At 2:23 pm, Rawlinsville FC (5-8), Pequea FC (5-6), West Willow FC (5-11), Willow Street FC (5-12) and Rescue 5-7 were dispatched to a house fire at 567 Marticville Road in Martic Township.  On response of the first due units, LCWC advised that the house was reported to be fully involved in fire.  Units responding could see a large column of smoke in the area, and requested a second alarm, bringing additional units, including Tanker 5-7.

Engine 5-8-1 arrived on the scene and laid 1400' of 5" supply line down the narrow driveway, arriving at the fully involved triple brick constructed 100+ year old house.  Crews from 5-8, 5-11 and 5-12 put lines in service to protect and cool two 100 gallon propane tanks, one of which was already venting.

Water supply was established at the end of the driveway using Tanker 5-7 as a nurse tanker, and Engine 5-3-2 pumping from a porta-tank.

Rescue 5-7's crew of 8 carried all of the RIT equipment into the scene, and established RIT and safety, making sure that no one was in the way of the possible collapse zone.

The house was collapsing on arrival, with most of the interior falling into the basement.  The fire was darkened down as much as possible.  Units remained on the scene until after midnight searching for a subject that was possibly inside at the time of the fire.  Unfortunately, one person perished in the blaze.

Tanker 5-7 remained on the scene until 8:45 pm, Rescue 5-7 cleared at 5:00 pm.

At 5:10 pm, Rescue 5-7, Engine 5-7-2 and Harford Engine 613 (Whiteford, on stand by at 5-8) were dispatched to a vehicle accident with entrapment at Truce Road and Schoolhouse Road in Providence Township.  EMS arrived with no fire services required.

Later in the evening, Rescue 5-7 responed to a vehicle accident stand by at 700 Scotland Road.  Crews found an overturned vehicle with no injuries.

Later,  Engine 5-4-1 (Lampeter FC) was enroute to Station 5-8 for stand by and was alerted for a vehicle accident stand by at 1049 Lancaster Pike in East Drumore Township.  Rescue 5-7 was less than a mile away returning from the previous call and also responded.  Hazards were controlled and fire police directed traffic.  The Rescue and crew were in quarter at 10:45 pm.