September 2008
Extrication Drill
9-29-08 |
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Confinement On I-81
Sept 26th -
Sta4 and Co8 responded to Interstate 81 South Bound at MM15 for
the MVA with an unconscious person. Units arrived to find a
passenger car off the road with confinement. SQ41 removed the
driver's door and turned the patient over to EMS. SQ41 and E45
were in service before 12:30pm. |
Photo by Curtis Bryan |
Photo by Curtis Bryan |
Note the location of the batteries on this Le Sabre |
Watch Out For The Wildlife
Sept 23rd -
No animals were harmed in this MVA in the 1200 block of LWW.
SQ41 and E45 found a driver stopped to miss 3 deer but got
tagged by another car. |
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Sights From The 2008 Gun Bash |
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Fighting For Our Freedom
Sept 20th -
Firefighter Troy Bingamen left Saturday morning for another year
long deployment with the National Guard. Troy will spend a few
months in the states before heading to Iraq after Christmas.
Public Opinion Article
Some of those affected by the most recent National Guard call up
and deployment were young families, such as Staff Sgt. Troy
Bingaman, his wife Misty and sons Johnathon, 8, James, 6, and
Jason, 14 months. As Bingaman got ready to board the bus for
Camp Shelby, he gave young James one last hug, urging him to
"take care of your Mom." Misty Bingaman said this was the second
deployment to Iraq she's experienced, so she knew pretty well
what to expect. But she doesn't think her two oldest boys, who
were 4 and 5 when their father was deployed last time, really
remembers his being gone as well. She said Saturday's goodbyes
were not as hard as the goodbyes will be when her husband has to
leave for Iraq after Christmas.
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Cleaning Up
Sept 19th -
Chambersburg Beauty School took time today to beautify Squad 41. |
Cut Job with Company 7
Sept 18th -
E45 responded to assist Co 7 units on the MVA with entrapment.
Units arrived in the 300 block of Ragged Edge Road to find a
pick up vs a passenger car with one pinned. Crews worked to free
the driver of the car by removing the roof, driver's door and
lifting the dash. The patient was air lifted to a trauma center
by Stat 12. E45 returned to service at 9:18am.
Members stayed busy with an AFA at 11:10am, an auto fire at
1:28pm, a pedestrian struck at 6:24pm, a cardiac arrest at
7:21pm and another auto fire at 11:41pm. |
Photo by Denny Clopper |
Photo by Curtis Bryan |
Photo by Sta4.com |
Photo by Sta4.com |
Photo by Sta4.com |
LZ Standby
Sept 12th -
Not long after SQ41 cleared a cardiac arrest, E45 responded to
set up a Landing Zone for Life Lion and Co 11's ambulance at
6:41pm. The patient was injured in a MVA
in the 13,400 block of Forge Hill
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Have You Forgotten?
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How'd They Do That |
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Sept 11th - This MVA in the 200 block of Warmspring Rd
left around 1,000 residents without power until midnight. SQ41
and E43 arrived at 7:15pm to find a passenger left the road
stuck a utility pole shearing it off at the base. The car
managed to miss the next pole but hit the third one in line.
Members found wires torn from a home a quarter mile away. Crews
secured the area before going in service. |
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Sept 10th - SQ41 and E43 on a CO Alarm at 135 North
Ave.
Photo by Denny Clopper |
Sept 10th - SQ41 on the MVA at LWE and Ragged Edge Rd.
Photo by Curtis Bryan |
Box
Alarm and MVA
Sept 3rd -
Station 4 responded to a first due box
alarm and a first due MVA reported with entrapment in 2 minutes.
At 3:39pm, units were alerted for shrubbery on fire next to a
house. Communications switched the box alarm to an operations
channel and immediately dispatched a MVA with entrapment at
3:41pm. E43 had to pass through the MVA enroute to the box.
Members arrived at 93 Hilltop Drive, put a quick knock on the
fire and released units for the MVA. SQ41 found negative
entrapment on the MVA in the 800 block of LWW. |
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