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Fire and Accident in 1 Day |
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Written by Chris Simpson
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| August 27, 2010 |
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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.
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