| Rostraver Township House Fire |
| Tue. Sep 20th 2011 |
At 01:37 crews from Station 105 (Rostraver Central) were called to 715 Farmbrook Road for a reported house fire. Stations 17 (Smithton), 31 (Rostraver #1) and 103 (Collinsburg) completed the alarm assignment. Assistant 105-2 arrived on scene first and reported fire showing from the A-D c...
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| Water Rescue Crews Help Residents Near Philadelphia |
| Mon. Sep 19th 2011 |
Collinsburg's Swift Water Rescue teams near Philadelphia providing service for Hurricaine Irene. Video by WPXI Channel 11 news, Pittsburgh PA. Follow this link on the next page. http://www.wpxi.com/video/29005828/index.html...
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| Swiftwater Team Evacuates Dozens |
| Fri. Sep 9th 2011 |
After a brief two hour break the morning of September 8th the CVFC Swiftwater Team was assigned a staging area in Middletown, PA at the Middletown Fire Department. Quickly the team was put into action and responded to a local mobile home park that where residents were in danger...
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| Swiftwater Team Has Busy Night |
| Thu. Sep 8th 2011 |
The CVFC Swiftwater Team has been staged at the Colonial Park VFC near Harrisburg since the evening of September 7th. Overnight crews responded to three incidents in the area, two of which required technicians to go to work. The first call was a vehicle into a flooded roadway with one fe...
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| Swiftwater Team 103 Heads East Again |
| Wed. Sep 7th 2011 |
This afternoon at 13:00 hours Swiftwater team members from Station 103 pulled out and headed east for the second time in just over a week. The already swollen rivers and streams due to Hurricane Irene and the current severe weather system has prompted PEMA to call out available ...
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| Hurricane Irene keeps Swiftwater Team Busy |
| Sun. Aug 28th 2011 |
Collinsburg VFC Swiftwater Team was assigned the first shift of the night as a part of the task force assigned to the Montgomery County Fire Academy. Several incident required the team to prepare for deployment and stand by at various locations in the suburban Philadelphia area. At one p...
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| Swiftwater Team to Respond to Montgomery County ahead of Irene |
| Sat. Aug 27th 2011 |
While the team was in holding at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex orders were given at 15:30 hours for the Collinsburg Swiftwater Rescue Team to join other Region 13 teams and make up the task fore that will respond to Montgomery County Pennsylvania. Teams were given their orders to prepa...
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| Swiftwater Team Prepares for Hurricane Deployment |
| Fri. Aug 26th 2011 |
Technicians for the Collinsburg VFC Swiftwater Rescue Team met with Chief Koricich this evening at 19:00 hours for a briefing on a deployment that will take place Saturday morning to the eastern part of the Commonwealth. See KDKA TV announcement here: http://pittsburgh.c...
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| Swiftwater Team Extracts 10 from Flash Flooding |
| Mon. Jul 25th 2011 |
At 13:39 hours Chief 31 (Rostraver #1) received a report of flooding on Elks Place in Rostraver Township with people trapped by the water. Upon his receiving the report he requested the Swiftwater Rescue Team out of Station 103. Squad 103 responded pulling both inflatable boats and Servi...
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| Station 103 Assists in Search Detail |
| Sun. Jul 24th 2011 |
At 00:16 hours Gator 103 was requested into the Scott Haven section of Sewickley Township by Station 16 (Lowber) to assist with a search detail. Station 103 personnel responded in both Squad 103 with the Polaris 6 X 6 in tow and Service 103. Once on scene personnel on Gator 103 sear...
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