85 entries in the Call History
Just after 3pm, the structural assignment was alerted for a possible dwelling fire in the 6000 Block of Meade Street in the Boston section of the township. Caller reported smoke coming from the front door of the residence. 140 Assistant 4 (J. Greenawald) reported smoke showing from the Boston Bridge. Police arrived and requested EMS expedite for a person with smoke inhalation. 140 Rescue arrived and stretched on the dwelling, while 147 Engine established a water supply for 140 Rescue a...
Just before 2am, the rescue assignment was struck for a vehicle into a house with entrapment on Lovedale Road in Lincoln Boro. The initial assignment brought 184EN, 147RQ, and 140RQ to the scene. Due to the updates of entrapment and structural damage, 139RQ was added to the assignment to supplement the initial rescues. 147RQ and 184EN arrived onscene together to find a vehicle into the building with confirmed structural damage and a person still inside the vehicle. Crews immediately went to work...
Around the midday hour, 147RQ took in a vehicle into a structure at Bella's Upholstery on Lovedale Road. 147RQ assisted 184 (Lincoln Boro VFRC) and 140-4 (ETFD-Greenock) with battery disconnect and hazard control before returning to service.Lovedale Command: 184 CaptainUnits Working: 147RQ, 184EN, 140SQ4, ETA EMS, ETPD, EBPD, LBPD
This afternoon, as 147 Engine was clearing a CO Alarm on Schweitzer Road, Companies 147 (Central), 145 (Buena Vista), and 140-4 (ETFD-Greenock) were dispatched to the Divine Redeemer Convent on Rock Run Road for a commercial fire alarm activation. 145 Chief was the first to arrive and reported a smoke condition in the structure. The alarm was upgraded adding 140-3 (ETFD-Blythedale), 142 (Blaine Hill), 180 (Jefferson Hills-885 Area), and RIT 161 (Glassport) to the assignment, as well as...
At around 3pm, 147 Rescue, along with 145 Engine (Buena Vista) and 140 Rescue (ETFD) were alerted to the 100 block of Duncan Station Road for a vehicle into a utility pole. 147 Rescue was the first to arrive, finding a passenger vehicle into a utility pole, pole sheared and good access to the occupant. Crews assisted EMS with patient removal, as well as handled hazard control until West Penn Power arrived onscene.While still onscene of this crash, 147 Rescue was also alerted to a vehicle-pedestr...
Companies 183 (Liberty Boro), 184 (Lincoln Boro), and 147 (Central) were alerted to Scene Ridge Road at River Ridge Road for a vehicle crash with possible entrapment and a utility pole down. Units arrived onscene to find a pickup truck into a utility pole and occupants self-extricated. Units remained onscene for hazard control, traffic control, and cleanup before returning to service.Units Working: 183RQ, 183SQ, 184EN, 184SOV, 147RQ, 147EN, 147SQ, 147AK, ETA EMS, Liberty PD, Lincoln PD
At 19:45hrs, police units were dispatched to Durabond, 3200 Youghiogheny River Road in Liberty Boro for a burglar alarm activated. Upon arrival, police units reported a working building fire and requested fire units dispatched. Fire units arrived to find a well involved commercial building, as well as an adjacent trailer involved. Command requested a tanker response to assist with a secondary water supply/shuttle operation, as well as additional ladder trucks to operate their master streams. In ...
At 1pm, Companies 147 (Central), 142 (Blaine Hill), and 140-3 (ETFD-Blythedale) were alerted for a brush fire on Weigles Hill Road near the Elizabeth Forward High School soccer field. 147 Captain (M. Salim) arrived and reported a large field fire and immediately requested 140-4 (ETFD-Greenock), 154 (Gallatin-Sunnyside), and 180 (Jefferson Hills-885 Area) respond to the scene with additional pumpers and brush trucks. 184 (Lincoln Boro) was also called to the scene to assist. Crews remained on sce...
Just after 3pm, units were alerted for a dwelling fire with possible entrapment on Industry Road. 140 Deputy 1 quickly arrived onscene and confirmed a working fire and ordered all units to operate in a defensive mode due to the heavy fire load. Truck 4 arrived and took a position on the address side of the dwelling while Engine 3 and Engine 7 laid supply lines from each side of the dwelling. Crews experienced numerous water supply issues while working, prompting Command to request a Tanker Task ...
Just after 5pm on Thanksgiving Eve, the box alarm was struck for a reported detached garage fire in the 300 Block of Scenery Drive. Multiple calls quickly came in reporting the fire. Upon acknowledgement, Assistant 7 (Walter) confirmed the Working Fire Dispatch from the station. Engine 7 picked up the hydrant at Station 7 and laid a supply line onto Gibson Road (best access). Assistant 7 took command and reported a working 2-3 bay detached garage fire. Handlines were stretched by the first arriv...
