| "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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| Lloyd Ave - City of Latrobe |
| Wed. Apr 23rd 2008 |
Rescue 800 responded as the R.I.T. to Lloyd Ave in Latrobe. Crews had to bail out of the second division after a flash over occurred. No injuries occurred. Team 800 was on scene with 25 members for 2 1/2 hours. ...
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| The Hollow Tavern |
| Sat. Feb 23rd 2008 |
Team 800 was dispatched as the RIT for a multi-alarm fire at a historic county bar/restaurant. Most of the counties eastern fire companies battled the large amount of fire, and bitter cold temperatures, through the night, and into the daylight hours. Heavy fire turned away the initial at...
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| House fire assisting Waterford |
| Mon. Feb 11th 2008 |
Rescue 800 was dispatched as the Rapid Intervention Team to Weaver Mill Rd in Ligonier Twp., assisting Waterford. First arriving units found a single story, single family residence well involved. After a brief offensive attack, units switched to a defensive operation. Team 800...
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| Heating oil spill |
| Fri. Feb 1st 2008 |
The team was called to assist Lloydsville with a home heating oil fuel spill. Fuel was found in a small stream that runs to Twin Lakes. A search of the stream found oil down to the lower lake at Twin Lakes. The leak came from an old under ground tank at a private residence on Donoh...
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| Barn Fire |
| Fri. Jan 25th 2008 |
Team 800 was dispatched at 00:18 to Bull Ln in Salem Twp. as the Rapid Intervention Team for a barn fire. Crews battled a fire in a 75 x 200 2 story block barn containing machinery and storage boxes. Crews also on scene battled the bitter cold temperature that was down in the single digi...
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| Natural Gas Leak |
| Wed. Jan 23rd 2008 |
Team 800 was dispatched on an automatic mutual aid assist for a natural gas leak in a residence in the City of Latrobe. City units were able to handle and canceled the team....
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| Car vs. Tractor Trailer, Youngwood |
| Fri. Jan 18th 2008 |
Team 800 was dispatched to assist Youngwood with a tractor trailer that had a saddle tank ripped off due to a vehicle accident. The results of the crash left a significant leak and a large spill of diesel fuel on the roadway. Quick action by Youngwood’s 1st arriving units contained...
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