Boswell Volunteer Fire Department

  Tuesday February 9th 11:24HRS: Dispatched for a Water Line Break in a Residence at 5143 Front St. in Jenners. Engine 1 and Brush 3 responded. Crews arrived to find a base board heater leaking water in the kitchen of the residence. There was 2" of water in the kitchen. Crew shut the water main off at the heater. Crew returned to service at 11:53hrs.  605-23

  Tuesday February 9th 07:52HRS: Dispatched with Medic 950 (Somerset Ambulance) for a Crash on Rt. 219 South of the Rt. 30 exit. Ambul 5 responded followed by Rescue 1. Ambul 5 arrived to find 2 vehicles involved 1 on the roadway. Rescue 1 arrived and along with Fire Police handled the traffic. Ambul 5 cancelled Medic 950, and handled 1 patient refusal. Crews remained on the scene until towing service removed vehicle from roadway. PSP assisted at the scene. Units cleared the scene at 09:09hrs.   605-22

  Sunday February 7th 12:20HRS: Dispatched for a Structure Fire in the First Due on Front St in Jenners. Engine 605-2 responded along with Rescue 1, Tanker 4, and Ambul 5. A full first alarm assignment was dispatched to the residence including Stoystown, Jennerstown, Acosta, and Richland Twp for RIT. Engine 2 arrived first on scene and found all persons out of the residence. 605 Chief had Command. Captain Huzsek and Lieutenant Revak made entry on the Bravo Side of the structure into the the basement to find fire in the ceiling that extended into the insulation. Initial Knockdown was made and then overhauled. Crews threw ladders on the Alpha and Delta Side and also ventilated Division 2. Crews were in service at 15:30HRS.     605-21

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 Saturday January 30th 10:04HRS: Dispatched for a Vehicle Accident with Injuries on Mastillo Rd. Ambul 605-5 responded first followed by Rescue 1. Ambul 5 arrived on scene to find one vehicle down an embankment off of 219. There was one patient and was later released by EMS. Fire Crews were not needed. All units were in service at 10:44HRS. 631 and 640 assisted. 605-19

  Thursday January 28th 11:22HRS: Dispatched for a CO Alarm with no symptoms at 142 Bedford St. in Jenners. Engine 2 responded. Engine Crew entered the residence with Gas Meter. Crews went through the whole house and had no reading on the meter. Engine 2 cleared the scene at 11:49hrs.    605-18

  Monday January 25th: Crews were dispatched to multiple flood related calls after a raim storm hit the area. Engine 2 handled all the incidents.     605-14 - 605-17

  Friday January 22nd 04:23HRS: Dispatched for Traffic Control for a Jack Knifed Tractor Trailer on Alwine Rd. in Jenner Twp. Rescue 1 and Ambul 5 responded. Crews arrived to find a tractor trailer stuck on the ice in the middle of the roadway blocking both lanes. Crews handled traffic until the Township arrived and ashed the roadway. Truck was able to get moving again. Crews returned to service at 05:25hrs.     605-13 

  Friday January 22nd 03:36HRS: Dispatched to assist Acosta, and Somerset Ambulance with a Vehicle into a pole on Rt. 601 on the North side of Hemmingers Junkyard. Ambul 5 responded followed by Rescue 1. Crews arrived in that area and nothing was found. 605 units cleared and returned to service at 04:00hrs.     605-12

  Monday January 18th 21:41HRS: Dispatched to assist Acosta, and Somerset Ambulance with Rescue 1 and Ambul 6 for a Vehicle on its side on Penn Ave, between Hemmingers Junkyard and Acosta Rd. Ambul 6 responded followed by Rescue 1. Rescue 608-3 arrived to find one pick up truck on its side on a snow bank. Rescue 608-3 advised that 1 patient was out of the vehicle and it was a possible refusal. Rescue 1 was cancelled. Ambul 6 handled the refusal and was released by Medical Command. Ambul 6 cleared at 22:03hrs.     605-11

