| July 4th House Fire |
| Thu. Jul 8th 2010 |
In the early morning hours of July 4th Rostraver Township crews were called to 317 Crest Avenue for a reported house fire. Station 105 had been called to the area for a report of smoke in the area and upon his arrival Assistant 105-2 found a working fire at that location. Engine&nbs...
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| MVA with Entrapment |
| Sat. May 29th 2010 |
On May 28, 2010 crews from 82 (West Newton), 103 (Collinsburg), and 107 (Turkeytown) were called to a MVA with possible entrapment, on West Main Street in West Newton. The WN police department arrived on scene and confirmed entrapment which prompted Chief 82 to request Rescue 11 (Sutersville) ...
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| Basement Fire Assisting West Newton |
| Sun. May 9th 2010 |
At 18:10 on Thursday, April 29th crews were called to 323 North 4th Street in West Newton for reported smoke in a structure. Upon his arrival Assistant 82 (Sanner) reported a working house fire. A combined crew of FFs from 82, 103 and 105 pulled two lines off of 82 Squrt and began an int...
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| High Winds Damage West Newton Church |
| Mon. May 3rd 2010 |
On the afternoon of April 16, 2010 storms with high winds rolled through Western Pennsylvania bringing extensive damage to buildings, utility poles, and trees. Winds in excess of 85 m.p.h. were measured that day in the area. Shortly after the storm began crews from West Newton VFC ...
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| Forestry Crew responds to Loyalhanna Township |
| Mon. Apr 5th 2010 |
On Saturday April 3rd Station 59 (Slickville) was called to a woods fire at 161 Winetown Road in Loyalhanna Township. At 16:55 the Forestry response units from both Collinsburg and Smithton were requested to the scene. Both companies responded with their 6 X 6 Brush Units along with a sq...
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| RIT and Tanker 103 Assist on Commercial Fire |
| Sat. Feb 13th 2010 |
The early morning hours of February 9th brought crews to Geiger's Auto Repair in the Herminie section of Sewickley Township. Upon his arrival on scene Chief 15 requested RIT 103 and a tanker alarm that brought Tanker 103. RIT assisted command with the accountability of the num...
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| Snow Keeps Volunteers Busy |
| Fri. Feb 12th 2010 |
The weekend of February 5th brought record snowfall to the local region and along with it a record number of calls for the members of the Collinsburg Volunteer Fire Company. In just four days the volunteers ran a total of 90 calls. These included numerous wires and trees down, publ...
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| Two Airlifted from West Newton Accident |
| Thu. Jan 28th 2010 |
On Tuesday January 26 fire crews from West Newton, Collinsburg and Turkeytown were alerted to a vehicle accident with injuries in front of 207 North Water Street in West Newton. Assistant 103 arrived on scene and was advised by West Newton PD that a vehicle had hit a parked car on the str...
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| Commercial Structure Fire |
| Tue. Nov 17th 2009 |
On November 11th at 21:17 crews were alerted for a structure fire at the Tri-County Plaza in Rostraver Township. Initial calls reported fire coming from a steel door in the plaza and a working fire was quickly confirmed by Rostraver P.D. on scene. This information prompted Chief 105 to a...
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| Accident with Entrapment |
| Sun. Oct 18th 2009 |
On October 14th just past 21:00 hours Station 103 along with Rescue 105 were alerted for a vehicle accident on Route 201 at Pollock Run Road in Rostraver Township. An updated call reported a patient entrapped which added Rescue 82 to the alarm. Chief 105 arrived on scene first and report...
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On May 28, 2010 crews
from 82 (West Newton),
103 (Collinsburg), and
107 (Turkeytown) were
called to a MVA with
possible entra...
At 18:10 on Thursday,
April 29th crews were
called to 323 North 4th
Street in West Newton for
reported smoke in a
structure.&...
