| Rescue and Squad added to AFA turned structural collapse in Allegheny Township |
| Fri. Mar 5th 2010 |
At 08:44 Stations 99 and 101 were dispatched to the Faith Community Bible Church on Kathleen Rd in Allegheny Twp for an automatic fire alarm. Allegheny Twp Police arrived on scene and reported nothing showing but had a structure collapse with a gas leak. Due to that information the call was upgraded...
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| Ladder assists Parks on smoke condition in residence |
| Mon. Feb 22nd 2010 |
At 0407 hours on 02/22/2010 Stations 200, 50, 51, and 53 RIT were alerted for an odor of smoke in a residence at 1131 Dime Road in Parks Twp., Armstrong County. Ladder 51 responded with 4 and was requested to send personnel to the "A" side to assist in the investigation. A...
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| Rapid Extrication for Allegheny Twp. Accident |
| Wed. Oct 28th 2009 |
On Tuesday October 27, 2009 at 1515 hours Stations 99, Rescue 51, EMS 116, and IRP 120 were alerted for a vehicle accident with rollover and possible entrapment near the intersections of Rt 56 and Rt 356. Rescue 51 responded with 5 and Squad 51 with 4. Upon arrival of the EMS units, comm...
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| Vehicle fire on Longfellow Street |
| Fri. Oct 23rd 2009 |
On Friday October 23, 2009 at 1220 hours Station 50 and Engine 51 were alerted for a vehicle fire at 414 Longfellow Street in Vandergrift Borough. Chief 50 was on-scene quickly and reported a working vehicle fire and requested Snorkel 50 to proceed in from Hamilton and Engine 51 to come in the...
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| Residential House Fire - West Leechburg |
| Fri. Oct 23rd 2009 |
On Friday October 23, 2009 at 0958 hours Stations 53, 99, Ladder and Rescue 51, Snorkel 50, RIT 69 and EMS 116 were alerted to second street in West Leechburg for a reported house fire. Ladder 51 marked up with 4 and assisted in fire suppression, overhaul, and ventilation. Crews remained...
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| One extricated from Allegheny Township collision |
| Thu. Oct 22nd 2009 |
On Wednesday October 21, 2009 at 1705 Station 99 and Rescue 51 were activated for a vehicle accident with entrapment. EMS units from station 116 were already on-scene and were requesting the patient be vertically extricated for precautionary reasons. Rescue 51, Squad 51, and Engine 51 al...
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| CO Detector activation leads to elevated readings |
| Tue. Oct 13th 2009 |
On Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 0026 hours Station 51 was alerted for a CO Detector activated with no symptoms on Washington Ave. Upon arrival the homeowner verified that no one in the residence had any symptoms of exposure. A check of the residence found a faulty boiler yielding elevat...
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| Three incidents for the day keep the members busy |
| Mon. Oct 12th 2009 |
Monday October 12, 2009 kept the boys and girls of 51 busy as they answered 3 alarms in 9 hours. At 0538 a brush fire was reported on the Sheridan Road and was found to be nothing more than a controlled burn. At 1345 hours a report of a patient pinned under a motor-home was reported in Parks T...
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| Water Rescue team added to Gilpin Twp. accident |
| Tue. Oct 6th 2009 |
On Tuesday October 6, 2009 at 14:36 Rescue and Boat 51 were requested into Gilpin Township on Allshouse Dr to assist with an ATV overturned into a pond with a possible water rescue. Rescue 51 and Boat 51 responded with a crew of eight along with Armstrong County Companies 100, 150 and EMS 116. ...
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| Apartment Fire -- Vandergrift Borough |
| Tue. Oct 6th 2009 |
On Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 11:46 Stations 50, 51, 53 for RIT, Air 49 and EMS 106 were dispatched to 508 1/2 Longfellow St in Vandergrift Borough for a possible house fire. Police arrived on-scene and reported a working fire in the walls. Shortly after the dispatch the second alarm was struck br...
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