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RIT CALL - McKEES ROCKS
5/8/07 - AROUND 1800 HRS COUNTY 911 DISPATCHED McKEES ROCKS VFD TO A TOWNHOUSE FIRE ON GRAY AVE.
UNITS ARRIVED TO FIND A TOWNHOUSE WITH EXPOSURES TO EITHER SIDE. COMMAND QUICKLY
REQUESTED THE 2ND AND 3RD ALARMS WHICH BROUGHT THE RIT TEAMS FROM EMSWORTH AND
BEN AVON TO THE SCENE. RESCUE 3 RESPONDED WITH 8 VOLUNTEERS, AND REMAINED ONSCENE FOR
ABOUT 2 HOURS WHILE THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND OVERHAUL COMPLETED.
BELOW PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVE NOVAK - WWW.911PHOTOS.SMUGMUG.COM
RESCUE 3 RESPONSE VIDEO
R.I.T 2 TRAINING
DURING FEBRUARY AND MARCH, FIVE MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED R.I.T 2 CLASS HOSTED BY
THE OHIO TWP VFD. TRAINING TOOK PLACE IN 2 ACQUIRED STRUCTURES ON CAMP HORNE ROAD.
DURING THE 16 HOUR CLASS, MEMBERS LEARNED NUMEROUS TECHNIQUES TO RESCUE DOWNED FIREFIGHTERS.
MEMBERS ATTENDING - CAPTAIN SCHMIGEL, LT. GILMORE, LT. METZ, FF CRAIG, FF A. ERWIN
VEHICLE CRASH - OHIO RIVER BLVD
1/31/07 - VOLUNTEERS FROM EMSWORTH AND BEN AVON WERE DISPATCHED TO OHIO RIVER BLVD
NEAR B.P FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH WITH HAZARDS. RESCUE 3 RESPONDED
WITH 7 VOLUNTEERS. UNITS ARRIVED TO FIND A HEAD ON CRASH WITH FLUIDS
ON THE ROADWAY AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVERS. CREWS CLEANED UP
OIL AND DEBRIS FROM THE ROADWAY AND CLEARED THE SCENE IN TWENTY MINUTES.
CAPTAIN SCHMIGEL HAD THE RT 65 COMMAND.
LOST TRUCK DRIVER = DIESEL FUEL SPILL
1/31/07 - AT 11:00 HRS FIREMEN FROM EMSWORTH AND BEN AVON WERE DISPATCHED TO THE
REAR OF MAGGIE'S LAUNDROMAT ( 8131 OHIO RIVER BLVD ) FOR DIESEL FUEL LEAKING
FROM A RUPTURED SADDLE TANK ON A TRACTOR TRAILER. ASSISTANT CHIEF FISHER
ARRIVED TO FIND APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. CREWS SPREAD
SIX BAGS OF OIL DRY TO ABSORB THE FUEL. THE CREW ALSO PROVIDED A QUICK DRIVERS
TRAINING COURSE TO THE LOST TRUCKER. EMSWORTH D.P.W ALSO PROVIDED ASSISTANCE
AND UNITS CLEARED THE SCENE AROUND 11:45. ASSISTANT CHIEF FISHER HAD THE COMMAND.
R.I.T RESPONSE - STOWE HOUSE FIRE
12/4/06 - AROUND 09:00 HRS, COUNTY 911 DISPATCHED STOWE FIRE TO A STRUCTURE
FIRE AT 1207 WOODWARD AVE. WITH NUMEROUS CALLERS REPORTING
A WORKING FIRE, THE 2ND ALARM WAS TRANSMITTED, BRINGING THE RIT TEAMS FROM
EMSWORTH AND BEN AVON. 148R3 ARRIVED AT 12TH AND WOODWARD AND STAGED.
WITH HEAVY FIRE SHOWING, DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS, AND LOW WATER PRESSURE, COMMAND
HAD RESCUE 3 PUMP THE HYDRANT TO SUPPLY 276 ENGINE. AFTER 3 HOURS OF R.I.T
AND WATER SUPPLY OPERATIONS ( WHICH INCLUDED A BLOWN HYDRANT AND SOME ICE SKATING )
148 R3 CLEARED THE SCENE.
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