On November 29, 2011 at 21:43, Company 8 was alerted to a motor vehicle accident at College Avenue and Main Street in Pleasant Gap. Chief 800 (G. Royer) arrived on scene and reported that there two vehicles on the roadway and no entrapment. Rescue 818 and Engine/Rescue 814 responded and assisted EMS in packaging four patients for transport to Mount Nittany Medical Center. Fire Police also assisted in traffic control through this intersection until the vehicles were cleared. Units on the box were Rescue 818, Engine/Rescue 814, Ambulances 850, 852 and 2653 as well as Medic 2448. All units cleared the scene within 45 minutes.
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19-Nov-2011
Hazmat incident at Restek
On November 19, 2011 at approximately 1245 hours, Pleasant Gap Fire Company was alerted to assist Bellefonte Fire Department at a hazardous materials incident at Restek, 110 Benner Circle in Benner Township. Rescue 818 assisted the Hazmat team with staffing, donning and the entry corridor, as well as supplied air refill for SCBA cylinders.
Units on the box were Rescue 818, Engines 111 and 114, Ambulance 26 and Hazmat 2029. Units operated on scene for just under three hours.
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Specialized Rescue in the Village of Peru
At approximately 1850 hours on November 18, 2011, Pleasant Gap Fire Company was alerted to assist EMS with a specialized rescue to the rear of a residence on West College Avenue in the Village of Peru (Benner Township). A woman had fallen down a steep embankment while walking her dog.
Rescue 818 responded with a crew of eight, set up lighting and a haul system. Firefighters from the rescue assisted in packaging the patient on a backboard and then into the stokes basket. Firefighters brought the patient up to the top of the embankment and transferred her to the ambulance litter.
On the box were Rescue 818, Ambulance 852. Chief 802 (T. Royer) had the command. Crews operated on scene for just under an hour.
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