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Lincoln Boro – Vacant House Fire – 07/04/2009
Lincoln - Liberty Way Fire
Lincoln 184, Liberty 183, and Port Vue 237 were dispatched to a possible residential structure fire shortly after 10pm on Saturday July 4th. Updates by police and Elizabeth Twp EMS reported flames showing and possible explosions or fireworks going off.
Engine 184 responded with 4 crew members and Tanker 184-1 responded at the same time as well. Engine 184 crew started fire attack with a hand line and deck gun. Engine 183 and Engine 237 arrived shortly after and assisted with establishing a water supply and fire attack. Due to the age of the structure, and amount of fire load, Chief 184 requested Central 147 and Elizabeth Boro 139 to the scene for additional manpower.
Gator’s Old Flames – Ross Twp Baron-Wheeler Inc. Fire 5/28/1985
Ross Twp Fire 05/28/85 - Photo by Ed Burik
Berkeley Hills, Laurel Gardens, and Perrysville responded in the middle of the night to a Commercial Structure Fire at Baron-Wheeler, Inc. on Babcock Boulevard in Ross Township.
Gator’s Old Flames – Stowe Twp Structure Fire – 12/04/1986
- Stowe Twp House Fire – 1986
West Park, Flemming Park, Presston and McKees Rocks responded in the early evening hours for a residential structure fire in the 500 Block of Woodward Avenue, Stowe Township.
News From Affiliate Sites
Allegheny Twp – Rollover Accident With Entrapment – 06/28/09
photo by George G. McMurtry, Vandergrift No. 1 via Drew Rummel (EMS 116)
On Sunday June 28, 2009 at 0735 hours Station 99, Rescue 51, EMS station 116 and IRP 120 were dispatched to Rt 356 near the Freeport Bridge for a reported vehicle accident with entrapment. Upon arrival, a firefighter from Station 99 reported one vehicle into the woods and down 15′ drop with the vehicle on the driver’s side and one patient trapped and partially ejected.
Rescue 51X, Squad 51, and Eng 51 responded with 10 total personnel. Upon arrival crews were given information from the EMS crew who had the vehicle partially stabilized. The vehicle was completely stabilized, and inside rescuer was established, and crews went to work on removing the roof of the vehicle as well as the steering wheel so that access could be gained to the patient.
Elizabeth Twp – Vehicle Into a House – 6/23/09
photo by Central147.org
20:36 hrs Elizabeth Township Fire was alerted for a vehicle into a dwelling with possible entrapment and smoke showing. 140 Chief arrived on scene reporting a passenger car into the “Alpha/Delta” side of the dwelling, driver out walking around appeared to be uninjured. Command also reported heavy structural damage and a significant natural gas leak. Rescue 4 and Rescue 7 arrived almost simultaneously deploying protection lines and checking for additional hazards or patients. Crews attempted to control the utilities however was unable to secure the gas because of a damaged service meter. Dominion Gas was notified and requested to the scene as soon as possible, when the gas representative arrived he reported that he was unable to secure the leak because the vehicle was sitting on the curb key.
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Penn Hills Responds to Residential Structure Fire
Penn Hills Structure Fire
Penn Hills Fire Companies were dispatched to Sampson Street in Penn Hills for a kitchen fire. Units arrived on scene to find heavy fire coming from the rear of the home. Crews were on scene for about two hours.
For more information and pictures on this incident, visit http://www.phvfd225.org/
Glendale Allegheny County Station 257 – Residential Structure Fire
Glendale Residential Structure Fire
Crews from Glendale Station 257 responded to a residential structure fire on May 31st, 2009.
For more information visit their site at http://www.glendale257.com/
Local Headlines
Western PA Daily Fire Rescue Headlines – July 13th, 2009Here are your Western Pennsylvania Firefighting & Rescue News for Monday, July 13th, 2009. McKeesport crews battled another house fire, this time it started around 3am on McCleary Street. [WTAE] McKeesport - Photo by WTAE For under the lets park our vehicle...
Fire Rescue Headlines: Ammonia leak, Apartment Fire, Accidents, Covered Bridge FireHere are your fire rescue headlines for western PA for Thursday, July 9th, 2009. Sorry for the lack of updates the last couple of days, we’ll do our best to get you all caught up. McKees Rocks had an apartment fire yesterday that displaced at least 2 families....
