Alpha Fire Company - State College, Pennsylvania

Recent Calls

Written by Mike Vanadia

Saturday, Septemper 29th, 2007

At approximately 2130 hours this evening, Box 512 was struck for a dwelling fire on Crandall Drive. Chief 500 (Clouser) went responding and was given additional information of an attached garage on fire. Engine 510 and Truck 516 went responding shortly after. While responding, Police arrived to find heavy fire showing and relayed that to the responding units.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 September 2007 )

Car Into Arby's

Written by Jason Troup

August 11, 2007

Late tonight Assistant Chief DeArmitt came across a vehicle accident with a passenger car into a support pillar of Arby's restaurant at the intersection of College Ave. and Atherton St. in the Borough of State College. Rescue 518 responded almost immediately after dispatch. The rescue crew assisted with patient care, hazard control, and checked the building for any structural damage. The vehicle's driver fled on foot away from the scene. The other occupants had only minor injuries.

Carbon Monoxide Causes Hotel Evacuation

Written by Jason Troup

August 7, 2007

At 8:22 PM the Alpha Fire Co. was dispatched to the Residence Inn by Marriott, 1555 University Dr., in College Township for hazardous conditions with three patients passed out in the pool area. Assistant Chief Prestia responded and immediately requested the Penn State Haz-Mat Team to respond to the scene for a possible chlorine leak. Units arrived quickly and a unified command was established between fire, ems, police, and haz-mat.

Crews from Truck 517 and Rescue 518 entered the pool area in full protective gear with SCBA to investigate the problem. Upon entering the pool area it was discovered that all people in the pool area were down and they received readings of 450 parts per million of carbon monoxide in the pool area.

Benner Pike Accident with Entrapment

Written by Michael Breen

August 2, 2007

This afternoon the Alphas were dispatched to the 1100 block of the Benner Pike for an accident with entrapment. Rescue 518, Engines 514 and 510, Fire Police Unit 536 and Assistant Chief Yocum(504) responded promptly and within moments of each other. Cheif Clouser (500) arrived on scene first with an unresponsive patient and confirming entrapment.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 05 August 2007 )

Transfer Assignment

Written by Jason Troup

July 29, 2007

At approximately 10:15 PM Rescue 518 was requested by Huntingdon County to transfer Station 11 (Shavers Creek Volunteer Fire Co.), while the Huntingdon units battled a house fire. The Rescue returned to the centre region at approximately 2:00 AM.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 July 2007 )

Busy Day for Truck 516

Written by Michael Breen

July 23, 2007

During the early hours of July 23rd the Phillipsburg Fire Department (Hope Fire Co. #11 and Reliance Fire Co. #12) along with departments from Clearfield County battled a blaze at a pool supplies warehouse in Chester Hill Borough. The fire contained a significant amount pool supplies containing Chlorine and consequently most of the crews operating were exposed to Chlorine Gas. Many SCBAs and sets ofturnout gear were also ruined due to chlorine exposure.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 25 July 2007 )

Written by Michael Breen

July 18, 2007

At approximately 0500 hours in the Borough of Clearfield on Ray Street a loaded tractor trailer lost control and crashed through 3 houses. The vehicle passed through the first house and came to rest inside the second and partially into the 3rd. The 2nd house collapsed entrapping the driver inside the cab of the semi. The Clearfield Fire Department began calling upon many of the region's fire companies for mutual aid and at 0730 the Rescue Companies of Alpha Fire Company and the Bellefonte Fire Department (Logan Fire Rescue Engine 114) were summoned to assist in the specialized rescue.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 25 July 2007 )

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