Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department

Call history

598 entries in the Call history

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Monday, May 31, 2010...Here's a good example of some of the odd, crazy things we get into around here. Monday morning Engine & Rescue 34 was sent to assist with a tractor accident on Cemetery Rd, with the tractor possibly into a building.

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Field Fire, Cemetery Road

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Sunday, May 30, 2010...This afternoon Engine 34 responded to Cemetery Road in the area of Calvary Hill Rd, Unity twp for a Brush Fire. The Engine with a crew of 5 arrived to find a hay bale, plus a 100' x 100' area of the field ablaze.

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Twin Lakes Road Crash

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

.MsgBody-text, .MsgBody-text * { font: 10pt monospace; } Friday, May 12, 2010...This evening just after the ending of the Penguins game, Rescue 34 was dispatched to Twin Lakes Road, Unity Twp (114 District), for the Vehicle Accident with a vehicle into the house.

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Overnight Storm Keeps Crews Busy

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Crabtree Volunteers were first awaken at 01:24 for a lightning strike at a residence in Unity Twp, and remained out until 03:00 handling incidents. Engine & Rescue 34 answered storm related incidents including an additional lightning strike, an electrical fire and a fire alarm.

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Route 119 Crash, Hempfield Twp

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010...At 23:34 the alarm went out for the Vehicle Accident on Route 119 South of Crabtree, Hempfield Twp (75 District). Rescue & Engine 34 went enroute with a combined crew of 7.

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Wilderness Search & Rescue Training

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Tuesday, April 27, 2010... This evening finished up the 16 hour PA State Certified Wilderness Search & Rescue Course, that was held at our station over the past couple weeks. Congratulations to the following members of Crabtree who successfully completed this course and for your continued c...

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Trench Rescue Operations Course

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Saturday, April 17, 2010...In between power outages & running storm calls, Crabtree VFD, along with the Westmoreland County Trench & Collapse Rescue Team, hosted the 16 hour PA State Certified Trench Rescue Operations course.

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Strong Storm Moves Through the Area

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Friday, April 16, 2010...Crabtree crews were kept busy this past weekend following the severe storm that moved through Westmoreland County. The storm brought high winds, rain, sleet & hail, which caused widespread damage & power outages to the area.

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2 Transfers & a Brush Fire for the Engine

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Wednesday, April 7, 2010...This morning at 11:09, Engine 34 with a crew of 5, transferred to Latrobe Central Fire Station to cover for the city, while they operated on a fire at a pallett company in Derry Twp.

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Rescue assists on Fall Injury with Fly Out

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010...This afternoon Rescue 34 was dispatched to assist EMS with a male patient who had fallen 10-20 ft outside, resulting in moderate head, neck and chest injuries. The Rescue crew then responded to the Crabtree Ballfield to set up a landing zone for Lifeflight, where the pa...

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1st Round of Firefighter Survival Training

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

This past week we played host to another round of training, with 7 Crabtree members & surrounding departments taking part in the 16 hour PA State Certified Firefighter Survival Course. Crews participated in lecture and practical exercises where they learned the lifesaving techniques of emer...

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Collapse Rescue Training

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

This past weekend Crabtree & surrounding rescue companies took part in the PA State Certified Structural Collapse Awareness & Operations Level courses. Congratulations to the 8 Crabtree members & to the New Alexandria, Lloydsville, Forbes Road & Greensburg Fire Depatments for ma...

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Regional RIT Training

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Sunday, February 21, 2010...Today crews from Crabtree, New Alexandria, Lloydsville & Forbes Road finished off the 16-hour Rapid Intervention Training Basic course. The crews spent the day performing rescues of the downed firefighter from several scenerios, using several different tactics &a...

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Crash with Entrapment on Route 22, Derry Twp.

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Friday, February 12, 2010...This evening Rescue 34, along with several other local rescue companies, ran a 5-Vehicle Accident on Route 22, east of the Westinghouse light in Derry Twp. 1st arriving units reported 5 vehicles with victims pinned in 2 vehicles.

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Snow Storm Rounds 2 & 3

Friday, February 12th, 2010

As the snow has continued to fall for the past 7 days, the Crabtree Volunteers have kept busy ensuring the safety of our citizens by manning the station around the clock. During this time crews have answered numerous incidents such as crashes, chimney fires, furnace malfunctions, EMS assists, t...

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2 Flown From Route 22 Accident

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

This evening Rescue 34 was dispatched to the intersection of Routes 22 & 981, New Alexandria for the Vehicle Accident with Entrapment. 1st arriving 77 units reported a head on collision with several serious injuries.

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Afternoon Crash on Route 119, Salem Twp

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

This afternoon, Rescue 34 was alerted to Route 119, a mile north of Crabtree for the Vehicle Accident (90 District). Assistant 34 (Cecchini) arrived to find 2 vehicles with 1 into a pole, s-bound lane blocked and no injuries.

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Small Basement Fire in Mannitto

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

The alarm went out at 10:28 for the residental basement fire in the Mannitto Plan, Loyalhanna Twp (77 District). The fire was quickly knocked down by Engine 77. Engine 34 arrived 2nd with a crew of 4, and assisted with overhaul of the fire area & ventilation of the upper floors.

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Another Crash in the 1st Due

Friday, January 8th, 2010

This afternoon, Rescue 34 went out for the Vehicle Accident with reported entrapment on the Latrobe-Crabtree Rd, 1 1/2 miles from Crabtree. The Rescue arrived to find 1 vehicle into a pole, with the operator out & uninjured.

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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

This week Westmoreland County has been under continuous snowfall, to the tune of about a foot or more in the Crabtree area. This has kept your Crabtree firefighters busy with fires, accidents, assisting medic units, maintaining the apparatus, cleaning the station and shoveling out fire hydrants ...

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