Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department

Call history

585 entries in the Call history

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Tuesday, September, 2, 2008…Crews from 34 & 77 (New Alexandria) spent the evening at Hafer’s Junkyard participating in Vehicle Rescue Training. Crews practiced various techniques and scenarios including stabilization, hazard control, entanglement and extrication.

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Crabtree-New Alex VFD?s Softball Game/Picnic

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Monday, Sept 1, 2008…In the name of camaraderie, physical fitness & just plain old fun, the members loaded up the Engine & Rescue & traveled to Lion’s Field @ Metzgar Elementray School for the 1st Annual Labor Day Softball Game with Station 77 (New Alexandria).

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Rush Hour Crash On Route 22

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Friday, August 29, 2008...At 1634 units were dispatched for the Vehicle Accident with Injuries on Rt.22 east of New Alexandria in the construction zone. Rescue 34, with a crew of 6, arrived on scene with Attack 77 (New Alex), to find 3 vehicles off the roadway.

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Wires Down on Twin Lakes Road

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Monday, August 25, 2008...At 1632 Engine 34 with a crew of 6 responded for the Wires Down on Twin Lakes Rd in the area of Rifle Ln. Engine 34 arrived to find a pole split with power, phone & cable lines across the roadway & pulled from 2 residences.

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Tractor Trailer Crash on Route 22, Derry Twp

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Wednesday, August 20, 2008…At 0907 Rescue 34 was activated to assist with the Vehicle Accident on Rt. 22, East of New Alexandria. 1st arriving units from New Alexandria FD found a Tractor Trailer over an embankment and the operator self-extricated with minor injuries.

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Unity Twp. Training Night

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Tuesday, August 19, 2008…Crabtree Firefighters spent the evening at St. Vincent College participating in a night of training put on by the Unity Twp Fire Bureau. Members from all 8 township companies practiced different scenarios including search operations, ropes, civilian rescue and firefi...

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Cover Assignment for the City of Latrobe

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Sunday, August 10, 2008…Engine & Rescue 34 spent the afternoon at Latrobe Central Fire Station while Latrobe & surrounding fire crews battled a House Fire on Ligonier St in the city. While on standby, Crabtree crews handled a Fire Alarm at a nearby Unity Twp business.

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A Week of Training - Phoenix Style

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Friday, August 8, 2008...It has been our privilege to have had Ben Bennett from the City Of Phoenix Fire Department in Crabtree. Firefighter Bennett, who has relatives in the area, spent the past week training with us.

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Vehicle vs Bear

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Saturday, August 2, 2008...At 1950 Rescue 34 was alerted for the Vehicle Accident on Route 22 in the area of Route 119. Units were in the area reporting nothing found. After a callback from 911, the location was changed to Route 22 in the area of Route 982.

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Public Service - Animal Rescue in Lloydsville

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Tuesday, July 29, 2008…Around 1920 this evening, Rescue 34 was alerted to assist Station 114 (Lloydsville) with an Animal Rescue. Rescue 34 with a crew of 6 arrived to find a 2 week old German Sheppard puppy that had fallen into a 4” PVC drain pipe that was approx.

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Afternoon Crash in New Alexandria

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Monday, July 28, 2008…Rescue 34 was dispatched at 1505 to assist Station 77 (New Alexandria) on a Vehicle Accident Rt. 981 @ Keystone Rd in the Boro. 1st arriving 77 units reported a passenger vehicle vs Tri-axle with minor injuries & the passenger vehicle possibly into a house.

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Overnight Minor Crash on Route 119

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Saturday, July 26, 2008...At 0322 Rescue 34 was dispatched for the Vehicle Accident, Route 119 approx 1/2 mile S. of Crabtree, Hempfield Twp. Rescue 34 arrived 1st with a crew of 7 to find a passenger vehicle overturned after hitting a culvert off the roadway, with the operator self-extricated and ...

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St. Bartholomew Festival Procession/Fireworks

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Sunday, July 20, 2008…The Annual Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Festival was held from July 17-20. The traditional Sunday morning mass & procession through town was held beginning at 10AM. Crabtree fire personnel assisted with the organization, procession & standby.

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Early Morning Vehicle Fire

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Saturday, July 19, 2008...After a long day & nite @ the St. Bartholomew Church Festival, Crabtree crews were awaken at 0541 for the Vehicle Fire on Calvary Hill Rd Just above Cemetery Rd, Unity Twp.

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EMT Class Comes to Crabtree

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Friday, July 11, 2008… The current EMT class in session at Mutual Aid EMS held the vehicle accident/patient extrication practical lesson at the Fire Station. The class was divided up into 3 groups where they practiced 3 different patient extrication/patient care scenarios.

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Interior Smoke Condition/Stove Fire

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Friday, July 11, 2008...The 1st alarm assignment was hit for Smoke in a House on Main St in New Alexandria at 0833 bringing Engine & Rescue 34 with a combined crew of 8. Engine 77 (New Alexandria) went on the scene with smoke showing from 2 sides of the residence, after further investigat...

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Minor Crash in Town

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Wednesday, July 9, 2008...At 2005 the dispatch went out for the Vehicle Accident With Injuries on Route 119 @ Cemetery Rd in front of DeLuca's Market, Crabtree. Engine & Rescue 34 quickly went enroute with a crew of 9 plus 3 ride-a-longs from Station 83 (Mutual).

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Salem Twp Vehicle Accident

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Sunday, June 29, 2008... In between rain storms, the alarm went out for the Vehicle Accident with Injuries on Tucker Road, approx. 1 mile from Kemp Road, Salem Twp (90 District). Assistant 34 (Kerila) arrived 1st reporting 2 vehicles with 3 injuries.

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Car Wash Fire - New Alexandria

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

At 1946 the 1st alarm assignment was dispatched for a fire inside the New Alexandria Car Wash on Route 22. Engine & Rescue 34 went enroute quickly with a combined crew of 10. Chief 77 (New Alex) arrived 1st reporting good fire from side A & the roof of a 6-bay car wash.

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Lightning Strike At Mountain View Inn

Friday, June 13th, 2008

As thunderstorms moved through the region, area fire departments were dispatched at 19:41 to the Mt. View Inn (33 District) for a lightning strike with smoke coming from the tower. Chief 33 (Marguerite VFD) arrived on scene, confirmed the working fire & requested additional alarms.

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