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BACK TO BACK FIRES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY

November 17th & 18th- Company 14 responded to back to back fires in Fannett Township, Franklin County. On the 17th crews were dispatched at 11:15 hrs to Main Street Doylesburg to assist on a dwelling fire. First arriving Engine 12-2 (Fannett-Metal) arrived on scene with a 2 story dwelling with heavy fire on the first floor and heavy smoke from the second. Engine-Tanker 14 arrived and the crew went to work helping with the fire attack, while Engine-Rescue 14 set up a fill site for tankers on Path Valley Road. After a long fire fight, the fire was brought under control and crews from Shade Gap returned to service at 15:24 hrs. The next day at 14:10 hrs. Company 14 was again dispatched to 22270 Path Valley Road in Fannett Township, this time for a barn fire. Crews from Fannett-Metal arrived with a working fire in an Amish barn. Almost with-in sight of the previous days dwelling fire. Engine-Tanker 14 called Chief 12 for assignment and was asked to establish a fill site at the same location that Engine-Rescue 14 had set up the day before. ET-14 arrived and set up the fill site and went on the fill 20 tanker loads of water to tankers from Franklin, Perry, Cumberland, and Juniata Counties. In all Engine-Tanker 14 flowed over 46,000 gallons of water to the tankers.

(Thanks to Christy Peterson from Fannett-Metal for the pictures)

COMPANY 14 RUNS MASS CASUALTY MVA WITH ENTRAPMENT

October 22nd- At 17:55 hrs. Company 14 was dispatched to the intersection of Locke's Valley Road and Croghan's Pike in Cromwell township for an MVA, reported as three vehicles with entrapment. Crews arrived to find 4 vehicles involved, one of them an occupied charter bus. Two patients were entrapped in one vehicle, 7 walking wounded and 36 on the bus unharmed.  Crews extricated the two entrapped people by removing the roof, and popping the drivers side doors. One pt. was flown form a landing zone behind Company 14, the second was transported to J.C. Blair Hospital and was then flown to another hospital by Life Lion. The 7 walking wounded was also taken to J.C. Blair by 4 other ambulances. All the occupants on the bus were checked out by EMS and were all refusals. Company 14 was assisted by Companies 9, 900 (Orbisonia-Rockhill) with 3 BLS units, 700 (Mount Union) with one BLS unit, Medics 5 and 17 from Huntingdon County, Fulton County Company 57 (Hustontown) with one BLS unit, Medic 60, and Franklin County Company 12 (Fannett-Metal) with Engine 12-2 and Ambulance 12-9, Engine 12-2 originally set up the landing zone for STAT MedEvac 13 and was then transferred in to Company 14 after STAT MedEvac 13 lifted off.  Company 14 returned to service at 22:12 hrs, Chief 14 had the command.

(Special thanks from Chief 14 to Christy Peterson from Fannett-Metal for the pictures))

COMPANY 14 HEADS TO BURN BUILDING

October 15th- Today members of Company 14 traveled to the Franklin County burn building to do some live fire training and practice some searches with our thermal imaging cameras. Company 14 was joined by members of Orbisonia-Rockhill, Three Springs, and Fannett-Metal Fire companies, as well as members of the Friendship Fire Company from Chambersburg and Franklin County Air 10.  The crews first did some search evolutions under smoke conditions with our thermal imaging cameras. After completing the searches, the crews then started to attack fires on the second floor of the building, practicing hose line advancement up the stairs. After a short break for lunch the crews went back in and caught some really good fires on the second floor before the building got too hot, so we moved to the first floor and had some really good fires there. The day was fun and everyone involved had a great time and will look forward to another trip back. A special thanks to the Roberstdale, Wood, and Broad Top Fire Company for covering Shade Gap while we were at the burn building, who, actually got to run a call while at Station 14, a transfer to Fulton County 57's station while they were on the scene of a house fire. Also, thanks to Fannett-Metal and Friendship Fire companies for bringing Tanker 12 (FMFD), Engine-Tanker 1 (CFD) and Franklin County Air 10 for the help at the burn building.

123rd ANNUAL SHADE GAP PICNIC

July 30th - August 5th- The time came again for the annual Shade Gap Picnic which was hosted by Company 14. The week started Sunday with a vesper service and a performance by Courtney McMullen. On Monday, things really got started, the annual parade was held which started on Main Street and continued to the picnic grounds behind Company 14. Fire and EMS apparatus from neighboring companies and counties participated in the parade, along with numerous floats and marching groups. Tuesday night, "The Lewis Family" made their annual visit to the stage, along with the "Dively & Shawver Bluegrass Gospel Band". Wednesday night the Little Miss Princess Pageant was held, this year the award went to Cassie Whitsel from Blairs Mills. After the pageant, "Dan & Gala's Musical Variety Show" took the stage. Thursday the "Lykens Valley Bluegrass Boys" performed. On Friday, "The Fabulous Flashbacks" brought the people in. And finally, Saturday was full of activates, beginning with a mini tractor pull sponsored by the Allegheny Tractor Pullers Association, on the stage, "Mountain Therapy"," Remington Ride", and "Joe Bonson & Coffee Run" performed. The week was then capped off by a fireworks display. The whole week we had beautiful weather, although a few nights were muggy, but the crowds still came in. The members of Company 14 would like to thank all those from the community who helped out during the week, and a big THANK YOU to all those who attended the picnic this year and showed your support. Hope to see you all next year!

