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Subject Stuck in the River at Shift Change

 October 28, 2020

At shift change on Thursday morning, October 22nd, Stations 27 (A & B Platoons) and 46 (Jefferson) were dispatched for a water rescue on the Schuylkill River in the area of the 900 block of Jackson St.  Marine 27 responded with Quint 27 to Riverfront Park while CT27 and Engine 27 responded to Jackson St. to get eyes on the subject.  Marine and Quint 27 deployed Boat 27-1 with 2 members onto the river.  Engine 27s crew was able to make contact with the subject but was unable to complete a shore-based rescue as the subject was stuck up to the waist line in mud.  Boat 27-1 was able to pull the subject from the mud and into the boat.  The boat crew then transported the patient back to Riverfront Park where the patient was packaged and transferred to EMS.  Marine 46 also deployed Boat 46 onto the river to act as a safety boat.  Marine 56 (Upper Merion) was also dispatched and staged at Riverfront Park.

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The NFD was faced with a challenging fire Monday night. With the assistance of @montcodps Montgomery County Department of Public Safety’s Drone and boats from Norristown and @West Norriton, the Fire was able to be totally extinguished Wednesday night. #nfd19401 #norristownfire #jeffersonvillefire #drone #dronephotography #islandfirefighting #wildlandfire #schuylkillriver ... See MoreSee Less

The NFD was faced with a challenging fire Monday night. With the assistance of @montcodps Montgomery County Department of Public Safety’s Drone and boats from Norristown and @West Norriton, the Fire was able to be totally extinguished Wednesday night. #nfd19401 #norristownfire #jeffersonvillefire #drone #dronephotography #islandfirefighting #wildlandfire #schuylkillriverImage attachment
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i watched for hours thinking i'd never be allowed to know what happened there, at the bank across from me over a couple hours and at the other locations all that same evening because like you're all part of one big club and i ain't in it.

That fire could’ve destroyed.................💁🏻

Great job by all!!

Possibly a passing train not hobos

How’d it start

Let it burn it’s surrounded by water

Just curious since the island is surrounded by water would it put easier to just let it burn

I saw this and could figure out how

Howard Gaul

Hobos

Michael Ferrier Thomas William

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That looks just like my front & back yard. We live on the Schuylkill River in Port Indian. We're safe though.

What is the Schuylkill supposed to crest at?

Are the animals safe?

Omg!

Kerri Schaffer

Omg😱😱😥😥😥😥

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Chas Destouet Jr did you see this?

Eric Mitchell Sr. Rock StPatrick yall still trying to run ball tho

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This is sad 😔

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