Congratulations to member Nathan Bertok for passing his FF1 certification practical test over the weekend. We will have to wait 4-6 weeks for the results of his written exam. If he passes the written portion, Nathan will take our total number of FF1 certified members up to 11.
Our station answered 17 calls for the month of July.
Here is a breakdown of call types and mutual aid locations:
Dispatched Call Types:
Building Fire - 6
Motor Vehicle Accident w/no injuries - 2
Power line down - 2
Standby - 2
Motor Vehicle Accident w/injuries - 1
Smoke or odor removal - 1
CO detector activation - 1
Gas Investigation - 1
EMS Assist - 1
Response Districts:
Lincoln Boro - 5
Elizabeth Boro V.F.C. - 4
Duquesne - 2
Blaine Hill VFC - 2
Central Volunteer Fire Company of Elizabeth Township - 2
Volunteer Fireman's Association of Liberty Borough - 1
Vigilant Hose Company #1 Of Port Vue; Station 237 - 1
Our crew members had a busy weekend standing by for Elizabeth Boro V.F.C. at their station while they worked their Riverfest event on Friday and Saturday evenings. We assisted them on a CO call and a train vs vehicle accident while standing by. We also stood by the firework launch site during their fireworks display.
We are proud to have won the trophy for Best Appearing Light Engine for our SOV at their Riverfest parade..
In between the Riverfest details, we also responded to a tree/wires down call on West Smithfield in Lincoln and assisted with a single vehicle accident with injuries that originated on the Elizabeth Twp side of Lovedale.
We would like to thank everyone who attended our car cruise Saturday making the event a great success. We would also like to again thank everyone who donated and sponsored the event.
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Reminder to our members of our monthly meeting tonight at the station, starting at 7:30pm.
One week away, we hope to see everyone there!
Lincoln VFRC 5th Annual Car Cruise
July 15, 2017, 11:00am - July 15, 2017, 4:00pm
Join us at our 5th annual Car Cruise. Entry Fee: $5 to enter car or truck (Free for spectators). Dash Plaques to 1st 100 cars, Top 25 Awards plus best of show. D.J., Chinese auction, food & beverages, air conditioned hall. Cars & Trucks only. Rain Date: 7/22/2017 Contact Person: Ralph Houseman Contact Phone: 412-335-5912 Contact Email: linraldaph@comcast.net or message our Facebook page.
June turned out to be a very busy month for us due to weather related calls and a wide variety of other types of call. We ended the month answering 33 calls. Our yearly call total is currently at 93.
Here were the dispatched call types for June:
Public Service / Flooded Basement - 8
Electrical Wires Down - 6
Hazardous Condition / Tree Down - 6
Structure Fire / Tanker Request - 3
Accident/Unknown Injuries - 2
Hazardous Condition / Flooded Roadway - 2
Physical/Technical Rescue - 1
Standby - 1
Commercial Fire Alarm - 1
CO Detector Activation - 1
Illegal Fire - 1
EMS Assist - 1
Locations of incidents:
Lincoln Borough: 18
Liberty Borough: 12
Dravosburg: 1
Duquesne: 1
Forward Twp: 1
Dog found on Bellbridge.
This little guy was found at Bellbridge soccer field. Please call Lincoln police at 412-751-7155.
Emergency crews in our immediate area had a very busy afternoon and evening yesterday as hard hitting storm moved through the area. Our crews responded to 12 different incidents all involving wires/trees down or flooded basements. A few calls in Lincoln and the rest were assisting Liberty Boro.
Duquesne Light customers in the borough may have intermittent power outages today as they are still fixing lines from yesterday.
Call #062 - 06/10/2017 - 6:39pm - Deer Lane/Dead Man's Hollow Lincoln - Physical Rescue
Our station was dispatched along with Rescue 183 from Volunteer Fireman's Association of Liberty Borough and Rescue 139 from Elizabeth Boro V.F.C. for a hiker that fell down a ravine off Deer Lane in Lincoln and was unable to get out. Rescue 147 from Central Volunteer Fire Company of Elizabeth Township and Rescue 140 from Greenock Vol. Fire Company were also requested by Chief 184 shortly after dispatch.
The patient was quickly located and crews setup a rope system to extricate the patient up a very steep hill. The patient was extricated and transported by Elizabeth Township Area EMS to a local hospital.
Great job by all units on scene.