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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.
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