GIFFORD ROAD MVA

July 29th- At 21:27 hrs. Company 14 was dispatched to Gifford Road in Dublin Township for an MVA. SU-14, ER-14, and Chief 14 arrived to find a single vehicle into a tree with the driver still in vehicle. Crews checked the driver for injuries and started traffic control. Company 14 remained on scene until the arrival of PSP where the driver was turned over to them. Company 14 returned to service at 22:51 hrs.

TRAINING NIGHT AT COMPANY 14

July 22nd- Company level training was held at Company 14 during the evening. Members did some vehicle extrication drills with the Amkus unit. The night started off with a refresher on how to stabilize a vehicle and how to operate the Amkus rescue tools. After that, the crews split up and the more experienced members cut the first car up. A volunteer played the part of a victim for some new EMT's to practice pt. care and packaging. The crew popped all the doors, rolled the roof forward, and did a full lay-down on both sides of the vehicle. After the first evolution was complete, the newer, less experienced members (a.k.a. PROBIES) got a turn at the Amkus tools. With some help by the experienced members, they too popped doors, removed a roof, did two lay-downs, and the did a dashboard lift. Since most of our extrications occur at night, the majority of the drills were done under the lights to provide more realism. A lot of fun was had by those in attendance, but then again, anytime we can take a nice, good car and turn it into scrap (in training) it's always fun.

2006 HUNTINGDON COUNTY CONVENTION

June 18th,22nd,23rd,&24th- Volunteer Firefighters and EMT's from all over Huntingdon County came together for the annual Huntingdon County Firemen's Convention. This year the host company was our neighbors from Company 9, Orbisonia-Rockhill. The festivities started on the 18th with a memorial service. On the 22nd the games began, starting with the EMS games being followed by the County Little Miss Princess Pageant. Friday night the 23rd was the first day of firefighter games. A team from Company 14 participated in the first game, the Search & Rescue/ Quick Attack contest. The team got off to a good start but had a little problem connecting the hose, which cost some time, however, the crew worked together and still completed the course with a good time. Shortly after completing our run in the contest, Company 14 was dispatched for a medical call on Main Street in Shade Gap Boro, some of the members responded to the call and returned to the games afterward. Just as the crew from 14 was getting ready to run in the second game of the night, the Bucket Brigade, Huntingdon County hit our tones again, this time for a tractor fire in Tell Township. After that call was cleared, some members returned back to the games for the rest of the evening. On Saturday some members played in the other two games, the Pumping Contest and the Battle of the Barrell. After the games were over, crews regrouped and came together for the annual parade, followed by the County Queen Pageant. Special Unit 14 was able to bring home the second place trophy for Best Appearing Special Unit. After another fun weekend at the convention, firefighters are already looking forward to next year's convention.

MVA FOLLOWED BY MOTORCYCLE WITH FLY-OUT

May 24th- Company 14 was dispatched at 16:52 hrs. to Neelyton Road, just past Company 14 for an MVA. Crews arrived to find a two vehicle MVA with both drivers out of the vehicles. Crews checked the victims and obtained refusals. While still on the scene of this accident, Huntingdon County Dispatch contacted Chief 14 and advised they received a call for a motorcycle accident on Rt. 522 near Interforest. The crew from 14 responded from the scene of the first accident and arrived within minutes at the motorcycle accident. Crews found a single pt. that had lost control of his bike and went up an embankment along the road and then wrecked. After checking the pt. for injuries, it was determined that he needed to be flown to a local trauma center. STAT MedEvac was put in the air and a crew from 14 set up the landing zone at the scene. The pt. was packaged and then placed in the helicopter. Company 14 was assisted at the scene by Company 9, 900 (Orbisonia-Rockhill), and Fulton County Medic 60. Chief 14 had the command on both calls. Company 14 returned to service at 19:31 hrs.

BUILDING FIRE IN FULTON COUNTY

May 12th- At 04:06 hrs. Engine-Tanker 14 was alerted to assist Fulton County Company 57 (Hustontown) with a building fire on Waterfall Road. ET-14 arrived and initially picked up a 5 inch supply line and gave its water to Engine 257, after emptying its water, Command 57 asked the engine-tanker to set up a fill site behind a local construction company. After setting up the water supply at a pond, Engine-Tanker 14 would go on fill up 17 loads of water to tankers from Fulton, Franklin, Bedford, and Huntingdon Counties. A rough guess of approximately 37,500 gallons of water was supplied by Engine-Tanker 14 to the tankers in the shuttle. After a long morning, the fire was brought under control using an exterior attack by crews on the scene. The engine-tanker returned to service at 10:10 hrs. We hope to be able to get some pictures of the fire for the site, but we can't promise anything.

