DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) \u2014 As Lehigh Valley Hospital-Dickson City stands in silence for the first time since construction, local firefighters reflect on the disastrous fire.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Lehigh Valley Hospital in Dickson City evacuated after fire damages Orthopedic Institute<\/a><\/p>\n The night following the fire, the building stands with lights and televisions reflecting outward through windows on the larger portion of the building.<\/p>\n In stark contrast, the Orthopedic Institute is shrouded in darkness, surrounded by caution tape and charred rubble.<\/p>\n Firefighters say this contrast is a result of a firewall separating the two portions of the building.<\/p>\n While not on scene during the fire, Scranton Fire Chief John Judge shares insight on how firewalls like Lehigh Valley\u2019s can decrease risk during a large-scale fire rescue operation.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really just designed to give firefighters a fighting chance to get that fire extinguished and also protect the occupants inside the building ,\u201d he said, \u201cOnce we\u2019re in there and we start extinguishing the fire, it helps us with containing it in certain areas so it\u2019s not spreading throughout especially a large structure like that.\u201d<\/p>\n