Thursday afternoon, Rescue 76 and Engine 76-2 responded to assist 7-15 with a working dwelling fire. Lines were quickly deployed from 7-15's Engine as crews from Rescue 76 and Truck 67 put ladders to side "A" and then began interior work. Crews continued to work pulling the ceiling and walls inside and knocking down the fire as crews worked from the outside on the B/C corner. In the end it was a successful stop on the fire and a job well done by all crews on scene.

The Chassis for the New Rescue 76 is in its finishing stages at Spartan Motors. Two members from the apparatus committee just came back from an inspection trip earlier in the week. After some minor tweaks and changes the chassis will be on its way to SVI in Colorado to have the box put on it. Check back soon for more updates and pics as the Rescue comes together in its final form. 

Thursday morning, Rescue 76 was dispatched for a crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Marietta Avenue and Corporate Blvd. The Rescue arrived and began checking the patient and cleaning up debris. The patient was loaded into the back of the ambulance and transported to the hospital. The Rescue crew finished cleaning up the debris and cleared the scene in a little over 20 minutes.

Wednesday night, 76 and 84 units were dispatched for a vehicle accident on the 1700 block of Columbia Avenue. Rescue 76 was on the street with a full crew in a minute as Deputy 76 (Carter) responded as the Duty Officer. Rescue 84-1 and Engine 84-1 arrived first and began checking the patient and controlling hazards. Deputy 76 then arrived and assumed the comand shortly before the arrival of Rescue 76 and then Squad 76-1. The patient was loaded into the back of the ambulance and the assignment was cleared at 21:30hrs.

Wednesday evening at 17:00hrs Rescue 76 was dispatched to assist Company 7-15 with a motorcycle crash on Sylvan Retreat Road.  After arriving on scene the Rescue crew began assessing the patient until the arrival of the ambulance crew, after which they assisted to package and loading the patient tothe back of the ambulance. Once the patient was enroute to the hospital 7-6 and 7-15 units cleared the scene.

Monday evening just after 18:30hrs the call came in for a Tractor Trailer accident on the Rt. 30 Bridge over the Susquehanna River. Engine 76-2 responded, followed by Tanker 76 and Squad 76-1, all with full crews. The crash involved two tractor trailers hitting each other, causing one to go up over the center guard rail and become stuck. The bridge was a mess, debris scattered all over the highway, diesel fuel and other fuilds leaking out every where, and traffic backed up as far as could be seen. Engine 81-1 and Rescue 84-1 along with Captain 76 (Kniesly) worked thier way through the westbound back log trying to the scene. After a short few minutes it was determined that both directions of travel were completly shut down Squad 76-1, Engine 76-1, and Tanker 76 all came in westbound in the eastbound lanes.  Crews from all companies worked as hard as possible to try and contain the fluid spill from the truck.  Hazmat teams from both Lancaster and York responded to the scene to assist with spill control and clean-up. As night began to fall upon the scene, the least damaged of the two tractor trailers was able to be removed from the scene. After the fluids were cleaned up as best as they could be, the towing company began removing the truck from the guardrail. Great work to all the responders from 76, 84, 81, 29, 61, and all the Fire Police Officers that helped try their best to make the traffic move forward.

In the early hours of Monday morning 7-6 members awoke for an Unknown type fire on the 300 block of Indian Head Rd. Engine 76-2 and Tanker 76 were enroute before 2nd dispatch with full crews. While responding 76 units were given an update from County that the police department was on scene with a working woods fire. Shortly there after, Engine 76-1 responded and Captian 76 (Kniesly) arrived assuming comand. Engine 76-2 arrived and deployed a line and got a quick knock on the large 30' x 20' wood pile that was fully involved. Engine 76-1 arrived and assisted with digging through the pile and checking for hot spots. The box was cleared and 76 units went available just after 01:30hrs. 

Sunday evening, just after 19:00hrs the tones came in for an Environmental Rescue on the 4500 block of Klinesville Rd. Rescue 76 was enroute with full crew before the last tones played out and Squad 76-1 was on the street less than a minute behind with a full crew. Engine 76-2 responded a couple minutes later leaving the front half of the 7-6 house sitting empty. Once arriving on scene it was detemined that the patient was about half a mile back in a wooded area and had rolled a lawn tractor. Squad 76-1 along with two pick-up trucks proceeded back the trail to the patient with additional supplies and more crew members. It was quickly determined due to patient access and condition, along with the ETA of the closest medical helicopter, that the helicopter was going to be the easiest and quickest means of getting the patient to the hospital. The landing zone was set up in a nearby corn field out the opposite side of the woods from which crews entered the woods and the patient was brought out to the edge of the field. Once on the ground the helicopter crew evaluated and worked on the patient for a few minutes. Once finished, the patient was carried to the helicopter and loaded in the back after which they took off and were enroute to the hospital. After the patient was in flight crews gathered all equipment and supplies before clearing the scene shortly after 20:15 hrs. 