ATV ACCIDENT WITH FLY-OUT

May 7th- At 15:58 hrs. Special Unit 14 was dispatched along with Ambulance Co. 900 (Orbisonia-Rockhill) and Fulton County Medic 60 to the Ft. Of The Mountain Raceway on Decorum Road, Dublin Township, for an ATV accident. Crews arrived and found the on track EMS crew had the patient packaged and ready for transport, upon further evaluation by EMS, it was decided that the patient needed to be flown. SU-14 responded from the scene to the ball field in Neelyton to set up the landing zone. Within a few minutes, Life Lion was touching down at the LZ and crews did a "Hot Load" into the helicopter. Special Unit 14 returned at 17:14 hrs. and Chief 14 had the LZ Command.

BUSY FIRST WEEK OF MAY FOR COMPANY 14

The first week of may has been a busy week for Company 14, from May 1st through the 6th, crews responded to five calls. the breakdown is, 3 brush/mountain fires, 1 building fire, and 1 lighting assist. Considering we only ran two calls in April, if the rest of the month goes like the first week, May will more than make up for the slow month of April.

May 1st- Engine-Tanker 14 was dispatched to assist Franklin County Company 12 (Fannett-Metal) with a mountain fire on the Timmons Mountain. After ET-14 responded, Franklin County Command 12 requested them to transfer to Company 12. The Engine-Tanker stood by there until being released by Command 12 at 15:25 hrs.

May 4th- At 23:29 hrs. the Engine-Tanker was dispatched to assist on a building fire in Wayne Township, Mifflin County. ET-14 arrived and staged in the area of the scene and then was released by Command 26. While returning from that call, the crew heard Chief 7 (Mount Union) calling for one of his engines to come from the Wayne township fire, to return to the scene of an earlier fire in Allenport, Mount Union's first due area, to provide lighting for the Fire Marshal. Chief 14 made contact with Chief 7 and advised ET-14 was in the area and could help out, Chief 7 told Chief 14 to go ahead and respond. Engine-Tanker 14 arrived and set up scene lighting for the investigators, Engine-Tanker 14 returned to service at 02:52 hrs.

May 5th- Company 14 was alerted at 15:17 hrs. for a woods fire on Pleasant Hill Road in Dublin Township. Company 14 and Chief 14 arrived and found a working fire. Chief 14 requested units from Company 9 (Orbisonia-Rockhill), Company 12 (Three Springs), Franklin County Company 12 (Fannett-Metal), and Fulton County Company 57 (Hustontown) to assist. Crews worked hard to form a line around the fire, and after the line was complete, crews started to mop up and hit hot spots. The fire burned around 4.5 acres of ground. Company 14 returned to service at 19:07 hrs.

(Thanks to Christy Peterson from Fannett-Metal Fire & Ambulance for the pictures)

May 6th- Engine-Tanker 14 was dispatched at 12:04 hrs. to assist Franklin County Company 21 (Metal Township) with a brush fire. The engine-tanker responded but was placed available shortly after.

BUILDING FIRE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY

March 29th- At 13:33 hrs. Engine-Tanker 14 was dispatched to assist Franklin County Company 12 (Fannett-Metal) on a building fire at 20732 Path Valley Road in Fannett Township. ET-14 arrived and shuttled water to the scene.

(Thanks to Christy Peterson from Fannett-Metal Fire & Ambulance for the pictures)

ENGINE-TANKER ASSISTS ON DWELLING FIRE

February 26th- At 14:52 hrs Engine-Tanker 14 was dispatched to 19553 Amberson Road in Fannett Township, Franklin County, to assist on a dwelling fire. Units from Fannett-Metal arrived to find a working fire in a two story dwelling with fire showing. The crew from 14 arrived and initially hooked up a 3 inch line to help supply Metal Township, Engine 21-1, with water until the 5 inch supply line was charged. Once it was charged the engine-tanker stood by to give 21-1 water if the supply line would go down. The remainder of the crew reported to the scene for assignment. Once there they stood by until being asked to make entry to the second floor to look for an access way to the attic, shortly after making entry, Command 12 called for everyone to evacuate the building. Once everyone was accounted for crews regrouped and continued with an exterior attack. After the fire was knocked down, overhaul operations started. Engine-Tanker 14 returned to service at 18:14 hrs.

February 20th- Company 14 was dispatched at 23:21 hrs. to Rt. 35 in Dublin Township, for a MVA, reported to be with rollover, wires down, and possible entrapment. Chief 14 arrived and confirmed one vehicle on its roof with a pole broken off and wires down. The driver was self extricated when units arrived. Company 14 set up traffic control and provided patient care until the arrival of an ambulance from Company 900, Orbisonia-Rockhill. The driver was transported to a local hospital. Company 14 remained on the scene until being released by PSP and returned to service at 00:54 hrs.

Thanks to Christy Peterson from Fannett-Metal Fire & Ambulance for the pictures)

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