Digging Out

I would like to apologize for the lack of updates to the site over the past week.  My first due area was heavily hit by the winter storms that rolled through.  I was without power until Tuesday evening and we are still answering storm related calls.

Site updates will resume as soon as possible.  Stay safe out there.

Say What? Hoopie World Now Has Podcasts!

I am very excited to announce Hoopie World has taken the plunge into the podcast world with the first ever Hoopie World podcast.  Listeners can now get a little more of a backstage pass to the site and get information straight from the horse’s mouth so to speak.

Please give it a listen, and please leave feedback in the comments section of this post.  Was it horrible, ok, awesome?  Let me know.

Podcast – Hoopie World Podcast – Episode 1 – 02032010

(Right Click to Save it to Your Computer or Left Click to Listen to It)

Hoopie World Now Easier to View on Mobile Devices

For those of you that haven’t tried yet, Hoopie World is now much more mobile friendly as there is a new layout for when you are viewing the site via an iPhone, Droid, iPod Touch or any other mobile device of your choice.  Its much more organized by articles and dates.

For those of you whom don’t like change, there is still an option on the bottom of the page to switch back to the regular view.

So for those of you with mobile devices, give it a try and let me know if you like it or not.

Springdale Township – Station 274 New Brush/Quick Attack Unit

Pictures were submitted of Springdale Township’s new Brush / Quick Attack truck.  This new apparatus was built locally by RMS Brokers of Pittsburgh.  You can find more information about what they do at www.RMSbrokers.com.

Richland Twp Residential Structure Fire Audio

Here is the fire dispatch and initial operations of a residential structure fire on Dickey Road in Richland Twp on January 14th, 2010.  Click here for the file.  Thanks to Chip Deutsch for the file.

For all of Hoopie World’s audio incidents click here.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all the Hoopies out there.  Sorry its been a while since anything has been added to the site.  Things got busy and just snowballed from there during the late fall, and time was just not available to put towards the site.  I thought I’d give a little update on things.

First, lets do a quick year in review.  The site started slow last year and got rolling again.  At the peak, the site hit an Alexa ranking of around 374,000 in September.  For those of you unfamiliar with Alexa rankings, it is a site that ranks websites for popularity.  The 374,000 indicated that Hoopie World was the 374,000th most popular site in the whole world, which isn’t too bad if you compare that to other firefighting related sites.  We are currently around 600,000, which is expected due to the lack of updates to the site.

Hoopie World is also now on Facebook and has a Twitter account.  Spread the word to your Facebook friends to become a fan and we’ll see how many we can get.  The Twitter account allows us to “Tweet” our news stories and updates to those who follow us on Twitter.

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Tri-State Antique Fire Engine Assoc Meeting

TRI-STATE ANTIQUE FIRE ENGINE ASSOCIATION MEETING.
www.tsafea.org

WHO: ANYONE IN THE FIRE SERVICE OR COLLECTORS OF FIRE EQUIPMENT.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO OWN AN ANTIQUE FIRE ENGINE.  ALL ARE INVITED
COME AND HAVE FUN.

WHERE: OKLAHOMA VOL FIRE DEPARTMENT
171 THORN STREET
OKLAHOMA BORO PA

WHEN: NOVEMBER 15TH, 2009 @ 1 P.M.

CONTACT: MIKE 412-720-3843

6 New Fire Incident Audio Files Added

Sorry for the lack of updates, other business has kept me away from updating the site as frequently as I’d like.

So for you folks that like to listen to recorded audio from incidents around the area, I have a treat for you today.  I have uploaded 6 new fire audio incidents for your listening pleasure.

They include:

• 11/04/2009 – Sewickley Structure Fire
• 11/04/2009 – Ross Twp Residential Structure Fire
• 11/03/2009 – Glen Osborne Fire
• 11/02/2009 – Sharpsburg Fire
• 10/29/2009 – Blawnox High Rise Fire
• 10/13/2009 – West Deer Accident with Entrapment

The files are located on the Fire Audio page.

Fire Audio – Man Found Alive During Overhaul Ops

This is the audio from the October 11th, 2009 Ross Twp fire where a man was found alive after the fire was mostly extinguished.  Initial fire conditions and partial roof collapse prevented firefighters from doing initial searches, however the victim was found asleep once later walkthroughs were being performed.

Here is the link to the audio.

Hoopie World Night is Wednesday, October 7th

I would like to invite everyone to the online Hoopie World night at 8pm eastern on Wednesday, October 7th.  “Hoopie Night” was the idea of one of our regular visitors to have an online meet-n-greet and just hang out for a while.  We are also going to try to break the record for most users online at one time on our forums.

The main meeting place will be in the forums at http://hoopieworld.com/boards.  You don’t have to register to come, however you do need to be registered and login to use the shoutbox/chat feature.  The plan is just to have some running threads and chat about current events, the site, or whatever we feel like it at the moment.  I know the Pens are on, so I’ll be sure to have that on in the background.

I hope to see everyone online there, also there may be some giveaways (Hoopie Tshirts) so spread the word.

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