Units from 7-6 and other companies were dispatched for an Apartment Building Fire in Oak Hollow. Engine 76-2 hit the street with 5 with County giving the information that a bush had caught fire and was now catching the apartment on fire. Ambulance 7-7-16 arrived reporting smoke showing from Columbia Avenue. The first fire unit on scene was Engine 84-1 who got a quick knock on the fire. Deputy 76 (Carter) arrived and assumed command as Chief 84 took operations. Trucks 8-1 and 6-7 arrived and began checking the apartments for extension. Engine 76-2's crew slit up and checked the apartments on each side of the apartment, all companies reporting back that everything was clear from the inside. After a short time the incident was terminated and units cleared the call.

Recently FF Matt Arnold finished his driver training on Engine 76-2. Matt is now qualified on Engine 76-2, Engine 76-1, and Squad 76-1. Congratulations Matt and Drive Safe!

Recently a few members of WHFR continued their water rescue training by taking the "Water Rescue & Emergency Response" class.  In the class students learn and practice the proper techniques for swift water rescue, shore based rescue, and self rescue.  With this last group going through, it now brings WHFR up to 21 active responders that are Water Rescue certified.

On Friday Rescue 76 hit the street for crashes, one in the township, the other an assist to 6-7. The first crash came in around 04:15hrs on Westover Drive at Marietta Avenue. Deputy 76(Carter) arrived on scene first reporting one SUV on its side and one car with front end damage. Chief 76-1 (Ja. Sauder) arrived next and assumed the comand.  After arriving on scene the rescue crew went to work depowering the car and taking care of fluids leaking out of the SUV. All patients signed off with EMS, and both vehicles were towed. Units from 76 cleared the scene just before 05:00hrs. The second crash happened shortly before 22:50hrs at the intersection of Centerville Road at Marietta Ave. The crew from Engine 67-1 arrived and began with stabilization and patient care. Shortly after that, Rescue 76 arrived and assisted with patient packaging and debris removal.  Rescue 76 and Engine 67-1 cleared the scene just after 23:05hrs. leaving the scene in control of Fire Police until the vehicles could be removed.

Work continues on the box for our new rescue at SVI in Colorado. Recent progress includes doors and diamond plate on the upper compartments, trays for the crosslays, the inner door on the cribbing compartment, shelving for the airbags, and many other add-ons. 

FF Kline finished his driver training Thursday evening, making him qualified on Squad 76-1, Squad 76-2, Engine 76-1, Engine 76-2, and Rescue 76.  The last task he had to complete was to draft with the Rescue. As FF Kline was going doing his drafting evolution, FF Haines was taking the time to show the rest of the crew a few water supply techniques. The waterway was originally about 12 inches deep, but had good flow to it.  FF Haines showed that by simply using a couple 4" x 4" pieces of long cribbing, an attic ladder, and a tarp, you can easily dam up the water way and make a small reservoir and increase the available water to draft. The small dam was enough to raise the water level another 10-12 inches, an impressive increase for the minimal work that went into it.

On Friday crews from 76 ran 4 calls. The first call brought the Rescue to the street, responding to a vehicle accident with rollover on the 2500 block of Ironville Pike. The Rescue arrived to find one car on its roof, blocking the roadway. As the ambulance checked the patient the crew from the Rescue cleaned up the debris and controlled any hazards. Later in the afternoon came the 2nd call of the day.  Engine 76-2 responded to the first of its 3 calls of the day, this one being a tree down on wires on Stony Battery Rd in the area of Briarwood Blvd.  Engine 2 arrived to find a large, 40-50ft. tree down across wires, and blocking 2 of 3 lanes on Stony Battery Rd. After checking that no lines were actually severed, and that they were not electric lines, the crew began removal of the tree. After cutting apart and removing 80% of the tree, Embarq arrived and using their equipment removed the remaining upper portions of the tree. The 3rd call for the day had Engine 2 on an assist to station 7-15 for an automatic fire alarm at a hotel.  After going enroute, Engine 76-2 was recalled per command 7-15 after determining the alarm to be false.  The final call for the day was another AFA, this time it was a residential fire alarm on Grande Oak Place.  Engine 2 arrived and Lt. 3 (J. Ney) investgated. It turned out to be burnt food on the stove and Engine 76-2 cleared the assignment, returning back to station for the remainder of the night.