Jan 3, 2001 A Farmhouse Fire

On Wednesday January 3 at 4:10 pm, the Hepburn Township Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched to a farmhouse fire on Paulhamus Hill Road. Based on reports of callers to the Lycoming County 911 Center indicating smoke showing from throughout the home. a second alarm was called for by Hepburn Twp. Fire Chief Jeff Tempesco. Mutual aid companies responding included Old Lycoming Twp, Trout Run, Woodward Twp, DuBoistown and Loyalsock Twp. Volunteer Fire Companies as well as an Engine from the Williamsport Bureau of Fire. Eldred Twp. Vol Fire Co. was dispatched to standby in Station 15.

First on scene reports confirmed the need for a second alarm with smoke and flame involvement in the structure. Engine 15 was the first apparatus on the scene. Their crew made an aggressive interior attack through the front porch door of the structure. Additional crews were also assigned to ventilation. The origin of the fire was a dryer in the laundry room. The fire was declared knocked down about one half hour later.

Due to the construction of the old plank style farmhouse, there still remained many hot fires in the petitions and void spaces between the walls of the rooms and the exterior of the home. Crews continued to work for approximately another 1.5 hours until the fire was declared under control. During this whole process, the crews agressively approached salvage operations. Many personal items and furniture were protected and saved.