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RECENT
NEWS & EVENTS
ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
March 29th-
Tonight members of Company 14 their families gathered for the
annual awards banquet held at the Ladies Auxiliary Building on
Main Street. The crowd was treated to a great meal that was
followed by State Representative Mike Fleck, who was the guest
speaker. Following Rep. Fleck, awards were presented to members
of the company by various officers. The following is a
list of the winners.
Firefighter of The Year- Scott
Yohn
Fire Chief's Award- Davey
McMullen
First Responder of The Year-
Philip Miller
President's Award- Harold Shaw
Ladies Auxiliary Award- Betty Covert
Top responder- Ron Shehan Jr.
Top Training Hours - Ryan Robinson
BRUSH FIRE LEADS TO GARAGE
FIRE IN FIRST DUE AREA
March 17th-
Units from Shade Gap were dispatched at 17:33 hours to Locke
Road in Dublin Township for what was initially a brush fire
threatening a structure. Chief 14 arrived on the scene and
advised that the fire had spread and now had a fully involved
garage fire. Crews arrived and began to attack the fire and
protect a dwelling next to the garage. After the fire was
knocked down, firefighters began overhaul and put a blanket of
foam down on the smoldering remains of the garage. Company 14
was assisted on the scene by crews from Company 9 (Orbisonia-Rockhill),
Franklin County Companies 12 (Fannett-Metal), 21 (Metal
Township), Fulton County Company 57 (Hustontown), and Franklin
County Company 11 (Pleasant Hall) transferred to Company 14.
Units returned to service at 20:45 hours.
(Thanks to Keith Price from Metal Township for the pictures)
HOAGIE SEASON COMES TO A
CLOSE
March 15th-
Today marked the end of the annual hoagie sales at Company 14.
Since early January dedicated volunteers have made thousands of
hoagies and ham sandwiches every Friday and Saturday for happy
customers. Also held in conjunction with the hoagie sales was a
bake sale and the return of the bean soup sale which took a year
off last year but returned this year. This years hoagie sale
were a great success and the members of Company 14 would like to
thank all of those who helped at the sales and those who bought
the hoagies and ham sandwiches throughout the season, without
your help and support we couldn't have done it.
MVA ON COVERED BRIDGE ROAD
March 8th-
Company 14 was dispatched at 03:05 hours to Covered Bridge Road
in Cromwell Township to assist Company 9 (Orbisonia-Rockhill) on
a MVA. Special Unit 14 arrived and found a single vehicle into a
tree with the driver self extricated. The crew from 14 assisted
Ambulance Company 900 with patient care and loading into the
ambulance and returned to service at 04:50 hours.
CHIMNEY FIRE IN THE FIRST
DUE
February 26th-
At 13:52 hours, Huntingdon County dispatched Company 14 to Mills
Hill road in Dublin township for a chimney fire. Deputy Chief 14
arrived and found a working chimney fire with smoke conditions
in the home, and also requested two additional engines for
manpower to the scene. Engine-tanker 14 arrived and went to work
cleaning the chimney and checking for extension while Franklin
County Engine 12-2 and Engine 21-2, helped to clear the smoke
from the home. After no extension was found and a check with a
CO meter showed no high levels in the home, the crews returned
to service at 15:17 hours.
CO CALL IN THE BOROUGH,
THEN A HOUSE FIRE
February 8th-
This evening would be a long and busy one for Shade Gap
firefighters. At 21:28 hours, Company 14 was dispatched to Main
Street in the Borough of Shade Gap for a CO detector sounding.
ER-14 arrived and checked the home with the portable CO monitor,
finding no unusual levels in the home. The crew checked the unit
in the home and replaced the batteries in the unit for the
homeowner. Chief 14 placed ER-14 in service at 21:57 hours.
Then, at 22:45 hours, Huntingdon County dispatched ET-14 to
Christoff Ave. in Shirley Township, to assist on a dwelling
fire. First due Company 7 (Mount Union) arrived and found a
working fire and put a quick knock on it. Engine-Tanker 14
arrived and sent manpower to the staging area in front of the
home, while ET-14 helped in the water supply. After being in the
staging area, the crew went to work helping roll hose and
cleaning up on the scene. ET-14 returned to service at 01:06
hours.
MVA ON ROUTE 522
January 27th-
Huntingdon County dispatched units at 02:21 hours to the
intersection of Main Street and Croghans Pike for an MVA.
Company 14 units arrived and found a single vehicle into the
guardrails with no pt. found. The crews set up traffic control
and searched the area for a victim, finding none. Units from 14
remained on scene to assist PSP and went back in service at
04:05 hours. Chief 14 had the command.
ENGINE-TANKER ON MOBILE
HOME FIRE
January 23rd-
At 14:41 hours, Engine-Tanker 14 was dispatched to Metal
Township in Franklin County, for a mobile home fire. First due
Metal Township (Franklin County Co. 21) arrived with a working
fire. ET-14 arrived on scene and was told to stage, after the
fire was knocked down, Franklin County Chief 12 asked if ET-14
if they could cover for Fannett-Metal units that were committed
on the scene. Engine-Tanker 14 then stood by for Fannett-Metal
on the scene until being placed in service, ET-14 returned to
service at 15:50 hours.
FIREFIGHTERS NIGHT OUT
January 19th-
After nearly a year of planning since the last night out in
February 2007, a gang of firefighters and their families headed
back to Altoona for a night out. This time the gang went to
Jethro's for a meal, story telling and a lot of fun. The group
consisted of firefighters from Shade Gap, Three Springs, and
Robertsdale, Wood, and Broad Top Fire Companies, and their
families. Since last years trip to the Olive Garden included an
early birthday for Shade Gap Deputy Chief Davey McMullen, this
year he was able to get some revenge and the group celebrated an
early birthday for Three Springs Fire Chief Dave Grace, although
he didn't get a song and dance from the waiters like he should
have. The group had a great time and even got "kicked out" of
the restaurant, actually we were asked nicely to leave because
they had to prepare for another group that was coming in.
Overall the evening was a lot of fun for everyone and the plan
is to have another one in either April or May. Hopefully, we'll
be able to get some pictures on here in the near future of the
gang.
DUBLIN TOWNSHIP MVA
January 4th-
Company 14 was dispatched at 21:26 hours to the intersection of
Rt. 641 and Rt. 522 for an MVA. Chief 14 arrived finding one
vehicle off the roadway with both occupants self extricated.
SU-14 arrived and set up traffic control while an ambulance from
Company 900 (Orbisonia-Rockhill) took care of obtaining refusals
from the occupants. This intersection has been the scene of many
calls over the years and 2008 got started right away with one
there. Company 14 went available at 23:11 hours.
FIRST CALL OF THE YEAR IS A
WORKING FIRE
January 2nd-
At 21:02 hours, Huntingdon County dispatched units to
Cedar Road in Springfield Township for a dwelling fire.
Engine-Tanker 14 was alerted to assist, first due Three Springs,
Company12 arrived to find a working fire. The crew from Shade
Gap arrived and went to work, part of the crew helped with fire
attack while ET-14 joined in a tanker shuttle hauling two loads
of water to the scene. After the fire was out, crews were able
to go available, ET-14 returned to service at 00:34 hours.
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