Boswell Volunteer Fire Department

  Wednesday March 10th 12:52HRS: Dispatched for a Flooded Basement at 4811 Penn Ave. Engine 2 responded and arrived to find approximately 5" of water in the basement. Crews pumped the water out and returned to service at 1420hrs.   605-37

  Tuesday March 9th 10:40HRS: Dispatched with Medic 902 (Somerset Ambulance Stoystown Sta.) for a Vehicle vs Pedestrian Accident with Entrapment on Main St. in front of Hoffmans Funeral Home. Ambul 5 & 6 along with Rescue 1 responded. Upon arriving on scene bystanders had already extricated the victim from underneath the vehicle. Med Star 1 was placed on stand by and later cancelled. Crews found 2 patients on scene. Rescue crew stabilized the vehicle. Both patients were transported to the local trauma center, Conemaugh Hospital to be treated for their injuries. The driver of the vehicle tried fleeing the scene but was caught soon after by Boswell PD. The Driver was taken into custody by Boswell PD and transported to Somerset Hospital for testing. Rescue crew along with fire police handled traffic until towing service removed car.  605 Asst. 3 had Command. Crews cleared the scene at 11:59hrs. Boswell Boro PD is investigating.  605-36

  Monday March 8th 14:46HRS: Dispatched for a smell of oil in the residence at 193 Main St. Jenners. 605 personell responded and arrived to find oil that was spilled in the yard of that residence. Homeowner states that she just had her oil tanks filled up. Crew contacted 601 Hazmat Lt. Crew cleared the scene at 15:20hrs.     605-35

  Sunday March 7th 1831HRS: Dispatched for a Motor Vehicle Accident with no injuries on Rt. 219 North of Rt. 30. Rescue 1 responded and arrived on scene to find 1 vehicle on its roof partially blocking the roadway. Rescue crew handled traffic until towing service removed car.  Rescue 1 cleared the scene at 19:44hrs. PSP assisted at the scene.  605-34

  Friday March 5th 22:41HRS: Dispatched for a Roof Collapse at 213 Main St. the old BJ Maurer building. Rescue 1 responded followed by Ambul 6. Crews arrived to find the roof collapsed in the structure. No body was in the building at the time of the collapse. Crew had the gas shut off to the residence. The owners were notified and all units cleared the scene at 23:23hrs.  605-33

  Tuesday March 4th 04:49HRS: Dispatched for a Vehicle over an Embankment in front of 2318 Lincoln Hwy. in Jenner Twp. Ambul 6 responded followed by Rescue 1. Ambul 6 arrived to find 1 vehicle over an embankment stuck in the snow. Driver and Passengar of the vehicle advised they were uninjured, just stuck. Ambul 6 cancelled Medic 950 (Somerset Ambulance Medic Unit). The Driver of the vehicle was taken into custody by PSP for DUI. Ambul 6 returned to service. 605 Chief had Command. Rescue Crew remained on the scene and handled traffic until towing service removed car. Rescue 1 cleared the scene at 06:12hrs.    605-32

  Monday March 1st 10:56HRS: Dispatched for a Motor Vehicle Accident with unknown injuries on Ralphton Rd. in the area of Watkins Chevorlet. Ambul 5 and Rescue 1 responded. Crews arrived to find  2 vehicles involved with no injuries. 605 Chief had Command. Crews handled traffic until towing service removed vehicles from roadway. Units were cleared the scene at 12:09hrs. PSP is investigating.    605-31

  Monday March 1st 08:34HRS: Dispatched to 520 Rolling Hill Rd. in Jenner Twp. for a Smoke in a Structure. Engine 2 responded, dispatch advised that clothing fell on top of a wood burner filling the house with smoke. They advised that the caller believed that there was no fire. Engine 2 arrived to find light smoke visible in the residence. Homeowner stated that her daughter was in the house and could possibly have smoke inhalation. 605 Lt. requested 605-5 to the scene to evaluate the patient. Patient was then transported to hospital by POV. Engine crew had 8ppm of CO in division 2 of the residence. Engine crew ventilated the structure and all units were in service at 09:34hrs.    605-30

  Saturday February 27th 04:31HRS:  Dispatched to assist Jennerstown(Sta.606) with a Working Structure Fire at 319 Zermatt Rd. in the Laurel Mountain Village. 605 dumped the firehouse sending Rescue 1, Engine 2, Brush 3, and Tanker 4. Rescue 1 arrived first along with E606-1 and was staged by 606 Asst. approximately a half mile away from the structure. Due to the winter conditions all larger trucks were unable to directly access the residence. Rescue 1 sent its packed crew members by foot to the structure and staged to provide water to fill mini pumpers. Engine 2 and Tanker 4 staged on the hard road. By the time rescue 1's crew arrived at the residence the structure was fully involved. Boswell's,Darlington's, Sipesville's, and Jennerstown's 4x4 trucks fought the fire with Darlingtons (CAFS) compressed air foam, however there was not enough water avilable to completely extinguish the fire. In addition, by the time the 4 wheel drive trucks accessed the structure it was too far gone to save the structure. Ultimately the fire was a total loss estimated at about $500,000 dollars. All 605 units were in service at 08:24hrs.    605-29

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  Friday February 26th 08:43HRS: Dispatched to assist Jerome (Sta.631) on shutting down Rt. 601 due to an Accident at Speigle Rd. in Jenner Twp. Brush 3 and Rescue 631-3 handled traffic for an hour until towing service removed vehicles from roadway. PSP assisted at the scene.    605-28

  Wednesday February 17th 18:31HRS: Disptatched to assist Ideal (Sta. 610) with Tanker 4 on a Kitchen Fire that was possibly out at 2586 Somerset Pike, Johnstown. Tanker 4 responded and was cancelled enroute by 610 Chief. Tanker 4 was in service at 18:49hrs.   605-27

  Saturday February 13th 15:56HRS: Disptached to assist Ideal (Sta. 610) with Tanker 4 on a Structure Fire, at 408 Peterson Dr. Johnstown. Tanker responded and got the assignment to stage at the Ideal fire house parking lot. Tanker 4 staged for approximately 45min and was not needed. Tanker 4 was released by 610 Command and in service at 16:47hrs.   605-26

  Friday February 12th 09:22HRS: Shortly after crews cleared from the vehicle fire it wasnt long untill the ZOO Crew was back at work on the 3rd fire of the month. A first alarm assignment was dispatched to the 1st Due at 144 Bittner Rd in Jenner Twp. Rescue 1, Emgine 2 responded along with Ambul 6. 605 Chief had Command. Rescue 1 arrived first on scene to find smoke showing. Crews made entry into the basement of the structure where they  found a dryer fire which was quickly extinguished. Crews also found high levels of CO around 35PPM.  The structure was ventilated and crews returned to service at 11:11hrs. Stoystown, Jennerstown, Acosta, and Richland Twp assissted. 605-25

  Friday February 12th 08:37HRS: Dispatched for a Vehicle Fire in the area of 937 Boswell Hts. in Boswell Borough. Rescue 1 responded followed by Tanker 4. Engine 1 arrived to find a working fire in the engine compartment. Rescue crew got a quick knockdown. Tanker 4 was released. 605 Chief had command. Units were in service at 09:21hrs.   605-24

  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

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  Sunday February 7th 12:20HRS: Dispatched for a Structure Fire in the First Due across from 5137 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. Crew had knockdown within ten minutes. Crews then began overhauling. Crews laddered Alpha and Delta side, and ventilated division 2 with PPV. Crews cleared the scene 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. Jerome Fire and Conemaugh Twp EMS 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