LCFC RESPONDS TO CAR INTO TREE

12/20/07- SHORTLY BEFORE 5AM THIS MORNING LCFC WAS DISPATCHED FOR A VEHICLE INTO A TREE ALONG LAKE STREET NEAR ELK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SQUAD 577 AND ENGINE 563 RESPONDED, ALONG WITH A WEST COUNTY PARAMEDIC. CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE AND FOUND ONE VEHICLE WITH MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ONE PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. CREWS CLEARED THE SCENE AROUND 530AM.

CREWS ASSIST STATION 64 ON BRUSH FIRE

11/28/07- ENGINE 562 AND U566 RESPONDED TO SPRINGFIELD THIS AFTERNOON, DISPATCHED FOR A RUBBISH FIRE ON WEST LAKE RD IN SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP. CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE AND ASSISTED WITH EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE AND OVERHAUL. CREW APPLIED FOAM TO THE PILE. THE HOMEOWNER WAS HAVING A CONTROLLED BURN AND THE WIND PICKED UP CAUSING THE FIRE TO SPREAD. CREWS WERE ON SCENE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF.

MORNING SNOWFALL LEADS TO A MVA

11/23/07- TODAY'S MORNING SNOWFALL MADE AREA ROADS SLICK LEADING TO A 1 VEHICLE MVA ON ROUTE 5 NEAR RICHARDSON DR. U566 WAS REQUEST TO RESPOND FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL. 1 CAR WAS FOUND OFF THE ROADWAY AND ONTO THE GUARDRAIL.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM OCCUPANT. CREW ASSISTED LCPD WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL

ANNUAL FEATHER PARTY

11/9/07- THANK YOU  TO THOSE WHO CAME OUT AND SHOWED YOUR SUPPORT AT OUR ANNUAL FEATHER PARTY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS OF GUNS, MEATS, AND OTHER PRIZES. THE MONEY RAISED WILL GO STRAIGHT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY BY UPDATING AND PURCHASING EQUIPMENT TO HELP US PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES POSSIBLE. ALSO, THANK YOU TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO OFFERED DOOR PRIZES FOR THE EVENT!

FIRST SNOWFALL OF YEAR CAUSES PROBLEMS

11/6/07- THIS MORNINGS HEAVY WET SNOWFALL CAUSED PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADWAYS. NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES WERE REPORTED DOWN ALL ACROSS LAKE CITY AND GIRARD TOWNSHIP. U566 AND SQ577 RESPONDED TO MANY INCIDENTS. CREWS WORKED WITH LAKE CITY BOROUGH AND LCPD TO DETOUR TRAFFIC AND CLEAR ROADWAYS.

2007 HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN PATROL

10/31/07- L.C.F.C. PERFORMED IT'S ANNUAL PUMPKIN PATROL DUTIES AROUND LAKE CITY THIS EVENING. CREWS WERE AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT LAKE CITY SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC, HELPING KEEP A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, AND HANDING OUT CANDY. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY PUBLIC RELATION ACTS L.C.F.C. DOES TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.

RIT ASSIST TO LAKE SHORE

10/27/07- SHORTLY BEFORE 2AM THIS MORNING L.C.F.C. WAS DISPATCHED FOR A R.I.T. ASSIST TO LAKE SHORE FIRE DEPT. WITH A STRUCTURE FIRE ON MILLFAIR ROAD. ENGINE 563 RESPONDED. MILLCREEK POLICE REPORTED 1 GARAGE WITH HEAVY FIRE SHOWING. E563 ARRIVED ON SCENE AND WAS REASSIGNED TO FIRE SUPPRESSION AND OVERHAUL. FIRE WAS UNDER CONTROL IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES. CREW REMAINED ON SCENE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS INVESTIGATING. FAIRVIEW AND WEST LAKE ALSO ASSISTED.

PICTURES COURTESY OF ROB HORNAMAN WEST RIDGE FIRE DEPT.

L.C.F.C RESPONDS TO RT.5 FOR M.V.A.

10/19/07- L.C.F.C. WAS DISPATCHED SHORTLY BEFORE 5:00 THIS EVENING FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON RT. 5 NEAR NORTH CREEK RD. SQUAD 577, ENGINE 563, AND WEST COUNTY PARAMEDICS RESPONDED. CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE TO FIND A 2 VEHICLE COLLISION WITH  HEAVY DAMAGE, 1 VEHICLE IN A DITCH. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE OUT OF THE VEHICLES. SQ577 TRANSPORTED 1 PATIENT TO THE HOSPITAL. E563 REMAINED ON SCENE FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND CLEAN UP.

