Camper fire at campground with teen trapped inside, Parkesburg PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 12:59 AM

Near Lincoln Hwy, Parkesburg, PA 19365

A camper caught fire at a campground near Lincoln Highway. A 15-year-old was reportedly trapped inside. Emergency crews responded and confirmed the fire was active with a possible entrapment situation.

Audio|Source: Lancaster County Fire and EMS - Digital

01:43

Transcript:

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Selbury Township,

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near Lincoln Highway for a vehicle with entrapment[3], ambulance 461, medic 3710, class 1[1].

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Salisbury Township near Lincoln Highway for a vehicle,

00:17

461, medic 3710, class 1[1] response, 401.

00:25

Tony. Tower 40, you think we're out with... Yes.

00:34

Tower 40, okay, we're going to report that this is a camper on fire with a 15-year-old inside.

00:42

Tower 40, copies.

00:49

Yeah, that'd be 40 in route.

00:51

I'll be additional.

00:52

Go ahead and start BLS. Well, I'll have to start it, please.

00:56

I already started a BLS and ALS.

00:59

Perfect, thank you.

01:05

Agent (number withheld).

01:13

Agent 40 from Tony.

01:17

The icon.

01:19

This is going to be a campground.

01:25

There's a what three words in there if you want to click on that it will give you exact location inside the campgrounds.

01:31

Thank you.

01:35

Calli Engine 4.05 is on scene.

01:37

We got a working fire[2].

01:40

Engine 405 on scene with the working fire[2] at 403.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

class 1: Emergency response with lights and sirens, indicating highest priority.

[2]

working fire: Declaration upgrading the incident to a confirmed working fire, triggering additional resources and operations

[3]

entrapment: Indicates a person is trapped and needs rescue

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Near Lincoln Hwy, Parkesburg, PA 19365

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