Fire Rescue Headlines: Fatal Cycle MVA, Cooling Study, LODD, House FiresHere are your western Pennsylvania fire rescue news headlines for Monday, July 6th, 2009. Unfortunately, a Clarion County firefighter from Strattanville died while on scene of a fire this morning. LODD article here. Two more homes burned in the Sheraden section...
Clarion County Firefighter Dies Battling BlazeSTRATTANVILLE, Pa. — A northwestern Pennsylvania firefighter has died fighting a fire. Strattanville Volunteer Fire Co. Chief Bill Stroup said the 27-year-old firefighter complained to another firefighter of a headache then collapsed early Monday morning....
Fire Rescue Headlines: Fatal Accidents, House Fires, Boat Fires, Flooded FDHere are your fire headlines for Sunday, July 5th, 2009. Crews responded to a vacant house fire in Lincoln Boro last night around 10pm. Full story and aftermath pictures. Lincoln - Liberty Way Fire A man burned himself and caught his house on fire in Hermitage,...
Happy 4th of JulyNo updates today as Mr Hoopie World is taking the day off. I hope everyone has a happy and SAFE 4th of July. Read More →
From The Editor
5 Ways To Tell You Are In Allegheny County, PA
We all know we take great pride in our fire departments here in western PA, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. I thought I’d poke some fun at ourselves and write this article. Here are 5 ways to tell you are in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,...
New Hoopie World Affiliate Site – PittsburghFire.net
I’m pleased to announce that we have added another site to the Hoopie World Affiliates. The new site is PittsburghFire.net. The site is created and maintained by Andrew Cunningham. We look forward to getting some detailed stories and pictures related...
Upcoming Fire Scene Photography Article
Hi all, I just wanted to give a heads up for everyone to be on the lookout for an upcoming article we’ll be publishing about taking photos on a fire scene. I have secured an interview with an Allegheny County Fire Marshal this week and will be going over...
In Response to FireGeezer . . . The Meaning of Hoopie?
First off, I want to thank FireGeezer from FireGeezer.com for the article about Hoopie World in his Morning Lineup yesterday. You can read that Hoopie World announcement here. For those that haven’t visited FireGeezer.com before, I highly recommend his...
So Where Do You Go For Fire Rescue News? Try HoopieWorld.com
Anyone that has visited Hoopie World for Fire Rescue News over the last couple of weeks hopefully have seen the changes taking place. Hoopie World is in the process of turning into a combination blog/news site with a lot of reference material. Our focus is...
Contributing Editors
KOM – July 2009 Article
Greetings from the sidelines. Being unable to respond or to participate in any department activities really stinks, so I have decided to begin a monthly article. Mostly, this will consist of news,...
Why Are There So Many More Fires Around The Winter Months and Holiday Season?
Editor Note – This article was first published on the site in December 2004. Its being republished to the new site’s format. I have been doing electrical and electronic installation and troubleshooting...
Long Story Made Short….
I guess its time for another heart felt apology to the Administrative Staff and the readers and followers of Hoopieworld. I signed on to write a “weekly” or as close to weekly as possible...
New Contributing Editor
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank You for stopping by to read my first post here at Hoopieworld.com. I hope everyone takes the opportunity to read the information discussed here and pass it on to your...
Out of Area Headlines
Blaze at New York Fire Hall Damages Engine and Other VehiclesCAMBRIA, N.Y. – Cambria Fire Chief Dale Heiser could hardly believe it when he heard the call come over his scanner. About 1...
Fake Hydrant Frustrates West Virginia FirefightersLink to Video and Original Article DAVIS CREEK, W.Va. – In an emergency every second counts, but valuable time was wasted Tuesday...
Albany Firefighters Banned From Working With Community Fire UnitsAlbany, NY – City firefighters have been banned by their union from working as volunteers in communities where they live. The...
Inaugural Response: An Inside LookWASHINGTON, D.C. – The phone rings constantly these days in District of Columbia Fire Chief Dennis Rubin’s office. There...
Motley Crue’s Favorite Strip Club Up In Ashes.California – A fire on Thursday burned through the roof of The Body Shop, a landmark West Hollywood strip club mentioned in...
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