  Saturday January 16th 23:55HRS: Dispatched by Somerset 911 to a Structure fire at 125 Church St. in Jenners. Engine 2 responded along with Rescue 1, Tanker 4 and Ambul 6. Upon Engine 2's arrival, 605 Chief gave the update of a working structure fire. Rescue 1 tagged the hydrant at the corner of Church St. and Cloud St. and laid LDH into the scene. 605 1st Asst. and firefighter Venzon made the initial entry to find heavy smoke but no fire on the second division and no occupants still in the building. Other Secondary crews found heavy fire on division one and the subdivision. crews laddered side bravo and ventilated division 2. The fire was quickly extinguished. crews performed overhaul operations and found no hot spots on the thermal imaging camera. 605 chief released all units. PSP Fire Marshal was requested to the scene and is investigating. All units were in service at 03:00hrs. Jennerstown, Stoystown, and Acosta assisted Boswell.  605-10

  Thursday January 14th 07:30HRS: Dispatched to assist Jennerstown with a Flue Fire with Extension at 279 Keysertown Rd. in Jenner Township. Engine 2 responded followed by Engine 1 and Tanker 4. Engine 2 arrived and had the orders to check the residence for extension. Crew found no extension. Crew immediately went to the roof. Crews found a clogged flue with fire. Crews removed pipe into to the flue to get better access to where it was clogged. Crews cleaned out the flue and dumped dry powder down it to extuinguish the fire.  606 Command released all units. Boswell, Sipesville, Acosta, and Ligioner assisted Jennerstown. 605 Units were in service at 09:16hrs.    605-09
                                           
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  Saturday January 9th 08:05HRS: Dispatched by Somerset 911 to a motor vehicle accident on 219 near mile marker 40. Engine 1 and Ambul 6 responded and arrived on scene to find one vehicle off the roadway in a snow drift. Ambul 6 handled a patient refusal at this accident. While on scene we were reactivated for another accident a half mile north of the Que Bridge. It was found this was anly a disabled vehicle that slid off the highway and was stuck in snow. Fire and EMS was not needed. Rescue 1, Engine 2, and Ambul 5 responded to the second, while Ambul 6 remained at the first accident untill the towing company arrived. All units were in service at 09:06hrs.   605-07 & 605-08

  Wednesday Jamuary 6th 07:55HRS:  Dispatched by Somerset 911 with medic 950 for a Vehicle Accident with Unknown Injuries at Rt. 219 1 mile South of Rt. 30. Rescue 1 and Ambul 6 responded and found one vehicle involved. One vehicle was rolled over on its side in the north lane. Entrapment was confirmed and fire department began extrication by removal of the windshield. Patient was extricated and transported to a local trauma center by 605-6.  All units were in service at 10:00hrs.  605-05

  Monday January 4th 19:54HRS:  Dispatched by Somerset 911 in place of Station 606 for a Vehicle Fire at 2124 Lincoln Hwy. Rescue 1 responded along with Engine 2 and Ambul 6 and arrived on scene to find a vehicle fire in the drivers side of a white van that could possibly endanger a nearby structure. Firefighter used a water can to extinguish the fire and disconnected the battery. A sawzall was used to gain entry to the engine compartment due to the fire completely destroying the hood release mechanism. All 605 units were in service at 20:38hrs.  605-04 

  Monday January 4th 18:58HRS:  Dispatched by Somerset 911 for a Tanker assist for a Barn Fire in Sipesville(607). Tamker 4 responded and was staged and was not needed. All units were in service at  20:44hrs.  605-03

  Sunday January 3rd 15:22HRS:  Dispatched to a disabled vehicle on Rt. 30 near Rt. 219. Brush 3 responded and provided traffic control until the vehicle could be moved. All units were in service at 15:59hrs.  605-02

  Sunday January 3rd 14:59HRS: Dispatched with Medic 950 to a rollover on Route 219 one mile North of the Jennerstown exit. Ambul 605-6 responded, followed by Rescue 1. Ambul 6 arrived first  on scene and found the patient was already self extricated. The patient  was trying to leave the scene. Firefighters handled traffic control untill the vehicle was towed. The driver of the vehicle was transported by PSP. PSP is ivestigating. All units were in service at 16:09hrs.  605-01