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Recent News

Ambulance 70-3 now in service
3/9/10: After months of specing, building, lettering, and equipping, EMSI (our regional Department of Health council) has officially licensed Ambulance 70-3 as an Advanced Life Support ambulance. A70-3 is a 2009 Ford F-450/Lifeline, and is in service and ready for calls.

Rescue Runs a Service Call in the Borough
3/6/10: Shortly after noon on Saturday, 70 Chief came into Station 70 and advised Armstrong that a tree was down on Freeport Road just above the Buffalo Creek Bridge coming into Freeport, blocking half of the left lane, and that there were multiple near-accidents as a result of that. Minutes later Rescue 70 went enroute with 3 volunteers and shut down the left lane of traffic and used the chain saw to remove the tree from the roadway. The Rescue cleared the scene within 15 minutes and returned to service.

EMS Responds to Multi-Vehicle MVC in Buffalo Twp.
3/5/10: At 2136 70 EMS was alerted to assist Sarver VFC Station 36 with a vehicle accident on South Pike Road in Buffalo Twp. at the Route 28 South intersection with one female complaining of chest pain. Ambulance 70-1 responded ALS and upon arriving on scene three additional patients were found and 70 EMS was re-alerted for a second unit. Ambulance 70-2 immediately responded BLS to assist. Rescue 36 arrived on scene and assisted Buffalo and Freeport Police with traffic control and scene clean up while 70-1 and 70-2 assessed the four patients. After the assessments were made all four patients refused treatment and both units returned to service. 

Units on Scene: Rescue 36, Lt. 36-2, 70-1, 70-2, Buffalo Police, Freeport Police

                  Rescue 36 cleans up the scene

Rescue and EMS Alerted for an MVC on Freeport Road
2/26/10: Shortly before 1700 hours, Companies 220, 70, 169, and 70 EMS were dispatched for a vehicle overturned on Freeport Road in the area of Dlubak's Corp.  Ambulance 70-1 (ALS) and Ambulance 70-2 (BLS) went enroute immediately with 4 personnel. Engine 220-1 and 220 Chief arrived on scene within minutes and advised both 70 and 169 Rescues to hold in station, leaving 3 volunteers in Station 70 standing by. 220 EMS Chief eventually cancelled 70 EMS with no injuries and all 70 units returned to service.

Possible Structure Fire- 554 Franklin Street
2/26/10: At 1813 Friday morning Companies 70, 220, 36, and 70 EMS were alerted for a smell of something burning at 554 Franklin Street in Freeport. Ambulance 70-2 (ALS) arrived on scene advising nothing showing from the exterior. Engine 70-2 and 70 Chief responded with 5 personnel and began searching the structure. Engine 220-1 assisted E70-2, and Engine 36 was advised to stand-by in Station 70. The smell was determined to come from smoking wires. Units returned to service after about 20 minutes.

EMS Responds to Two Vehicle Accidents in Harrison Twp.
2/19/10: Late Friday night, Allegheny County Rescue 167 and EMS 110 (Citizens Hose) were dispatched for the MVC with injuries on Route 28 near Exit 16. 70 EMS was requested shortly after to assist, and Ambulance 70-1 responded ALS. After 70-1 was on scene for a few minutes, Rescue 281 (Eureka, back-up for 167) and EMS 110 were alerted for an MVC with injuries on Springhill Road in Harrison Township. Chief 167 advised Allegheny County that 167 Rescue and Medic 70-1 were clearing the call on 28 and would handle the Springhill Road call. 70-1 arrived on scene and transported one patient to Allegheny Valley Hospital.

Engine Co., EMS Run a Vehicle Fire on Route 28
2/17/10: Just after 1530 hours Companies 220, 70, 169 Rescue, and 70 EMS were alerted for the vehicle fire on Route 28 South in South Buffalo Twp. Engine 70-2 and Ambulance 70-1 (ALS) responded with 5 personnel. Engine 70-2 arrived on scene to find Engine 220-1 with the fire knocked down. The crew assisted E220-1 and were released back to service.

