06
May
Lincoln Car Into a Pole
Lincoln 184 and Liberty 183 were dispatched to a vehicle accident with injuries on Bellbridge Road near Liberty Way in Lincoln Borough. Crews arrived to find a car into a pole with 3 patients self-extricated. One patient was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital via Lifeflight, the other patients refused transport. Elizabeth Twp EMS and Clairton EMS handled EMS duties. The roadway was blocked until Duquesne Light could bring a new pole and stabilize the existing pole due to the damage.
06
May
Wexford Training Pictures
Wexford recently held training on May 3rd and sent us some pictures.
http://www.hoopieworld.com/copper/thumbnails.php?album=126&page=1
06
May
Allegheny County to consider giving firefighters perks
By Justin Vellucci
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Two Allegheny County lawmakers want to buy volunteer firefighters a round. Or at least pay for a dip.
The members of Allegheny County Council today are expected to introduce legislation that would waive certain county park fees for those who charge into burning buildings for free. All they would have to do is apply for a county-issued ID to gain free access to the golf courses at North and South parks, ski slopes and county pools, among other amenities, said Councilman Nick Futules, D-Verona.
"It's a 'thank you' for people who work without pay," said Futules, who cosponsored the legislation with Councilman Bob Macey, a fellow Democrat and West Mifflin firefighter.
"I just think it is a great opportunity to show our firefighters that we appreciate what they do," Macey said.
05
May
Girl Injured In Westmoreland County School Bus Crash
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A girl was injured early Monday when a school bus and a tractor-trailer collided in Hempfield Township.
Police said the bus was on its way to Stanton Elementary School when the driver crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer before smashing into a guardrail along Route 119.
Two students, both of whom were deaf, were on the bus at the time of the crash.
"In a traumatic situation, it was easy to pick up on what they were trying to tell us," said Chief Bob Coletta of the Youngwood Fire Department. "They were very well versed on how to communicate with us."
The girl injured in the crash is expected to be OK. The bus driver suffered minor injuries, police said. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
The accident is being investigated.
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/16162420/detail.html
05
May
Investigators Search for Fatal Fire's Cause
Investigators in Harborcreek want to know what started a deadly Sunday night housefire. It happened around 10pm Sunday at a home Lowry Road in Harborcreek. East County fire control sent 8 fire departments to the scene. The 2 1/2 story wood frame house was heavily involved in fire when the first units arrived. Crews were then notified that someone was trapped on the second floor of the home. The flames were so hot, crews weren't able to get inside the home to save a woman who was trapped inside. The victim's husband was also in the home when the fire broke out, but he was able to escape. It took firefighters nearly an hour to control. Fire officials confirm that one person inside the home died in the fire. Volunteers from Wesleyville, Belle Valley, Lawrence Park, Crescent Hose and Emergycare assisted.
http://www.wicu12.com/news/index.vnss?newsid=5411&type=News
04
May
Two Bradford Area Students Die in Fiery Crash
Bradford Township Police and State Police are trying to piece together the details of a tragic accident Friday night near the Marilla Reservoir, which claimed the life of two Bradford Area High School Students. Two cars travelling east on West Washington Street both crashed. One car, driven by 18 year old Evan Yehl, ran off the south berm, hit a number of trees and burst into flames. Yehl and passenger, Britt Bookhammer were killed. A third teen in the car was seriously hurt. The victim is under treatment at Hamot Medical Center in Erie. An autopsy conducted at the Erie County Morgue on Sunday helped to make a positive identification of the victims. The second car involved in the accident, hit guardrails on the south side of the road, crossed back over both lanes, hit an embankment and crashed into a ditch. Three local teens in that car were taken to Bradford Regional Medical Center for treatment. A State Police accident reconstruction team from Erie, is assisting in the investigation. The funeral for Evan Yehl is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Bradford. No word yet on funeral plans for Britt Bookhammer.
http://www.wicu12.com/news/index.vnss?newsid=5410&type=News
On April 29, 2008 at 6:20 pm the Arnold Fire Dept's 95-1 & 95-2 and Arnold Fire & EMS Station 101 were dispatched to a possible house fire in the 1300 blk of 3rd Ave behind Elias Auto Body . A Station 95 line officer confirmed heavy smoke showing at a vacant house at 1350 3rd Ave . Once it was confirmed a working fire Lower Burrell # 3 Station 69 was dispatched for RIT and New Kensington Fire Depts 56-1 & 56-3 were brought in for manpower to assist . The vacant house that burned was scheduled for demolition along with several other surrounding homes on that street that are scheduled to get demolished sometime this year .
Photos by Anthony Ferma
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01
May
Fire Audio From Recent Ross Twp Fire
Fire Audio dispatched by Mark Lovey
Audio Link
01
May
4th Suspicious Fire Reported In Glassport
GLASSPORT, Pa. -- An overnight fire is causing concerns for people living in Glassport. This is the fourth suspicious fire in just the past few weeks.
Flames were reported at a vacant house along Maryland Avenue just after 3:30 a.m. Thursday.
Glassport's fire chief said the blaze started in the basement and quickly spread to upper floors. Firefighters from five communities managed to keep the flames from spreading.
The Allegheny County fire marshal and Glassport police and fire officials are trying to figure out who set four fires in their community in the past two weeks.
All fires have all been in vacant houses and fire officials consider the fires suspicious.
No injuries have been reported.
http://www.wpxi.com/news/16103739/detail.html
28
April
Forums Back on Line
Well, after reinstalling the forums, and manually checking many files, the boards are back up. The arcade unfortunately did not make it, and is going to need reinstalled, thus losing all the scores and records.
I will be working on restoring the arcade in the next few days. I will also be working on updating the site, as there are many submissions that have been sitting waiting to be uploads.
Thanks for the support and all the offers of help.
Jeff
