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    Watch: Firefighter Jumps to Escape Collapsing Wall at Maxatawny Township, PA, Fire

    Feb. 25, 2025
    Crews in Berks County reported a house and another barn sustained heat damage.

    A firefighter narrowly escaped a falling wall at a barn fire in Maxatawny Township.

    The incident occurred while firefighters from various departments, including Fleetwood, were battling a two-alarm fire. 

    The farmer managed to rescue the animals before firefighters arrived, WFMZ reported.

    One firefighter was transported for a heat-related issue.

    A nearby barn and house sustained heat damage.

     

     

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    Susan Nicol | News Editor

    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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