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RHC NEWS & EVENTS

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AUTO TAKE ON A DEER

6/27/09 - At 12:52 Squad 3, E3-1 and A3-8 were alerted to 8400 Molly Pitcher Highway for an accident - auto vs. deer. Personnel secured the scene and assisted EMS with removal of one patient for transport to Chambesburg Hospital. Units were able to go available quickly thanks to the scene clearing  efforts of PSP.

ASSIST TO FULTON COUNTY - CANCELLED ENROUTE

6/25/09 - At 17:02 Squad 3 responded to assist Fulton County Co. 56 with a dwelling fire - 408 Knobsville Road; cancelled enroute.

JR MEMBER TRAINING

6/25/09 - Junior Training Night this week covered hose line operations, with plenty of opportunity for hands-on evolutions.

TWO MVA'S

6/24/09 - Co. 3 responded at 00:17 to Interstate 81 at milemarker 12 in Washington County, assisting WC Co. 13 with an auto accident. Units placed in service while on scene and responding.

RHC was alerted at 15:18 for an auto accident on South Rabbit Road. Personnel located the incident on Hill Road at Letzburg. Crews handled a fluid spill and secured the vehicle while EMS obtained transport refusals.

SAFETY SUMMIT IN HALFWAY, MD

6/23/09 - E3-2 participated in a static display of apparatus safety upgrades during the Safety Summit, held for fire service leaders at Washington County Station 26.

BUSY AFTERNOON

6/22/09 - At 11:54 Co. 3 was alerted for an auto accident at 786 Leitersburg Road. Crews found a single vehicle that had struck several trees resting in the westbound lane wit the occupant self-extricated. After securing the vehicle and obtaining transport refusals, units cleared in about 25 minutes.

At 14:50 RHC and WC Co. 13 were dispatched to Interstate 81, southbound in the area of milemarker 4 for an auto accident with possible entrapment. Personnel arrived to an SUV off the roadway into trees and five entrapments. Crews stabilized and secured the vehicle and began extrication. With occupant removal completed in about 30 minutes, EMS transported four to Washington County Hospital by ground and flew one to the Trauma Center. Incident was cleared in under an hour.
Responders: (in addition to Co. 3) WC E131, WC RE272, A8-8, A8-9, A2-8, WC M752, M203, M201, Stat Medevac 12.

At 15:33 WC E131 covered a residential fire alarm at 78 Orchard Circle. Checking the building, a faulty detector was located.

Ending the afternoon at 15:39 with E3-2, WC RE272, A8-8 responding for a reported auto accident to the rear of 141 Apple Drive. GPD on scene cancelled the units.

SUV ON FIRE WITH EXPOSURE PROBLEMS

6/20/09 - Co. 3 was alerted at 19:56 for an auto fire, 128 E. Madison Street. Arriving responders reported heavy fire in an SUV passenger compartment. Due to fire volume and exposures less than ten feet away, the assignment was upgraded to the structure box. Personnel began suppression operations, while others accessed the garage and dwelling off Church Lane for extension checks. With quick fire knockdown and no extension, all units except Co. 3 and ET-8 were returned. Ventilation was completed and the scene cleared in about 40 minutes.
Responders: E3-1, E3-2, Squad 3, A3-7. Duty 3, ET-8, E2-2, WC TK 27, and WC RS 13.

TWO MORNING RUNS

6/20/09 - At 04:34 ET-3 responded to assist Co. 4 with smoke in the building - 11055 Buchanan Trail East, Washington Township. Cancelled enroute.

At 08:03 Co. 3 was alerted for a residential fire alarm, 13875 Worleytown Road; cancelled enroute.

ASSIST TO WASHINGTON COUNTY

6/19/09 - Squad 3, E3-2,and A3-7 responded at 23:22 to mile marker 11 of Interstate 81 in Washington County, to assist WC Co. 13 with an auto accident. MSP on-scene reported no services needed and units went available.

COVERING THE MONT ALTO CARNIVAL

6/15/09 - At 16:42 E3-1 transferred to Co. 5 (Mont Alto) to cover their area during the Carnival.

ATV AND MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT

6/14/09 - Co. 3 responded to 2206 Buchanan Trail West at 16:31 for an ATV accident. After arriving on scene - a lenghty distance from the roadway on an ATV path - personnel packaged the patient for transport by ground.

At 18:19 RHC was alerted for a motorcycle accident at 15400 Williamsport Pike. After checking the area with nothing found, a passer-by informed responders the incident was in the 2100 block of Mason-Dixon Road. Personnel arrived to a single rider on the roadway shoulder and the vehicle off the road. After securing the scene, crews worked with  EMS and then packaged the patient for transport to Washington County Hospital. The scene was cleared in about 20 minutes.

STORM DAMAGE

6/13/09 - At 18:16 E3-2 was out for a tree in wires - area of 57 W. Madison Street. During a sudden and isolated storm, a tree dropped across all travel lanes and contacted cable, telephone and electric lines- causing an outage. Apparatus cleared in about 10 minutes, while Fire Police and Borough personnel stayed to secure the scene until the utility companies arrived.

CONTROLLED BURN

6/12/09 - At 21:18 Brush 3, E3-2 and Duty 3 responded for an outside investigation in the 300 block of East Avenue, State Line. Personnel located a supervised burn at 487 East Avenue and returned the units.

MVA & AFA

6/9/09 - RHC responded to 545 E. Baltimore Street at 13:36 for an auto accident. Locating a single vehicle off the roadway, personnel assisted EMS with packaging one patient for transport before clearing in 20 minutes.

At 15:04 E3-2 responded for an automatic residential fire alarm - 1157 Webling Circle. With no visible problems noted upon FD arrival, crews checked the building with the thermal image camera and went in service in about 10 minutes.

TWO MVA'S FOR THE EVENING

6/7/09 - At 17:00 Co. 3 and WC 13 responded to Interstate 81, south of Exit 3/southbound for a vehicle accident. Personnel located a recreational vehicle that crossed from the northbound lane to the southbound side with two occupants still inside. After securing the scene, crews used the now open windshield for access and removed the patients by the same route. The scene was cleared in about 60 minutes.

Co. 3 was alerted at 18:49 for a motorcycle accident in the area of 3037 Sportsman Road. Prior to emergency services arrival, the operator took refuge in a near-by residence and refused all attempts at interaction. Units were cancelled enroute.

"OPERATION GOD BLESS AMERICA"

6/7/09 - While Fire Police staffed the intersections throughout Greencastle and emergency vehicles were staged to respond, personnel at Co. 3 paid their respects to those participating in the annual "Operation God Bless America", a motorcycle fundraiser for the Martinsburg, WV Veterans Administration hospital, as it passed by the station.

SUV WELL OFF

6/5/09 - RHC responded at 10:21 for an auto fire, 13790 Molly Pitcher Highway. Finding an SUV well involved with an exposure problem, personnel extinguished the vehicle and began extension checks in the near-by mobile home. After overhaul and checks were completed, units were available in about 30 minutes.

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