Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department

Call history

598 entries in the Call history

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Monday, June 1, 2009...This afternoon Rescue 34 took in a Vehicle Accident on Route 981 north of New Alexandria, in the 77 District. Attack 77 arrived 1st to find 2 vehicles, rear-end type collision & 1 injury.

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Vehicle Rescue Training

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009...This morning Crabtree & New Alexandria got together for a couple hours of training. Crews used a flat bed farm truck, doanted by a local farmer to practice patient extrication, stabilization, steering wheel displacement, door/roof removal and K-12 saw evolutions.

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New Alexandria Mini Storage Fire

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Tuesday, May 26, 2009...The lunch hour was interrupted at 1202 for the Structure Fire on Route 22 @ New Alexandria Mini Storage. Engine 77 arrived to find heavy smoke & fire from several storage units.

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Electrical Fire At Mt. View Inn

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Monday, May 25, 2009...The alarm went out at 2357 for an Electrical Fire in the basement of the Mountain View Inn, Unity Twp in the 33 District (Marguerite), bringing Engine & Rescue 34 with a crew of 7 on the 2nd Alarm.

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Bus Rescue Class at Fire School

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Thursday, May 14, 2009... The Rescue took in the Bus Rescue Course during Westmoreland County Fire School Week. Congratulations to Captain Fitzpatrick for completing the course & to the Rescue crew who assisted with the evolutions.

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Round 2 of the Annual SCBA Re-Certification

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Saturday, May, 9, 2009…7 more members fulfilled their annual SCBA requirements this morning by participating in the annual refresher program. Again, thanks to the Bradenville Fire Dept for use of their training house.

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PA Essentials of Firefighting Certification

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Thursday, May 8th, 2009…Congratulations to the following members of the Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department who attended and successfully completed all 4 modules, at over 100 hours, of the PA State Certified Essentials of Firefighting Course at the Greensburg Fire Acadamy: Sheri Gongaware, Ji...

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EVOC Class

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Saturday, May 2, 2009…Congratulations to the following members of the Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department who recently attended & successfully completed the 16 hour, PA State Certified Emergency Vehicle Operators Course (EVOC): Robert Fitzpatrick, Jason Gongaware, Sheri Gongaware and Ed S...

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Vehicle Fire Endangering in New Alex

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Wednesday, April 29, 2009...At 2329 Engine 34 with a crew of 6, assisted with a Vehicle Fire Endangering a Structure in New Alexandria Boro. 1st arriving Engine 77 put a knock on the fire & checked for extension into the residence, with negative results.

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Annual SCBA Re-Certification

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Sunday, April 19, 2008...This morning crews from Crabtree & Lloydsville participated in their yearly SCBA Re-certification course. Thanks to Chief 71(Bradenville) for setting us up with the house to use for the training.

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Crash w/Entrapment in Greenwald Village

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Monday, April 6, 2009...At 1300 the alarm went out for the Vehicle Accident on Bungalow Rd in Greenwald, Unity Twp (34 District). Rescue 34 quickly went enroute with a crew of 4, and arriving to find the accident on a private farm lane approximately 1/4 mile from the street.

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One Overturned on Donahue Road

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Thursday, April 2, 2009...At 1542 Rescue 34 was alerted for the Vehicle Accident on Donahue Rd, Unity Twp in the 114 District (Lloydsville). 1st arriving units from 114 & 113 (Latrobe) found 1 vehicle that had rolled several times, coming to rest on its roof & the operator self-extricated w...

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Training Nite in New Alexandria

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Tuesday, March 24, 2009...This evening Crabtree & New Alexandria crews got together for some training at a mobile home that was donated to the Fire Departments. Crews work in teams going through SCBA, hose line advancement, ventilation and search & rescue.

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ATV Accident on Kiley Road

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009...At 1801 Rescue 34 was dispatched for a Medical Assist on Kiley Rd, Salem Twp for a male patient injured in an ATV accident in the woods. Rescue 34, with a crew of 8, arrived to find the patient with a leg injury on the trails about 100 yards into the woods.

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Brush Fire in Derry Twp, Turned House Fire in Salem Twp

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Sunday, March 15, 2009...Crews were awaken at 0530 for a Brush Fire off of Route 981, south of New Alexandria, 71 District (Bradenville). Engine & Rescue 34 with a combined crew of 9 went enroute and could see the orange glow from Crabtree.

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Smoke Condition at Latrobe Hospital

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Friday, March 6, 2009...In the middle of a busy day for the Crabtree Volunteers, the alarm went out at 1235 for a Smoke Condition on the 3rd floor of Latrobe Hospital (113 District). Engine & Rescue 34 took a position on side A across from the Hospital, while Latrobe units conducted the investi...

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Shed Fire in Hempfield Twp

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Saturday, February 21, 2009...Just prior to opening the doors to the Cash Bash, the alarm went out at at 1637 for a Barn Fire on Tipple Row Rd in the 93 District (Luxor). Engine 34 went enroute with a crew of 6.

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Valentine's Day Fire #3

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Saturday, February 14, 2009...After clearing a crash out on the Donahue Rd at 2011, Crabtree crews were alerted for an Electrical Fire at Rizzo's Malabar Inn Restaurant in Crabtree. Engine 34 arrived on a delay with a crew of 6 to find the electrical main into the Restaurant burning against the bui...

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Valentine's Day Fire #2

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Saturday, February 14, 2009...AT 1348 the tones dropped for the House Fire on Carney Rd, Unity Twp (33 DIstrict), bringing Engine & Rescue 34 with a crew of 8 on the special alarm assignment. 1st arriving crews found a working fire in the basement with possible extension into the upper floors.

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Valentine's Day Fire #1

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Saturday, February 14, 2009...At 0147 the alarm went out for an electrical fire on #10 School Rd, Derry Twp (71 District). 1st arriving crews found an overloaded electrical strip that caught fire extending to computer equipment and into the wall.

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