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Clymer Volunteer Fire
Company In Action
Listing
of current year responses
Structure
Fire, 5/12/07
Station 150
was dispatched to a vacant structure on fire around 6:15
PM. Engine 155 was first on scene and found a fully
involved structure with a small brush fire across the
street. The crew quickly started extinguishing the
structure deploying the BlitzFire. Cherryhill Twp. Vol.
Fire Co was also on scene quickly and started extinguishing
the rear of the structure. Indiana Fire Association,
Company 4, Marion Center, Commodore also assisted at the scene
with standbys by Pine Twp and Indiana Company 1.
Indiana
Gazette Article
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Motor
Vehicle Collision with Entrapment, 3/31/07
The Clymer
Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched for a vehicle collision
on Franklin Street around 2PM. 150 Captain 1 (Robert
Gerlach) was the first on scene and reported on vehicle into a
telephone pole with one person still occupying the vehicle and
fluids are notice on the highway. Establishing command
until the arrival of a Chief officer, Captain 1 found one
person entrapped with a leg injury and also complaining of
back pain. The vehicle was stabilized and the passenger door
was taken off to provide better access for EMS, leaking fluids
were also contained and cleaned up. Upon the arrival of
150 Assistant 3 (Mike Keith), command was transferred.
The patient was successfully extricated from the vehicle and
EMS transported the patient to Indiana Regional medical
Center. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured.
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Structure
Fire, Indiana Borough, 3/23/07
At 12:47 the Clymer
Volunteer Fire Company was was dispatched into Indiana Borough
for mutual aid at a house fire that had caught another house
on fire on Church Street. The original structure was
very well involved as Indiana Fire Association firefighters
arrived and due to only 15 feet separating the structures, the
house next door caught on fire. 150 Chief was the first
unit from Station 150 to arrive and coordinated with IFA's
command for positioning of apparatus. In addition to 150
Chief, Engine 154, Ladder 159, and Rescue 153 responded.
Indiana
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Flooding,
Pumping Details, 3/2/07 & 3/3/07
Warming
temperatures and a fierce rain storm 3/1/07 into 3/2/07 caused
a quick melting of snow. The fast melting and a clogged
storm drain caused the flooding of Sherman St. on 3/2/07,
which in turn flooded the basement of a residence on Sherman
Street. Clymer Vol. Fire Co. was dispatched to assist
the homeowner to pump their basement and to assist the Borough
in clearing the street. Sherman Street was closed for
approximately five hours between 4th and 5th streets.
On March 3rd,
the Clymer Vol. Fire Co. was again dispatched for a flooding
condition. Pumps were used to remove the water.
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Structure
Fire, 2/24/07
150
Assistant 1, Mike Aikens, was traveling on Franklin Street
around 8:30 in the morning when he noticed smoke coming from
455 Franklin Street. He immediately notified Indiana County
911 via radio. 150 Chief and Captain 1 were at the
Station 150 and heard 150 Assistant 1's transmission and was
able to see the smoke from Station 150. 150 Chief
immediately headed to the scene and requested a full initial
assignment, adding Station 240 (Cherry Hill Twp.) and the
Indiana County R.I.G. Team. Engine 155 with a crew of 6
firefighters were on scene shortly afterwards and the initial
attack team made entry to the structure. Light smoke was
found on the first floor with heavy smoke on the second
floor. A back-up hose line was stretched by another team
from Engine 155. By this time 15 Chief requested
additional resources
from Station 540 (Commodore), Station 190 (Marion Center), and
Station 100 - Company 4 (Indiana Fire Association). Indiana
Gazette Article
More
Pictures Coming Soon
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Structure
Fire, 1/8/07
At
1:59 PM, Clymer Station 150 was dispatched for all available
resources to assist Commodore Station 540 for a structure fire
on Route 286. The initial fire structure, closest to the
road, was heavily involved upon 540 Chief's arrival so more
manpower was dispatched to attempt to save the attached
structure behind the initial structure. On scene was
Commodore 540, Clymer 150, Cherry Tree, and Glen Campbell.
Multiple units were put on standby to assist in covering the
area while units were busy on scene. Indiana Fire
Association moved an engine into Station 150.
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Landing Zone,
1/6/07
Unfortunately,
the New Year was not the greatest for two motorists. The first call
for assistance for 2007 was to set up a landing zone for LifeFlight 3 at
Station 150 for a patient involved in a motor vehicle collision in Green
Township. One patient was taken by ground to Indiana Regional
medical Center and one patient was flown to Memorial Medical Center in
Johnstown. Below are some pictures of the vehicle involved after it
was placed on the tow truck.
A Crew from
Engine 155 provided manpower while 150 Chief (G. Misurda) was ground
contact and coordinated the landing.
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Landing Zone,
10/15/06
On
October 15th, 2006, the Clymer Volunteer Fire Company was
requested to set up a landing zone at their station for MedStar.
Commodore station 540 was working a motor vehicle collision and
Citizen's Ambulance's Medic Unit was transporting the victim to
the Landing Zone for transport by helicopter to Memorial Medical
Center in Johnstown, a Level 1 Trauma
Center.
Engine
155 was used to set up the landing zone and 150 Captain 3 (R.
Gerlach) was the ground contact.
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Clymer
Furniture Fire, 7/2/05
At
11:10pm, Clymer Station 150 and Indiana County Rapid Intervention Group
were dispatched to Bence's Furniture in Clymer Borough for a structure
fire. Station 150's Chief arrived to find heavy fire on the first floor
rapidly spreading to the second. A full first alarm and second alarm
were dispatched sending ladder trucks from Indiana Station 100 and
Spangler Station 58 (Cambria County) along with full company responses
from Cherry Hill Station 240, Commodore Station 540, and Marion Center
Station 190.
Clymer
began attack with their aerial master stream and multiple hand lines
concentrating on saving the apartments attached to the store. Units from
Commodore laid in and began exterior operations on the rear of the
structure while Cherry Hill units worked on supplying the snorkel from
Spangler.
The
tower from Indiana began setup but was delayed by a lack of an immediate
water supply. Additional alarms for manpower were alerted, sending Pine
Township Station 570, Homer City Station 180, Cherrytree Station 520,
and Indiana Station 100-4.
With
the entire first and second floor fully involved, the multiple master
streams quickly drained the town's reservoir so ten additional tankers
from two counties were activated. Hope Station 50 (Cambria County) and
Revloc Station 44 (Cambria County) set up a massive tanker shuttle,
supplying 4 trucks at a time from a small creek behind Clymer's Station.
Other tankers responding came from Aultman Station 270, West Lebanon
Station 270, Burnside, Glen Campbell Station 170, Indiana Station 100,
Rossiter Station 340, and Brush Valley Station 230 from Indiana County.
Tankers from Cambria County included Vitondale Station 45, Ebensburg
Station 22, Nanty Glo Station 43, and Nicktown Station 59.
The
furniture store eventually collapsed but the apartments and a hardware
store that were connected were saved. The tanker shuttle and aerial
operations continued until approximately 11:00 the next morning with the
final units leaving around 12:30pm. Pennsylvania State Police Fire
Marshal's Office is investigating. |
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Story and Photos from Adam Nolder |
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Photo by Robert G.
Gerlach |
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from Indiana Gazette |
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Photos
by Chuck and Debbie
Poydence
http://www.clymerpa.com/flood_pictures_2004.htm |
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