Today at 14:19, Company 5 was dispatched for a kitchen on fire at 728 W College Ave. Within minutes Engine 510, Truck 516,Rescue 518 and Chief 503 responded on the call with 15 volunteers. E-510 arrived on scene with light smoke showing side A “alpha”. The crew quickly made their way into the kitchen and extinguished a stove on fire. Chief 503 held the incident to E-510 and T-516. Crews operated on scene for approximately 25 minutes.

Shortly after the units backed into quarters Centre County alerted Company 5 for a motor vehicle accident with rollover. Rescue 518 and 318, Engine 510, Engine 513, Engine 514, and Chief 503 responded on the call. R-518 and E-510 arrived on scene to a 2 vehicle accident with 7 patients. R-518 advised there was no entrapment. At that time, Chief 503 returned E-513 and diverted E-514 to stand by at the main station. Rescue crew members quickly went to work assessing patients. E-510 stood by for any fire suppression needs. Other crew members assisted EMS and checked for hazards. Units cleared the scene at 15:53.

At 10:38 AM Company 5 was dispatche to 400 Glenn Rd. in the College Heights neighborhood for a reported dwelling fire.  The caller was reporting smoke coming from the eaves of the house.  Engine 510 quickly responded on the call and arrived to find a single story home with smoke showing.  The crew from Engine 510 forced entry to the home to find a smoke condition with a small fire on the stove top.  The fire was quickly extinguished and crews from Engine 510 and Truck 517 began ventilation of the house.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.