Township, borough firefighters respond to brush fire near MABS office

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Shenandoah Heights and Altamont firefighters at the scene of a brush fire in Raven Run.

RAVEN RUN – West Mahanoy Township and Shenandoah firefighters, aided by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, responded to a brush fire near the Municipal Authority office in Raven Run Monday evening.

Firefighters from West Mahanoy Township’s three fire companies — Shenandoah Heights, William Penn, and Altamont — were dispatched to the MABS office around 7:00pm for the brush fire.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Firefighters gather at the Municipal Authority – Borough of Shenandoah office in Raven Run.

In short order, DCNR forestry crews and Shenandoah’s Columbia and Rescue Hook and Ladder companies were added to the call.

Just after 8:00pm, Columbia and Altamont were cleared from the scene, while others remained, dousing hotspots along the Locust Mountain hillside above William Penn.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Shenandoah’s Columbia Fire Company engine at the Municipal Authority office on April 6, 2020.

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