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November 2009
| Air Bag Training |
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November 7, 2009-
Members participated in an interesting in-house high
pressure air bag drill on Thursday evening. Basic high
pressure air bag procedures were reviewed. The review was
followed by a unique hands-on drill requiring members to
work as a team and raise a ladder prop approximately 16
inches from the ground while ensuring proper cribbing and
stabilization. The complexity of the drill was enhanced by
adding a full cup of water to the center of the prop.
Members completed the task successfully without spilling a
drop!
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(Photos Courtesy of Jeff Coombe)
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| Veterans Day Parade |
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November 8, 2009-
Members participated in Shippensburg's Annual Veterans Day
Parade to honor our men and women who are serving and have
served in this country's armed forces. Our thoughts
and prayers are with everyone of our service men and women.
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(Photo Courtesy of Kevin Nehf)
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| Vehicle Accident on Roxbury Rd |
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November 8, 2009-
Engine and Rescue Squad 15 along with EMS responded on this
single
vehicle accident in the area of 2131 Roxbury Rd. Units arrived to find
one auto off the roadway with no entrapment. EMS
attended to the injuries while WEFR's crew assisted and
checked for hazards. Company 15 returned
to service.
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(Photos Courtesy of Denny Clopper)
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| House Well Off in Letterkenny Twp. |
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November 9, 2009-
Just after 1530 hrs, The 11-02 box was sounded for a house
on fire at 8159 Upper Strasburg Rd in Letterkenny township.
Engine 15-1 and 15-2 responded on the box and E11-2 advised
all units of a working fire, upon dispatch. E11-2
arrived and advised they had a 1 1/2 story woodframe single
family dwelling with heavy fire showing. An interior
attack was immediately initiated by E11-2's crew and Command
11 was established. E13-2 arrived a short time later
and advanced a back-up line to assist with fire
extinguishment. Within minutes, Command 11 ordered
everyone to evacuate the structure due to the heavy fire
load. Engine company 15's crew assisted with
extinguishment and overhaul while E15-1's wagon driver
established a fill site at a local pond. Once the bulk
of the fire was knocked down, crews once again went inside
to mop up hot spots and overhaul. E15-1 and 15-2
returned to service several hours later after being released
by Command 11. This finished out a busy day for the
crew's from WEFR including the auto accident below, an AFA,
& an oven fire.
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(Photos Courtesy of Denny Clopper)
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| Two Tractor Trailers Collide on
the "I" |
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November 11, 2009-
At 0528 hrs., Engine Co. 15 and Rescue Squad 15 were
dispatched to Interstate 81, southbound, mile mark 21 for an
auto accident involving a tractor trailer. Rescue
Squad 15 arrived to find two tractor trailers blocking one
lane of travel in the area of exit 20, southbound. One
tractor trailer had hit another tractor trailer, who was
parked on the side of the road. The engine company
arrived and pulled a handline to protect the crew of Squad
15 and Squad 7 as they handled a diesel spill. EMS
handled patient care. One driver was transported to a
local hospital for minor injuries. Company 15 returned
to service a short time later.
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(Photos Courtesy of Tyler Sherman)
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| Dickens Day Parade |
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November 20, 2009-
Members and their families participated in Shippensburg's Annual
Dickens Day
Parade to welcome Santa Clause to town for the Christmas
Season.
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(Photo Courtesy of Denny Clopper)
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| Ropes I Training Weekend. |
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November 21, 2009-
On November 21st and 22nd, the West End Fire & Rescue
Company hosted a Rope 1 course. Members from West End, East
Waterford, Thompsontown, and Saxton participated. Personnel
spent both days at the Shippensburg University Steam Plant
practicing basic rappelling, tie offs, and self rescue.
Special thanks to instructors Mark Keller and Bob "Ziggy"
Seager, and the SU Steam Plant staff for providing our
"playground".
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(Photos Courtesy of DFC Mark Cleck)
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| SFD Receives Award for Master
Fire Plan |
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Shippensburg Area
Emergency Services and Local Governments Receive
Chandler
Associates Municipal Cooperation Award
Shippensburg,
Pennsylvania- November 24, 2009 – On November 23, 2009 several Shippensburg
emergency services organizations and local government
entities were honored with the
Chandler Associates
Municipal Cooperation Award at the annual Pennsylvania Fire
and Emergency Services Institute Banquet.
This award, sponsored by Chandler Associates, a local
non-profit fundraising management group, is “given annually
to honor a municipality that best exemplifies the spirit of
cooperation between local government and emergency service
entities.” The
award was presented to the Shippensburg Master Fire Plan
Committee which consists of representatives from
Shippensburg Borough,
Shippensburg
Township, Southampton
Township-Franklin County, Southampton Township-Cumberland
County, Shippensburg University, Greene Township,
West End Fire and Rescue, Shippensburg Area
EMS, Vigilant Hose Company #1, and The
Cumberland Valley Hose Company.
Shippensburg was
honored for its cooperative efforts to ensure the future of
the volunteer fire service in the Shippensburg area.
This group has been working diligently for over a
year now towards several collective goals.
Understanding the increasing pressure on volunteer
companies to fundraise and a decrease in volunteers, this
group has put in place plans to consolidate financial
resources, standardize training and standard operating
guidelines and ease the time and stress on local volunteers,
all while continuing to provide the same progressive and
professional protective services to the community.
Shippensburg was selected for the award by the
Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Services institute out of
several nominees from across the state.
Eleven representatives from the Master Fire Plan
Committee were on hand at the banquet to receive this
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(Article Written By Megan Silverstrim)
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| Small First Due House Fire |
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November 24, 2009-
Just after 1730 hrs, The 15-1 box was sounded for a house
on fire at 1768 Orrstown Rd in Southampton Township. Engine
15-1 and 15-2 responded on the box and Chief 15 arrived
shortly after dispatch and reported he had a 2 story
woodframe, single family dwelling with light smoke showing
from the 2nd floor of side A and D. Command 15 was
established. E15-1 arrived and quickly advanced an
attack line to the 2nd floor to find a small fire in the
bedroom. The fire was quickly knocked down and crews
checked for extension. Overhaul of the contents was
quickly taken care of and the box was scaled back to E15-1,
15-2, Engine Co. 52, & Truck 53. Two patients were
transported by EMS to area hospitals for smoke inhalation.
Units cleared a short time later.
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(Photos Courtesy of Denny Clopper)
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