."
At one point, parts of the building collapsed, the second floor fell onto the first. It became apparent the blaze was too dangerous to fight, and crews were called back. "Do we have any forces inside the building? I want everybody out!"
Gregg said it's been a while since they've been in this situation. "It's been quite a few years since we had a firefighter injured like this on duty."
But Kelly wasn't the only firefighter injured, two other firefighters were injured too.
Two of the injured firefighters were rushed to Lancaster General Hospital. But as for firefighter Andre Kelly, he was flown to Crozier Chester Medical Center outside of Philadelphia with second and third degree burns.
Monday morning, a blaze in Lancaster proved to be intense and scary for firefighters after one of their own called for help.
Around 4:30 Monday morning, Lancaster City firefighters responded to the call of duty. "Lancaster City, East 225 East Madison Street. A dwelling with possible entrapment," came over the scanners.
Crews rushed to the home and found smoke covering the block. Shortly after arriving, officers knew something was wrong. "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday," came across the scanner.
The first report was of people trapped in an upstairs bedroom. But crews soon learned, it was one of their own that needed rescued, "Bring your crew up here, initiate search for down firefighter, second or third floor."
Tim Gregg, Lancaster City Fire Chief, said crews heard a the firefighters call for help over the scanners. A firefighter can be heard shouting: "He was on the second floor at the top of the stairs, he was yelling for help."
At one point, parts of the building collapsed, the second floor fell onto the first. It became apparent the blaze was too dangerous to fight, and crews were called back. "Do we have any forces inside the building? I want everybody out!"
Gregg said it's been a while since they've been in this situation. "It's been quite a few years since we had a firefighter injured like this on duty."
But Kelly wasn't the only firefighter injured, two other firefighters were injured too.
Two of the injured firefighters were rushed to Lancaster General Hospital. But as for firefighter Andre Kelly, he was flown to Crozier Chester Medical Center outside of Philadelphia with second and third degree burns.