NEPA Fire Photography

05/25/2026

Just before 10:30pm Wilkes-Barre City Firefighters were dispatched to the unit block of East Beatty Street for the reported house fire. Engine 2 arrived to find the front porch of a double block home well involved with live power lines down and flames starting to spread into the house, causing the incident to escalate to a 2nd alarm bringing in Kingston Forty Fort Fire Department for RIT. The fire was quickly knocked down and firefighters were able to keep it from engulfing the rest of the home. No one was hurt, and 2 cats were rescued from the home.

05/20/2026

West Wyoming Fire-Rescue and mutual aid partners from both sides of the river battled a stubborn house fire on Cooper Hill Road on Wednesday afternoon amidst a torrential downpour. Firefighters faced a fully involved house fire on arrival with live power wires down, quickly calling for a second alarm.

04/24/2026

Spring Brook Volunteer Fire Company along with Elmhurst-Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company, Moscow Fire & Hose Company, Covington Independent Fire Company, INC., Madisonville Independent Fire Department, Station 56 and Gouldsboro Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. responded to Gudz Rd in Springbrook Township for a house fire. Upon arrival the home was fully involved and was spreading to the woods. DCNR responded to assist with the brush fire while companies focused on knocking down the flames in the home.

04/01/2026

On Saturday, March 28th, Scranton Fire Department was dispatched to the 1300 block of Dartmouth Street just after 6:00 PM for a reported structure fire. Engine 7 arrived to a fully involved home, with fire quickly extending to the exposures on both sides.

The incident rapidly escalated to a 3rd alarm, bringing all on-duty Scranton firefighters to the scene, along with numerous off-duty companies and mutual aid including Dunmore Ladder 6.

This video captures the first hour of the response with synchronized tower camera footage and Scranton Fire Channel 2 radio traffic.

Tower footage begins just after the 3-minute mark.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/qMHJzj7XWSw

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Scranton Fire Department was dispatched to the 1300 block of Dartmouth Street just after 6:00 PM for a reported structure fire. Within minutes, Lackawanna Co...

03/25/2026

Looking back:
2 alarm fire at 429-431 Prescott Avenue in Scranton’s Hill Section on March 25th, 2022.

03/14/2026

Wilkes-Barre City Firefighters responded to reports of a working house fire on East Northampton Street this evening. Engine 1 arrived to heavy fire showing on both floors with reports of extension and entrapment in an neighboring home. Crews made an aggressive knock on the fire preventing spread to the house next door and conducting searches to make sure there was no one trapped in either building. Due to the volume of fire the call escalated to a 3rd alarm bringing in Kingston Forty Fort Fire Department and Hanover Township Fire Dept.

03/13/2026

Firefighters battled a 3 alarm fire in Pringle on Friday afternoon. Limited manpower caused a 2nd and 3rd alarm to be called as crews chased stubborn fire in the walls of a home on Hoyt Street.

03/07/2026

Pittston Parade Day

02/22/2026

Scranton Firefighters responded to reports of a bedroom on fire in an apartment building along the 600 Block of Prospect Avenue in South Scranton on Saturday evening. Companies arrived to a large volume of fire on the 3rd floor of the building and the incident was upgraded to a second alarm bringing all on duty firefighters to the scene and calling in off duty personnel to cover the city on any other calls.