| Station Assits Strawpump with MVA |
| Fri. Mar 5th 2010 |
Approximately 4:00pm Rescue 2 (Strawpump) was dispatched to First Street in North Huntingdon Twp for a Motor Vehicle Accident. With an additional call reporting entrapment, readouts sent Engine 3 and Rescue 10 to assist on the alarm. Chief 3 arrived on scene find two passenger vehicle ac...
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| Initial R.I.T. Reponse |
| Fri. Mar 5th 2010 |
Westmoreland 9-1-1 issued a first alarm for a residential structure fire on Baker School Rd. Based on the caller, the alarm dispatched Larimer (Station 1), North Huntingdon FD as home company along with 4 additional Engines and a Quint. First Firefighter arrived on scene a...
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| Loss of Firefighter Oblak |
| Mon. Feb 22nd 2010 |
Our department mourns the loss of Firefighter Robert Oblak a 53 year member. A Firefighter Memorial Service will be held at Lindsey Funeral Home in Harrison City on Tuesday, February 23rd at 7:00pm.
(Obituary below courtesey of www.tribune-review.com)
Robert Oblak, 82, of Westmoreland City, ...
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| Engine Responds To Structure Fire In Near Zero Degree Weather |
| Mon. Feb 8th 2010 |
At 04:51 Westmoreland County 9-1-1 sent Harrison City FD to Hyland Rd in Penn Twp. for smoke in structure. Another station and ladder filled the remaining first alarm for this location. Assist 87 arrived on scene to establish command and confirmed occupants were out of the house but heav...
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| Snow Blasts Area |
| Sat. Feb 6th 2010 |
Mother Nature dropped a heavy dose of snow on the area starting Friday around 15:00 and finally taming down on Saturday around noon. Snow fell for a twenty-four hour period dropping a record 22" in our region resulting in havoc across much of Westmoreland County. In North ...
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| Vent Runs 3rd Call On Enterprise Dr. |
| Tue. Jan 19th 2010 |
At approximately 11:25, Westmoreland 9-1-1 sent Claridge Fire Dept. (Station 63) to Versa-Tech Mfg on Enterprise Dr. in Penn Twp for a reported fire in the shop area. The remaining first alarm assignment included an addition three engines and three ariel devices. Chief 63 arrived on scen...
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| Station Responds To Apartment Fire |
| Fri. Jan 15th 2010 |
Adamsburg Fire Department (Station 10) was dispatched to apartment 205 on Lenhart Ave for a reported apartment fire with possible entrapment at 07:39. The first alarm also sent units from Westmoreland City, Herminie (15) and Strawpump (02) to the complex. First arriving officer confirmed...
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| Vent Makes Run To South Huntingdon Twp |
| Mon. Jan 11th 2010 |
Turkeytown VFD (107) was dispatched to Dick's Sporting Goods Warehouse on Painter Road in South Huntingdon Twp at approximately 17:45 for a dumpster fire attached to the structure. The first alarm sent several engine companies and two aerial devices to the 660,000sq ft distribution center.&nbs...
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| Engine Grabs First Call Of New Decade |
| Fri. Jan 1st 2010 |
At 00:03, a first alarm assignment was sent to Rodney's Cafe on Wendel Rd in Hempfield Twp with Adamsburg Fire Dept. (Station 10) Engine 3 responded within minutes with a crew of 4 to stage at Strawpump Fire Dept. at Command 10's request. Upon investigation a wild New Year's Eve Bash at ...
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| Vent Grabs Last Call For 2009 |
| Thu. Dec 31st 2009 |
Westmoreland County 9-1-1 sent Claridge (Station 63) to Enterprise Dr in Penn Twp for a reported industrial structure fire for the second time in a week at 10:09 today. This call was in the shop area of FS Elliott with a report of a contained fire in the shop area. The first alarm assign...
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