Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department

Call history

598 entries in the Call history

Icy Conditions Bring 2 Crashes & A Standby

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Friday, February 1 2008…Thanks to Old Man Winter, the daylight crew at 34 ran 2 crashes today. The 1st being at 1113 on Twin Lakes Road in 114’s District. Rescue 34 went enroute with a crew of 5.

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Reported Chimney Fire and 2 Crashes

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Thursday, January 31 2008…The day’s runs started at 0858 with the 1st Alarm assignment being sent to Roosevelt Way off Route 22, East of New Alexandria, for the Chimney Fire. Engine 34 hit the road with a crew of 6.

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Vehicle Fire - Route 22 E, Derry Twp.

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Sunday, January 27, 2008…At 1635 Stations 132,77 and 34 were dispatched for the Vehicle Fire on Route 22 E at Route 982 in the 132 (Blairsville) District. Engine & Rescue 34 went enroute with a combined crew of 11.

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Barn Fire In the 1st Due

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Friday, January 25, 2008... The dispatch went out at 0010 for the Barn Fire on Bull Lane in Salem Twp., approx 1/2 mile north of Crabtree, in 90's District. Assistant Chief 34 (Kerila) arrived on the scene and reported the working fire.

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Fire Alarm/Smoke in Structure & 2 Crashes Start The Day

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Thursday, January 24, 2008... It was a sleepless night for the crews from Crabtree. It all started at 0133 with the dispatch to Rizzo's Malabar Inn Restaurant in Crabtree for a Fire Alarm. Engine 34 arrived on scene to an audible alarm and nothing evident from 2 sides.

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Accident with Entrapment - Donahue Road

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Wednesday, January 16, 2008…Tones rang out at 2234 sending Rescue 34 to an all too familiar location on Donahue Rd, ½ mile W. of Latrobe in Unity Twp, for the Vehicle Accident. 1st arriving crews found a passenger vehicle off the roadway, wrapped around a tree with 2 patients trapped....

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Natural Gas Leak - Lloydsville

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Wednesday, January 16, 2008…At 1338 the 1st alarm assignment was sent to Tubby’s Wholesale Inc. on Unity St in downtown Lloydsville for the Natural Gas Odor inside the structure. 1st arriving crews from Engine 114 & Tower 113 made entry and detected the strong odor throughout the b...

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Vehicle Fire

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Thursday, January 10, 2008…Station 34 ran 3 incidents for the day, including a Vehicle Fire on Kiley Dr, Salem Twp. At 19:47 Engine 34 arrived 1st due to find a passenger car fully engulfed on an old access road off Kiley Dr.

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Week #1 Brings 9 calls

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

After a busy end to 2007, the 1st week of 2008 proved to be an uneventful one around the Greater Crabtree area. The volunteers from Crabtree ran the basics: fire alarms, medicals, minor crashes and possible structure fires, turned false.

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2 More Runs for 34 on New Year?s Day

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Tuesday, January 1, 2008…The Rescue took in 2 more incidents on New Year’s Day. Around 18:00 crews were sent for a Medical Assist at Carmella’s House Personal Care Home for the unconscious patient.

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1st Incident Of the Year

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Tuesday, January 1, 2008… Just like the past several years, it wasn’t even 2 hours into the New Year, and the Rescue crew hit the road for a crash. After a rather uneventful New Year’s Eve, units were dispatched at 01:56 for the Vehicle Accident on Latrobe-Crabtree Rd, approx.

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Fire - Mountain View Inn

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

While most area fire departments were still in, or returning from, the Funeral Service in Blairsville, the 1st Alarm assignment was sent for the Structure Fire at Mt View Inn off Route 30, Unity Twp, in the 33 (Marguerite) district.

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LODD- Derry Funeral

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Members of the Crabtree VFD, along with numerous other departments, headed to Blairsville to participate in the Funeral Service for fallen Derry Fire Department Assistant Chief Vince Germano. Assistant Chief Germano lost his life at the Fire Station last weekend after cleaning up and cooking a meal...

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House Fire, Thompson St. City of Latrobe

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Tuesday, December 18, 2007…At 0018 the Box Alarm assignment was dispatched to 111 Thompson St. in the City of Latrobe, for the House Fire, bringing Engine 34 in to the scene with a crew of 7. First arriving city crews found a 2 story dwelling with good fire on the 2nd floor, and made a quick...

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MVA Rt. 119 North, near Kiley Dr.

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Wednesday, December 12, 2007...at 2120 the Rescue Assignment was sent for the Vehicle Accident on Route 119 N, top of Crabtree Hill in the Salem Twp district. Rescue 34 arrived to find 2 vehicles with significant damage blocking both lanes, and EMS attending to 3 patients.

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Barn Fire...Well Almost

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Monday, December 3, 2007...At 13:48 the Salem Twp box alarm was sent out for the Barn Fire at 154 Helen Dr, between Crabtree & Hannastown. Engine 34 arrived 2nd to find a single hay bale that was on fire & removed from the barn by the farm owner.

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Crash w/Entrapment on Rt. 22, Derry Twp.

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Friday, October 19, 2007…Units were dispatched just after midnite for the Accident w/Entrapment on Route 22 East of New Alexandria in front of Pittsburgh Raceway. Units from Mutual Aid EMS and New Alexandria Fire (77) were 1st on scene reporting a passenger vehicle into a well-drilling truck...

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Transfer To Youngwood

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Sunday, October 7 2007…At 1730 Engine 34 was activated for the Transfer Assignment to Youngwood FD (a 1st for Crabtree’s Bravest), while they operated on a Structure Fire in New Stanton Boro.

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