Tonight the Penn State football team was matched up against the number one team, and arguably its biggest rival, Ohio State. As a result, Beaver Stadium held its second largest crowd ever, weighing it at 110, 137 fans. In anticipation of a busy night, the leaders of Alpha Fire Company called in neighboring stations Pleasant Gap and Boalsburg to provide some additional man power.

They were kept busy... 

While transferring to the Penn State Haz-Mat building for football standby, the Alphas were paged out for a building fire on Bellaire Avenue, just off of University Drive. Engine 512, Truck 516, and Rescue 518 responded immediately with mixed crews from all three stations.

During the response, driver/operators navigated the fan-filled streets, and police on scene provided a report of flames and smoke showing. Engine 512 was first to arrive on scene at the rear of the structure. Crews found a smoke filled room on the  second floor, with no immediately evident fire. Truck 516's crew made entry to the third floor to conduct a search while the engine crew entered the second floor through a window to extinguish the fire.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time. There were no injuries, and apparatus cleared the scene within 45 minutes to continue on the football game standby.

After a disappointing loss to the Buckeyes, the standby crews braved the heavy traffic for a return trip to the downtown station. About 15 minutes into the ride, the Alphas with crews from Pleasant Gap and Boalsburg were paged to respond to a motor vehicle accident with entrapment on Waddle Road.

Rescue 516 went responding with 6, followed by Truck 516 and Engine 512. Rescue 516 arrived on scene very quickly to find two involved vehicles- truck versus car. The passenger vehicle had two occupants at the time of arrival- the driver was boarded and removed through the undamaged driver's side door.

The passenger side of the vehicle took much of the impact, resulting in the need for crews to use hydraulic spreaders and cutters to remove the patient.

Thanks to neighboring companies, Boalsburg and Pleasant Gap, for sending us some of your finest for helping to provide fire a rescue services to the area during this exciting evening.