L.C.F.C RESPONDS TO DIRT BIKE ACCIDENT

10/17/07- L.C.F.C. WAS DISPATCHED THIS EVENING FOR A DIRT BIKE ACCIDENT ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS NEAR NURSERY RD. CREW ARRIVED ON SCENE AND FOUND 1 PATIENT ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS WITH INJURIES. PATIENT WAS PACKAGED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE ROADWAY. GIRARD SQUAD 557 TRANSPORTED PATIENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

MEMBERS COMPLETE BASIC VEHICLE RESCUE TRAINING

10/17/07- L.C.F.C. HAD THREE MEMBERS COMPLETE THE PA D.O.H. BASIC VEHICLE RESCUE COURSE HELD AT FAIRVIEW FD. BRIAN PLATZ, GREG SUMMERSON, AND ROBERT POWELL JR TOOK THE 48 HOUR COURSE. THE COURSE COVERS BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF AUTOMOBILES AND THEN TEACHES DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACCESS, TOOLS, AND PATIENT CARE WHICH EFFECT A EFFICIENT EXTRICATION. THANK YOU TO FAIRVIEW F.D. FOR HOLDING THE COURSE.

L.C.F.C. RESPONDS TO FALL VICTIM NEAR ELK CREEK

10/15/07- L.C.F.C. RESPONDED SHORTLY AFTER 8:00 THIS MORNING TO FALL VICTIM DOWN AN EMBANKMENT NEXT TO ELK CREEK NEAR THE ACCESS AREA. SQ577, E563, AND RESCUE 578 WITH WATER RESCUE EQUIPMENT RESPONDED. CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE AND FOUND ONE PATIENT ALONG THE CREEK. ACCESS WAS LIMITED TO THE CREEK DUE TO THE STEEP EMBANKMENT. CREW DONNED WATER RESCUE GEAR AND MADE THEIR WAY TO THE PATIENT WITH THE RDC. PATIENT WAS PACKAGED AND LOADED ONTO THE RDC FOR A TRANSPORT BACK TO THE ACCESS POINT. PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA SQ577.

FIRE PREVENTION VISITS ELK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

10/8-10/12/07- L.C.F.C. AND GIRARD F.D. VISITED E.V.E.S. THIS WEEK TO TEACH FIRE PREVENTION. EACH GRADE WAS TAUGHT A DIFFERENT TOPIC, INCLUDING FIREFIGHTER AWARENESS, SMOKE DETECTORS PURPOSE, AND A CROWD FAVORITE, EXTRICATION TOOLS. THE STUDENTS REALLY ENJOYED THE LESSON. ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THESE ACTIVITIES TOOK TIME OFF WORK, SCHOOL, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO HELP TEACH FIRE PREVENTION. 

MULE ASSIST TO FAIRVIEW F.D. 

10/9/07- L.C.F.C. WAS DISPATCHED TO ASSIST FAIRVIEW F.D WITH THE WEST COUNTY MULE THIS AFTERNOON. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON PLATZ RD IN FAIRVIEW.  ONE  PATIENT WAS EXTRICATED FROM THE WOODS VIA THE MULE. THE PATIENT HAD FALLEN FROM A HORSE AND SUFFERED INJURIES.

MULES ASSIST TO GIRARD F.D. ON SEARCH

10/7/07- SHORTLY AFTER 5PM TODAY L.C.F.C. WAS DISPATCHED TO ASSIST GIRARD F.D. WITH A SEARCH OFF OF DAGGET RD IN GIRARD. A 11 YEAR OLD WAS MISSING FROM HIS HOME AND PARENTS BECAME WORRIED, NOTIFYING POLICE. L.C.F.C. RESPONDED WITH THE LAKE CITY MULE, THE WEST COUNTY MULE, AND MANPOWER. THE CHILD WAS FOUND SHORTLY BEFORE 10PM. K-9 UNITS AND STATE POLICE HELICOPTER  AIDED IN THE SEARCH.

RICE AVENUE STRUCTURE FIRE

10/4/07- L.C.F.C WAS DISPATCHED SHORTLY AFTER 11AM THIS MORNING FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE ON RICE AVE. LAKE CITY. CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE TO FIND A WORKING FIRE IN THE REAR OF THE HOME. FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. GIRARD, SPRINGFIELD, WEST COUNTY PARAMEDICS, AND LAKESHORE F.D. R.I.T. ASSISTED. CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

 SAFETY DAYS PLEASANT RIDGE PARK 

9/22/07- L.C.F.C. ATTENDED THE SAFETY DAY EVENTS HELD AT PLEASANT RIDGE PARK IN FAIRVIEW. SQ577 AND U566 WITH JET SKIS WERE ON DISPLAY. THE EVENT GAVE THE COMMUNITY A LOOK AT WHAT THE FIRE DEPT'S HAVE TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES.

