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Written by Jason Troup
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| August 11, 2011 |
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Around 1:45 PM the Alpha Fire Company was alerted to a vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Bryce Jordan Center on the Penn State campus. Responding units were adivsed of multiple calls reporting a working fire.
Units arrived on scene to find an SUV with fire in the engine compartment. The crew from Engine 510 stretched the trash line to extinguish the fire. They were assisted by the crew from Engine 514.
Crews were able to contain the bulk of the fire to the engine compartment.
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| Units on Scene: Engine 510, 514, PSU EMS, Fire Police, PSU PD |
| In the Command: Captain J. Troup (591) |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 August 2011 )
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Written by Chris Martin
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| August 9, 2011 |
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At 1:05 hours Company 5 was dispatched for the
accident with entrapment at the intersection of S. Allen and Easterly
Parkway. Rescue Squad 518 responded
promptly with 7. The Squad and Chief 503
arrived simultaneously to find 2 vehicles with one entrapped. The Squad crew stabilized using 4 step chalks
then proceeded to remove the passenger side door with the Hurst 24’s. Upon door removal the patient was transferred
to a back board and given to awaiting EMS.
Extrication was marked complete at 1:15 hours. Crews then assisted EMS with patient removal
on the other vehicle and took up.
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| Units on Scene: Rescue 518, Fire Police 536, State College PD |
| In the Command: 3rd Assistant Chief Tony Berrena (503) |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 16 August 2011 )
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Written by Jason Troup
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| August 8, 2011 |
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Late this afternoon the company was alerted to a van fire in the area of Bristol Ave and W College Ave in Ferguson Township. 1st Assistant Chief S. Kauffman arrived on scene first to find a well involved van. Responding units were also advised that the van contained an acetylene tank.
The crew from Engine 510 arrived and made a quick knockdown of the fire. They were then assisted by the crew from Rescue 518 for overhaul.
The roadway was closed for a short time during the incident.
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| Units on Scene: Engine 510, Rescue 518, Fire Police, Ferguson Township PD |
| In the Command: 1st Assistant Chief S. Kauffman |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 August 2011 )
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Written by Jason Troup
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| July 26, 2011 |
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| At approximately 4:15 PM the Alpha Fire Company was alerted to a vehicle accident with possible entrapment in the 1900 Block of E. College Ave. in College Township. Centre LifeLink EMS and State College Police Department personnel arrived on scene first and advised of a vehicle off the roadway over an embankment with an adult female and an infant trapped inside. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 July 2011 )
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Written by Steve Bair
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| July 13, 2011 |
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At approximately 22:12 hours units were dispatched to a residence in Patton Township
for a working structure fire. The fire was reported to be climbing the back wall of the
home and entering the second floor and attic. Engine 510 and Truck 516 responded
almost immediately resulting in Engine 510 crossing Valley Vista as Engine 514
entered N Atherton Street. Chief 504 (Kauffman) arrived on scene prior to apparatus
and confirmed a working fire, Chief 500 (Yocum) arrived shortly thereafter quickly
followed by the engines and truck. Quick work by the homeowner and his garden hose
kept the fire in check and 504 held to the units on the street. Crews from 510 and 516
entered the structure to check extension and complete extinguishment. Engine 514
made connections to a nearby cistern and provided a crew of two to assist the Truck.
Tanker 1515 (Port Matilda) and Rescue 518 staged; Quint 527 and Alpha Tankers
were returned to quarters. Fire Police unit 537 was held on scene to assist with the fire
investigation. All other units were returned to service at approximately 23:00 hours.
Centre Region FM Bittner investigated the fire and determined it to be accidental
in nature. Contributing to this fire was the extremely dry landscape mulch in close
proximity to the home’s vinyl siding. Homeowners are reminded to use noncombustible
materials such as decorative stone in areas where landscape materials will be in
contact with the structure.
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| In the Command: Chief K. Yocum (500) |
Units on Scene: Engine 510, 514, Truck 516, Rescue 518, Quint 527, Fire Police 537, Tanker 1515, Centre Region Fire Marshal,
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Written by Jason Troup
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| June 7, 2011 |
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| At approximately 5:45 AM the Alpha Fire Co. was dispatched to I-99 in Patton Township in the area of Exit 73 for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Units responding were advised of an SUV roll over with a person outside of the vehicle. Fire Director S. Bair (5500) arrived on scene first to find a single patient that had self extricated themselves and an SUV off the roadway. Engine 510 and Rescue 518 were utilized to provide traffic control in the area due to the large amount of debris that was on the roadway.
The patient was transported to Mount Nittany Medical Center by Centre LifeLink EMS.
Units were on scene for approximately 1 hour.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 June 2011 )
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