MVC- McVille Road in South Buffalo Twp.
2/15/10: At 0739 hours Companies 220, 70, 169 Rescue, and 70 EMS  were dispatched for a vehicle over the embankment in the area of 280 McVille Road in South Buffalo Twp. Shortly after Ambulance 70-1 went enroute, Armstrong 911 advised this was a previous accident and the owner of the car was just waiting for a tow truck and all units returned to service.

EMS Runs Structure Fire in Buffalo Twp.
2/15/10: At 0435 hours, the structure fire assignment was dispatched for 2301 Silverville Road in Buffalo Twp. at Oberg's for a possible structure fire, bringing Companies 36, 27, 169, and 70 EMS. Chief 36 arrived and had Ambulance 70-1 stage in the parking lot. Engine 36 arrived and began searching the structure for the fire while Engine 169 stood by at the hydrant. As more units arrived on scene Chief 36 advised that units can start returning to service with nothing found, and 70-1 returned to service.

Units on Scene: Engine 36, Ladder 36, Chief 36, Engine 27, Engine 169, Rescue 169, Chief 169, Ambulance 70-1

         
              E36, L36, and E27 in front of the structure                            A70-1 stages in the parking lot with R169

Second Fire in 2 Days: Working Structure Fire- 1217 Sarver Road
2/13/10: Shortly before 1400 hours, Armstrong 911 received a call from a neighbor of 1217 Sarver Road in South Buffalo Twp. advising them of smoke in a building with alarms going off at that address. Moments later the first alarm assignment was dispatched, sending Companies 220, 70, 169 and 70 EMS. Engine 220-1 and Ambulance 70-2 (ALS) arrived on scene minutes later with a fully involved structure fire. Engine 70-2 and Rescue 70 responded with 7 volunteers and E70-2 was instructed to draft from a porta-tank and supply E220-1, while the interior crew from E70-2 backed up E220-1 with the initial attack on the fire. Command then requested Companies 27, 281, 250 Tanker, and 130 RIT on the second alarm. Moments after the interior attack began, Chief 220 noticed the roof starting to collapse and had all units evacuate the structure and exterior only operations were started until conditions improved. After the bulk of the fire was knocked down the assignment was held to the first alarm for overhaul. Engine 99-2 provided a stand-by crew in Station 70 until the crews returned to service.

      
                A/D corner after fire was extinguished

Possible Structure Fire- 570 Franklin Street
2/12/10: At 1616 hours Company 70, Company 220, Ladder 36, and 70 EMS were dispatched to the possible structure fire at 570 Franklin Street in the Borough. Able 700 and Ambulance  70-2 arrived on scene advising the fire, which was on a stove, was out and ventilation was needed. Engine 70-2 with a full crew arrived on scene with Engine 220-1 and all units not on scene were cancelled. Crews ventilated and checked for hot spots and cleared the scene within 20 minutes. A full crew was kept in Station 70 throughout the duration of the call.

Units on Scene: Engine 70-2, Engine 220-1, Ambulance 70-2, Able 700

Snow Storm Pounds Northeast Coast
2/7/10: Throughout Friday evening into Saturday morning, one of the largest snow storms in recent history hit the Northeast. Freeport was no exception, getting over 22 inches of snow in 16 hours. The volunteers and EMS staff of Station 70 were kept busy keeping the sidewalks as well as the aprons in front of the garage doors cleared of snow so our trucks could safely be pulled out in case of an emergency. Throughout the entire storm, up to 6 volunteers and 3 EMS staff crewed the station ready for any calls. Thankfully, no calls came in during the main part of the blizzard, with only one EMS call early Saturday afternoon and a service call later in the afternoon that was handled by Squad 70. 

 
         EMT Dan Kline clears snow from the apron

Company 70 Requested to Set up LZ
2/5/10: On Thursday morning, Company 70 was requested to set up a landing zone for Lower Kiski EMS who had a trauma patient from a vehicle accident on Route 356 in Allegheny Twp. Shortly after being dispatched, Armstrong advised that no helicopters were flying due to weather and that the 116 unit was transporting the patient by ground, and Company 70 was put back in service.