ASSIST TO STATION 54 ON STRUCTURE FIRE

  9/12/07-  L.C.F.C. WAS DISPATCHED FOR A FULL ASSIST TO GIRARD F.D. WITH A STRUCTURE FIRE ON NICKEL PLATE RD. E563 AND SQ577 RESPONDED. CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE TO FIND A SMOKE FILLED HOUSE. FIRE HAD BEEN EXTINGUISHED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL OF FIRST UNITS. CREW VENTILATED HOUSE. GIRARD, LAKE CITY, FAIRVIEW AND WEST RIDGE WERE DISPATCHED FOR THIS CALL.

DISPATCHED FOR STRUCTURE FIRE ON MIDDLE ROAD  7/11/07- L.C.F.C. WAS DISPATCHED THIS AFTERNOON FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE ON MIDDLE RD, LAKE CITY. E563 RESPONDED AND CREWS INVESTIGATED THE HOUSE.  HOMEOWNER SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM KITCHEN CABINETS. NOTHING WAS FOUND BY CREW. GIRARD F.D. AND FAIRVIEW F.D. WERE ALSO DISPATCHED TO ASSIST.

MULE ASSIST TO CRANESVILLE FD   7/4/07-  L.C.F.C. WAS DISPATCHED AROUND 4:20 THIS AFTERNOON TO ASSIST CRANESVILLE FIRE DEPT ON AN ATV ACCIDENT IN THE WOODS ON STATE RD. CRANESVILLE, PA. U566 AND MULE RESPONDED TO SCENE, MULE WAS USED TO REMOVE 1 OF 2 PATIENTS FROM THE WOODS.

L.C.F.C. WELCOMES HOME  WWII VETERAN    7/3/07- THE REMAINS OF WWII VETERAN RICHARD SARGENT WERE BROUGHT HOME TO LAKE CITY TODAY WITH A PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS FOLLOWING.  SARGENT WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE LAKE CITY FIRE COMPANY DURING HIS DEPLOYMENT TO WWII.  READ FULL STORY

WATER RESCUE TEAM ASSIST TO LAKESHORE FIRE     6/27/07-  L.C.F.C.  WAS DISPATCHED TO ASSIST LAKESHORE FIRE DEPT. WITH A WATER RESCUE OFF WALNUT CREEK ACCESS. TWO BOATERS WERE REPORTED TO BE  IN THE WATER.  THE TEAM WAS PLACED IN SERVICE PRIOR TO RESPONDING. BOATERS WERE PICKED UP BY NEARBY FISHERMAN.

MORNING 1 VEHICLE MVA LEAVES SOME RESIDENTS WITHOUT POWER

6/20/07- L.C.F.C WAS DISPATCHED SHORTLY AFTER 6:00AM THIS MORNING FOR A 1 VEHICLE MVA ON RT.5 WEST OF STATION 57, REPORTED AS 1 VEHICLE ROLLOVER  WITH FIRE AND PATIENT TRAPPED UNDER VEHICLE, ALSO WIRES AND A TREE DOWN ON VEHICLE. E563, SQ577, AND U566 RESPONDED ALONG WITH WEST COUNTY PARAMEDICS. CREWS ARRIVED ON LOCATION AND FOUND 1 VEHICLE ON ITS ROOF, HEAVY DAMAGE WITH NO FIRE. PATIENT WAS OUT OF VEHICLE. SQ577 TRANSPORTED 1 PATIENT  TO HOSPITAL. FIRE POLICE FROM GIRARD, FAIRVIEW AND SPRINGFIELD ASSISTED.

ROLLOVER MVA MAKES FOR MUDDY SITUATION 3/23/07-L.C.F.C. WAS DISPATCHED FOR A 2VEHICLE MVA AT MIDDLE AND FAIRPLAIN RDS. ONE VEHICLE WAS ON IT'S ROOF IN A DRAINAGE DITCH, THE HOLMATRO TOOL WAS USED TO FREE PATIENT. 2 PATIENTS WERE TRANSPORTED. GIRARD F.D. ASSISTED AT THE SCENE.