Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department

Call history

598 entries in the Call history

Saturday, November 24th, 2012

This afternoon at 13:21 crews were dispatched to Route 119 1/2 mile North of Crabtree for the Vehicle Accident with Entrapment. Rescue 34 arrived 1st to find a head-on collision with the operators of both vehicles injured & pinned.

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Smoke Condition in Sheetz, New Alexandria

Friday, November 23rd, 2012

Early Thanksgiving morning at 0436, crews were alerted to the Sheetz store in New Alex (77 District) for smoke inside the structure. Engine 77 arrived to find an odor of something burning throughout the store and the employees reporting a smoke condition in the rear employee rooms.

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1 Extricated From Saxman Road Crash

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

This afternoon at 14:08 crews were alerted for the Vehicle Accident on Saxman Rd, Unity Twp (114 District). Rescue 34 arrived to find a vehicle into the embankment with 1 patient confined in the vehicle.

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Engine & Rescue 34 on Valley Billiards Structure Fire

Friday, November 2nd, 2012

This morning at 0849, the alarm went out for the Commercial Structure Fire at Valley Billiards, Route 119 @ Route 22, Salem Twp (90 District). Initial callers reporting fire through the roof and 1st arriving Engine 77 reporting the fire already engulfing half of the building.

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The "Superstorm" Arrives

Thursday, November 1st, 2012

Crews from Crabtree manned the station around the clock on 10/29 & 10/30 preparing for the storm and handling the calls that came in during the storm. Over the past 2 days, the area saw some minor wind damage and minor flooding.

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Unity Twp Training Nite

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

This evening Unity Township fire companies got together for another night of good training. Crews split into groups and went thru several different scenerios of hoseline advancement, search and rescue, firefighter survival, firefighter rescue, mayday situations and rapid intervention.

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Crash w/Entrapment Route 22, New Alexandria

Saturday, October 13th, 2012

This afternoon at 13:21, crews were sent to the intersection of Route 22 & Route 981 in New Alex (77 District) for a 2 vehicle accident with entrapment. Engine 77 arrived and found a passenger car vs an ambulance with 1 trapped, and began extrication.

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Training Night

Thursday, October 11th, 2012

This month's in house training took us to the local personal care home for the annual evacuation drill and walk-thru. Crews then returned to the station for roof ventilation practices.

Rescue Runs Another Crash w/Entrapment

Monday, October 1st, 2012

This morning at 05:46, Rescue 34 was alerted for the Vehicle Accident with Entrapment On Route 22 @ Stone Jug Rd, Derry Twp (71 District). Engine & Rescue 77 arrived to find 3 vehicles involved with 2 injured and 1 trapped.

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Back-to-Back Fires in Latrobe

Saturday, September 29th, 2012

The 1st alarm was struck at 10:53 for the Chimney Fire on E 1st Ave in the city. 1st arriving crews found a good fire in the flue with some extension. Engine 34 arrived, then proceeded to Latrobe #6 station for standby, then brought back to the scene and took a position in the alley across from th...

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Metzgar School Evacuation Drill

Friday, September 28th, 2012

This afternoon Engine & Utility 34 participated in the Metzgar Elementary School evacuation drill. The students and faculty were assisted by the PA State Police and local fire companies in conducting their annual drill.

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Basement Fire, City of Latrobe

Monday, September 24th, 2012

This afternoon at 15:13 Station 34 was dispatched into the City of Latrobe (113) to assist with a Dryer Fire. 1st arriving 113 units found a dryer fire in the basement with minor extension, and smoke throughout the house.

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Route 119 Crash w/Entrapment, Salem Twp

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

Late in the evening, Station 34 was dispatched for the Vehicle Accident, Route 119, 2 miles North of Crabtree, Salem Twp (90 District). Rescue crews from 34 and 77 arrived to find 1 vehicle on its side thru a telephone pole, with numerous poles & wires down and the operator trapped.

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Crash w/Entrapment Route 22, Salem Twp

Friday, September 21st, 2012

This morning at 10:47 the alarm went out for the Vehicle Accident on Route 22 @ Liberty Transportation, Salem Twp (90 District). 1st arriving units found a passenger car underneath a parked tractor trailer with the operator severly pinned.

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Rescue 34 Runs Unity Twp Crash w/6 Iinjured

Wednesday, September 12th, 2012

This afternoon at 15:10 Rescue 34 assisted on the Vehicle Accident at the intersection of Unity St/Garfield Rd, Unity Twp (114 District). 1st arriving crews from 113 & 114 found a t-bone type collision with several injured, and went to work stabilizing the vehicles, controlling the fluids and triag...

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Overnight Trailer Fire, Unity Twp

Saturday, August 25th, 2012

Local fire units were alerted at 00:35 hrs for a Trailer Fire on Autumn Ln, Unity Twp (114 District). 1st arriving crews found heavy fire in 1 mobile home, with extension into a neighboring home. Engine & Rescue 34 arrived with a crew of 6 and assisted with water supply, overhaul & salvage d...

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Training Around Town

Monday, August 20th, 2012

Crabtree crews spent the morning participating in run-in drills and pre-plans of the different commercial establishments in town. The crews spent 3 hours laying lines, establishing water supplies, advancing hoselines, throwing ladders, securing utilities, establishing ventilation and doing walk-thr...

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3 Flown from Route 119 Crash, Hempfield Twp

Friday, August 17th, 2012

This evening at 18:46 Rescue & Engine 34 assisted on the vehicle accident on Route 119, 1/2 mile south of Crabtree, Hempfield Twp (93 District). Rescue 34 arrived to find 1 vehicle that rolled over with 3 patients.

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Rescue 34 Runs Lightning Strike & RIT Response

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

A late evening storm brought several lightning strikes to the area, keeping fire & rescue crews busy throughout the county. Rescue 34 took in 2 incidents at the height of the storm, including a lightning strike to a residence in New Alexandria Boro and a Rapid Intervention Team response on a house ...

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Donohue Rd Crash with Entanglement, Unity Twp

Monday, July 23rd, 2012

This afternoon at 15:49, Rescue 34 assisted on the Vehicle Accident with possible entrapment on Donohue Rd (114 District). 1st arriving units found 2 vehicles head-on, 3 injuries, with 1 patient entangled under the dash.

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