| A mutual aid situation |
| Fri. Mar 6th 2009 |
On Friday afternoon just before four o'clock, our dept. was notified by 911 dispatchers that one of our neighboring fire departments was on the scene of a structure fire and requested we assist them with providing an additional water supply.
As firefighters with the Tolers Creek Fire Dept. worked t...
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| Betsy Layne firefighters answer a call for a brother |
| Thu. Mar 5th 2009 |
It was Thursday night. Earlier that evening, some of our firefighters had attended a training drill at the station where they endured a strenuous scba exercise. The firemen were presented with various fire rescue scenarios to perform in a blackout maze in the event the knowledg...
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| Firefighters get a blistering, cold start to a new month |
| Sun. Mar 1st 2009 |
The firemen wasted no time getting their first call of the new month when, on Sunday evening just before eight, a 911 call was placed that there was a structure fire on Evergreen Avenue at Harold.
The frigid night air would not hender 14 of Betsy Layne's finest as they promptly ...
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| "An early start to a quiet Friday morning" |
| Fri. Feb 27th 2009 |
Just before 0600 hours on Friday morning, our department was notified by 911 dispatchers of an emergency call at the Ivy Creek Townhouse Apartments. The occupant of one of the apartments had called to advise that she was awoken to the smell of smoke inside the residence, could not se...
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| "Sudden Stop" |
| Fri. Feb 20th 2009 |
At approximately 4pm on Friday, our firefighters were notified by 911 dispatchers of a single-vehicle possible-injury accident in the Stanville area near IGA Supermarket.
Firefighter Justin Kidd responded from the station in Unit 3 as six other firefighters responded in their personal veh...
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| Another fender bender |
| Sun. Feb 15th 2009 |
On Sunday afternoon, a few of our firefighters responded to a two-vehicle minor-injury accident on Kidd Fork of Big Branch on Little Mud Creek. Extrication was not needed and KSP also responded to the scene....
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| Horrendous Storm Impacts Betsy Layne District |
| Wed. Feb 11th 2009 |
On Wednesday evening, the Betsy Layne fire district and surrounding areas experienced a damaging storm with high winds and hail. The storm caused for several trees and power lines to be knocked down in its path and it left the community in a state of panic.
Our dept. received two different ca...
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| A call for mutual assistance |
| Mon. Feb 9th 2009 |
On Monday afternoon, the Allen Fire Dept. responded to a structure fire on the left fork of Samson Fork of Prater Creek in which a garage had reportedly exploded. After their units arrived on scene, they later requested our dept. to respond and assist them with both manpower and water.
Four B...
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| Accident lands driver in jail |
| Tue. Feb 3rd 2009 |
At 2221 hours on Tuesday evening, 911 dispatchers notified our dept. of a single-vehicle injury accident on U.S. 23 at Harold. The vehicle had collided with the barrier wall.
Upon firefighters' arrival, it was determined to be a non-injury accident without entrapment. KSP Trooper Shaun ...
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| Two-vehicle non-injury accident at Stanville |
| Tue. Feb 3rd 2009 |
At 0910 hours on Tuesday morning, 911 dispatchers notified our dept. of a two-vehicle injury accident near the mouth of Shop Branch on the low water bridge at Mare Creek.
Firefighter Buddie Delpont responded and later advised dispatch that it was a non-injury accident. ...
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