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Written by Steve Bair
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At 02:42 hours on Monday, March 2nd Centre
County Communications received a report of a well involved structure in
the 900 block of McCormick Avenue. The caller was a resident on Walnut
Spring Lane who awoke to a glow through the woods between the two
neighborhoods. Responding units arrived shortly after dispatch to heavy
fire in an unoccupied home that was being extensively remodeled and
extension to nearby woodlands. Brush units from Boalsburg (Co 3) and
Bellefonte (Co 2) were added to the box. Units from Pleasant Gap (Co
8), Boalsburg (Co 3), and an aerial from Bellefonte (Co 2) covered
Alpha stations. Alpha units cleared the scene at 07:35 hours, releasing
mutual aid companies, but later returned some units to the scene to
chase hot spots and assist the Fire Marshal. These units ended
operations by 13:00.
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| Units on Scene: Engines - 510, 512, 514, Trucks- 516, 517, Rescue - 518, 325, 225, Alpha Fire Police, SCPD, Centre Region Fire Marshal, SCPW
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Command: Chief 502 (Kuchmay)
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 March 2009 )
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Written by Andy Filipczak
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| March 1, 2009 |
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| At 11:30pm, the Alphas were paged to send 2 tankers to a working barn fire in Potter Township. 519 and 520 responded as part of a tanker task force supplying water to the attack engines. In total, 11 loads of water were dumped before the units were placed available. |
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Written by Andy Filipczak
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| February 26, 2009 |
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| At 2:45am, the Alpha Fire Company was alerted to a working structure fire at a fraternity on the Penn State Campus. 510 and 516 arrived on scene with flames showing through the roof and windows of the fourth floor. 510 and 516 went to work on fire attack and a primary search. 514 and 517 stretched a secondary line and conducted a search of the other floors. 512 and 518 stood up a RIT team. |
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| Units on Scene: 510, 512, 514, 516, 517, 518, Fire Police, University PD, EMS 20 |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 March 2009 )
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Written by Steve Bair
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At approximately 13:23 hours on February 12 Alpha was requested to relocate an engine to Clearfield Station 5 in Lawrence Township some 43 miles to our west. Companies from Clearfield and western Centre County were battling a large warehouse fire (200 x 300 full of baled cardboard) near Clearfield Borough. Engine 510 responded with four to handle the transfer, which was completed at approximately 14:46 hours. While on standby, the engine crew caught a dwelling fire at 32 Teds Lane. Engine 510 returned home to our first due area at approximately 19:39 hours.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 March 2009 )
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Written by Jason Troup
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| February 10, 2009 |
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| Overnight the Alpha Fire Co. was dispatched to a building fire at an apartment building on Fairmount Ave. Units arrived on scene with smoke showing from the roof area of the structure. |
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