| John McCain Standby |
| Thu. Sep 11th 2008 |
Team 800 assisted Station 121 (Arnold Palmer Regional Airport) with a airport standby for the John McCain visit. Rescue 800 was at the airport on 2 seperate days to assist 121 covering the standby....
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| Derry Twp. House Fire |
| Thu. Sep 4th 2008 |
Rescue 800 responded as the Rapid Intervention Team for a house fire off of Rt 982 in Derry Twp. Crabtree's (Station 34) Chief Watkins had command of the 1 and a half story house fire that started in the basement area. 1 Team member was treated on scene for minor dehydration as temp...
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| R.I.T. Assist in Mount Pleasant |
| Wed. Sep 3rd 2008 |
Team 800 assisted Station 38 (Mount Pleasant) at a structure fire on E Main St at the station of Mount Pleasant Medic 10. An ambulance caught fire inside the ambulance bay extending to building. Fire contained to ambulance bay. ...
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| R.I.T. Assist in Youngwood |
| Wed. Aug 27th 2008 |
Rescue 800 responded as the R.I.T. for a house fire in Youngwood Boro. Tower 26 arrived 1st due and encountered heavy fire in a 2 story duplex and initiated a defensive strategy. Command called for a roll call after a major collapse of the structure. No injuries reported....
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| RV FUEL SPILL |
| Tue. Jul 29th 2008 |
Team 800 was dispatch to South Main and Huff Ave. for a RV accident, with a fuel spill. The RV was heading into the BP parking lot and hit the tank into the curb causing the fuel spill. Team 800 assisted Station 32 (South Greensburg) in the clean up....
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| Natural Gas Leak |
| Mon. Jun 23rd 2008 |
Team 800 responded to assist Delmont (Station 30) with a natural gas leak. Construction crews hit an unmarked gas line with a trench digger. Team assisted the local fire companies with air monitoring in the area of the leak and in near by houses. Team 800 operated on scene for appr...
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| Lightning strikes Mountain View Inn |
| Fri. Jun 13th 2008 |
Rescue 800 responded as the R.I.T. to the Mountain View Inn for a working fire caused by a lightning strike to the tower area. This is the same area in the inn that had a small fire earlier this year. Team 800 assisted Marguerite (Station 33) on scene with 16 members for nearly 2 hours....
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| "Terminal Stinger" |
| Fri. Jun 6th 2008 |
Team 800 participated in the disaster drill, held every 3 years at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. This year the drill, named Operation Terminal Stinger, was held over a 2 day period, and involved several scenarios, using numerous agencies from all aspects of Public Safety locally, regiona...
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| Train Derailment |
| Sun. May 4th 2008 |
Team 800 responded to its third train derailment of this year today in the town of Reduction, South Huntingdon Twp. Team 800 was requested by Chief 107 for a tank car that was leaking a material. The tanker was not placarded and was listed as a non hazardous material on the trains consis...
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| RIT in Salem Twp |
| Tue. Apr 29th 2008 |
A fire broke out on a rear porch of a double wide trailer in Salem Twp., between Crabtree and New Alexanderia. The fire extended into a peaked roof, that was added on to the original trailer, hampering the extinguishing effort. Team 800 assisted Forbes Road fire department as the R.I.T....
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