Just after 1:30am, Station 145 (Buena Vista), Rescue 7 (Central), and Rescue 4 (Greenock) were alerted for a vehicle rollover on Greenock Buena Vista Road near Styche Street. Police reported that the occupants were self extricated and fled the scene. 145 Chief arrived onscene and held the assignment to 145 Engine and 140 Rescue 7. 140 Rescue 4 cancelled from the scene. Units remained on the scene for approximately 1 hour while the vehicle was removed from the roadway.GBV Command: 145 Chief (Dieh...
Just before 8pm, the structure assignment was alerted to Colonial Drive in the Buena Vista section of the township for a reported shed fire in a back yard. Engine 7 was the first to arrive and stretched 400 feet 1 3/4" attack line through a yard and tree line to reach the burning shed and large pine tree. Rescue 4 arrived and assisted with suppression efforts. The fire was quickly brought under control and units cleared the scene in less than an hour.Colonial Command: 145 Assistan...
At 5pm, the rescues were alerted to the 800-block of Scenery Drive for a vehicle rollover with possible entrapment and fire. ETPD and ETAEMS were the first units onscene and were able to assist the patient from the vehicle and confirmed that there was no fire. Rescue 7 & Engine 7 arrived and began hazard control while Rescue 4 and Engine 3 shut down Scenery Drive to all traffic at both intersections with Circle Drive. Units cleared the scene within 1 hour.Scenery Drive Command: Ass...
At 04:38am, the rescue local was struck from a vehicle crash, vehicle overturned with possible entrapment in the 1100-Block of Boston Hollow Road in the Township. Police arrived onscene within 2 minutes of dispatch and confirmed entrapment. Rescue 7 and Rescue 4 arrived onscene within 10 minutes of dispatch and found an SUV on its side in a creek. Units quickly went to work and the patient was extricated in less than 20 minutes. The patient was transported via Medic 521 to a local Trauma Ce...
At 12:19, the box alarm was struck for a vehicle on fire near a residence on Deerfield Drive in the Stoneybrook neighborhood of the township. ETPD units were quick to arrive and confirmed the initial report of the working vehicle fire. EN7 was the first fire unit to arrive and quickly stretched on the fire and made a quick stop. Command held the assignment to the units onscene and cancelled 145 and Westmoreland RIT 11. The County Fire Marshall was called to determine the cause and origin of...
Just before 1pm, the box alarm was struck for a reported dwelling fire on West Smithfield Street in the township. The caller reported smoke and flames coming from the 2nd division. Shortly after dispatch, 140 Captain 3 (Michaels) arrived onscene and reported a working fire. Rescue 4 and 184 Engine (Lincoln Boro) arrived at approximately the same time and stretched on the dwelling, sending crews to the interior for an offensive attack. 140 Deputy 1 (R.Greenawald) arrived and requested 299 Truck (...
Around 5:30AM, RQ4 and RQ7 were dispatched mutual aid to 145 (Buena Vista) for a vehicle crash with injuries on Boyds Hollow Road. RQ4 and RQ7 responded with a total of 6 personnel. 145 Chief arrived to find a single vehicle crash into rock wall with good access to the patient. Upon arrival of the rescues, both crews worked to control any hazards, assist with patient packaging/removal, as well as clean-up while awaiting the tow.Boyds Hollow Command: 145 ChiefUnits Working: 145 Chief, RQ4, RQ7, E...
Just after 3PM, the '140' was alerted for a vehicle into a structure, with entrapment, in the 700 block of Industry Road in Elizabeth Township. 140 Captain 3 (Michaels) arrived quickly after dispatch and reported a pickup truck into a house with a female heavily entrapped due to the structural damage and an active natural gas leak. Captain 3 established command and requested 140 Engine 3 to stretch a handline for fire protection upon arrival and requested Rescue 7 expedite. Command ...
Just before 1:30am, the rescue local was stuck for a single vehicle accident with unknown injuries on Rock Run Road near Butlers Golf Course. Rescue 7 was the first FD unit to arrive and found a single vehicle into a guide rail, with a wooden cross section from a fence impailed in the windshield. Patient self-extricated prior to arrival and was being evaluated by ETA EMS. Command (Rescue Captain Murphy) held the assignment to 140 Rescue 7 and returned Rescue 4. Crews remained onscene until the v...
Just after 4pm yesterday, ETFD crews were alerted to assist 184 (Lincoln Boro VFRC #1) with a vehicle crash with entrapment on Lovedale Road near Bella's Upholstery. 184 Command also requested 139 (Elizabeth Boro V.F.C.) added to the assignment as a 3rd rescue.Crews arrived to find one person confined in one of the vehicles and two persons with injuries. Once hazards were controlled and the vehicles were stabilized, the rescues went to work extricating the patient. Elizabeth Township Ar...
85 entries in the Call History
Central Volunteer Fire Company of Elizabeth Township