Please attend this great cause and make it even better than last year. Although not required, please try to pre-register so that the blood bank knows to bring enough workers.
The date is Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Please click on the below link to view the official flyer:
For the second year in a row, crews were alerted to a structure fire on July 4th in Lincoln Borough. This year, it was on Virginia Drive at approximately 3:30am. Garbage cans and the outside of a house caught on fire and luckily the resident was awoken by the fire and was able to extinguish it with a garden hose prior to fire crews arriving on scene.
Lincoln Engine 184 and Liberty Rescue 183 crews performed overhaul, ventilated, and checked for extension. Elizabeth Twp EMS responded to the scene and Chief 184 had Port Vue Station 237 stand by in their station.
The Allegheny County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.
On Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 Lincoln crews handled two calls. Around 5:30am, Station 184 was alerted for a water condition inside the residence in the 4400 block of Liberty Way. A water line broke inside the residence and caused water damage on the first floor. Engine 184 responded and assisted with water removal using brooms and shop vacs.
Later in the evening, police requested our department for tree removal of a tree that blocked both lanes of Harrison Road. Engine 184 responded with a full crew and cut the tree up and cleaned up the debris.
On May 22nd, 2010, our department took part in a training session held at the Copperweld complex on Allegheny Square in Glassport. Glassport and Allegheny County officials setup multiple training scenarios simulating haz mat and rescue situations. The training was also a great chance for the neighboring departments to familiarize themselves with the complex itself, in case any incident would occur there in the future. Many local departments were there and took part in the training.
During the weekend of May 15th and 16th 2010, members from Lincoln VFRC attended a class at the Pittsburgh International Airport ARFF Training Center. Other companies attending included Crescent Twp, Ohio Twp, Jefferson 885, Imperial, and Wilkins Twp #3. The course was taught by Deputy Chief Brian Colella and assistant instructors Tom Bonura and Brian Nolan from Station 100.
Class members learned about hose relays, drafting, and tanker shuttles. The training included both classroom and practical sessions. Over 3000 feet of 5″ hose was laid on Saturday putting into practice the use of multiple engines for a long relay.
On Sunday, Imperial’s engine drafted from a dry hydrant connected to a pond, and fed Lincoln’s, Ohio Twp’s, Crescent’s, and Jefferson 885’s tankers which dumped their water into dump tanks. Tanker 100 drafted from the dump tank and used deluge guns to simulate a fire incident. During the iterations, the minimum flow was 600 gpm and at times the gpm reached 1500 gpm. The shuttle practical proved that with a proper setup you are able to move big water.
Here are some pictures from the weekend
Thanks to everyone who supported our event.
Update @ 2:25pm - Thing are winding down, we still have some dinners left.
Update @ 1:45pm - We are still open and serving. We have plenty of Stuffed Chicken breasts and Roast Beef available.
Come join us for our annual Mother’s Day Dinner. Sunday, May 9th, 2010. Doors open at noon and we will be here until the food runs out.
Adults $14
Child $7
Choice of Stuffed Chicken Breast, Pork Chop, or Roast Beef. Salad, Dessert, and Beverage included.
Members are reminded that our monthly meeting is April 14th, 2010 at 7:30pm. Anyone wishing to become a member can come up and get an application at that time.
Over the weekend of April 10th and 11th, Lincoln VFRC was requested to Broadlawn Drive in Elizabeth Twp with our tanker to assist with a house that had an electrical and smoke condition inside. Both tankers responded and stoodby on scene. Engine 184 was also requested by command to standby at a hydrant. While on scene there, another call come in for an accident with entrapment at Liberty Way and Virginia Drive. 140 Command released 184 Tanker 2 and Engine and they responded to that along with Ambulance 610 from the station.
On Sunday, Tanker 184-1 and a few members attended a structural burn class. While they were there, a call came in for a brush fire endangering a structure on Mable Drive. 184 Engine and 184 Tanker 2 responded to that call and was assisted by Blaine Hill 140 Station 2, Liberty Station 183, and Port Vue Station 237.
In the late evening of Friday April 2nd, Lincoln VFRC received a call for a brush fire in the woods above Fuerher Drive. Liberty Station 183 was added to the assignment and also responded. Tanker 184-1 was first on scene but due to the terrain was not able to reach the fire. Chief 184 and a local resident walked back to the fire scene and found a fire approximately 50′x50′ in size burning over a hill. Engine 184 was able to drive back through the woods via an access road to get to the fire and deployed a 1 3/4″ trash line. 183 crews assisted on the scene and deployed foam on the area to fully extinguish the area. Port Vue Station 237 was activated for standby while 184 and 183 operated on scene.
Shortly after 5am on March 27th, 2010, Station 184 was alerted of a motor vehicle accident with entrapment on Boston Hollow Road (Route 48) near the Cross Creek Inn. The call originally came in as being in Elizabeth Twp, however once units got on scene it was found to be in Lincoln Boro. Lincoln Police requested Lincoln station 184 to be activated. Liberty 183 was also dispatched at that time, however since there were already units on scene from Elizabeth Twp, Chief 184 had 183 disregard.
Engine 184 and Ambulance 610 responded to the Boston ballfield to setup an LZ for one patient. Stat Medevac 9 transported the patient to a Pittsburgh hospital. All units cleared shortly after Stat 9 cleared the LZ.
