ATTENTION PROPERTY OWNERS: PLEASE REMEMBER IF THERE'S A FIRE HYDRANT ON YOUR PROPERTY OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO KEEP THE SNOW CLEARED AWAY IN ALL DIRECTIONS. A BURIED HYDRANT COULD LOOSE A LIFE, A CLEARED HYDRANT COULD SAVE A LIFE

At 07:30 Hrs. THE 15 HOUSE was dispatched to 60 Walnut St to assist the MICU with a cardiac arrest call. Brush 15-1 responded with 3 to assist. Brush 15-1 arrived and just started assisting the MICU when UCDES struck box 157 for an MVA on I-80 reported to be 3 tractors trailers with unknown injuries. Rescue & Engine 15-1 responded and arrived on the scene to find 2 tractor-trailers with one jack knifed and one on its side with no injuries and all of the westbound lanes blocked. The crews split up handling hazards on both trucks. Crews remained on the scene approx. 40 minutes. Crews just got back in quarters and started clearing snow from the ramps and THE 15 HOUSE was dispatched to QRS a call due to the MICU getting stuck in a snow bank.

At 16:00 Hrs. THE 15 HOUSE was dispatched to Lincoln & 1st Streets for a MVA with injuries. Rescue and Engine 15-1 arrived and went to work handling vehicle hazards and assisting with patient care. Units remained on the scene approx. 30 minutes. Units on the scene: Rescue & Engine 15-1, MICU 15, Milton Fire Police, and Milton Police Dept.

At 12:08 Hrs. THE 15 HOUSE along with Turbot Twp. was dispatched to RT 405 at Fort Boone campground for a MVA with unknown injuries. Chief 1501 arrived to find one vehicle on its side with entrapment. Rescue and Engine 15-1 arrived stabilizing with struts, and started flapping the roof. Crews also assisted EMS on the scene. Units remained on the scene approx. 45 minutes. Units on the scene: Chiefs 1501,1502, Engine and Rescue 15-1, Engine 17-1, MICU 15, Milton Fire Police and PSP Milton.

At 19:24 Hrs. THE 15 HOUSE was dispatched to the 500 block of Broadway for an MVA with minor injuries. Rescue 15-1 and Engine 15-2 arrived on the scene to find one car into a parked jeep with the roadway completely blocked. Rescue 15-1 split its crew handling vehicle hazards and assisting the MICU with patient care. The crew from the engine started traffic control. Units remained on the scene approx. 1hr. Units on the scene: Rescue 15-1, Engine 15-2, Chiefs 1501 and 1503, MICU 15, Milton Fire Police and Milton Police Dept.

At 23:59 Hrs The 15 House was dispatched to ACF Industries for an unknown type vapor cloud. Chief 1502 (Goodbrod) arrived and confirmed a vapor cloud in the area but was unsure if it was the liquid oxygen tank or the liquid nitrogen. Engine 15-1 arrived and sent its crew to work making entry through the chain linked fence to confirm what tank was leaking. Lt. 1512 (Metzger) confirmed they had a vapor leak from the 55,000 gallon liquid oxygen tank about 1/3 of the way up the tank. The crew was unable to confirm if the leak was from a faulty valve or from the tank being iced over. Chief 1502 advised the Engine crew to back out until the service rep from Air Liquid arrived. The service rep stated over the phone that if we have a vapor cloud it should be from a relief valve building up pressure to 250 psi due too lack of production at the plant. Lt. 1512 checked the pressure gauge in question and stated it was reading of 150 psi. The service rep responded from State College. Once he arrived, he and the Engine crew went back in and thawed out the valves and confirmed it was a faulty diversion valve. Units on the scene: Chief's 1501 & 1502, Rescue & Engine 15-1, Micu 15, EMA 49-1, Milton Fire Police. Units remained on the scene approx. 3 Hrs & 30 Minutes.

At 21:36 Hrs The 15 House along with Turbot Twp. (CO17) and MICU 8 (Watsontown) were dispatched to SR405 at Fort Boone Campground for a MVA with possible entrapment. Chief 1501 (Gaugler) arrived to find two vehicles involved with injuries and confinement. Rescue 15-1 arrived and went to work stabilizing the vehicle and preparing to remove the passenger side door. Rescue 15-1 removed the passenger side door utilizing Hurst O-Cutters and also assisted EMS with patient care. Units on the scene: Chief 1501, Rescue & Engine 15, MICU 15, MICU 8, Engine 17-1, Milton Fire Police, Turbot Twp. Fire Police, & PSP Milton. Units remained on the scene approx. 45 Minutes.

At 06:13 Hrs The 15 House along with Turbot Twp. (CO17) were dispatched to SR147 just south of SR254 for a MVA rollover with unknown injuries. Chief 1503 (Stump) arrived to find one car on its roof with two people self extricated with minor injuries. Rescue 15-1 arrived and controlled vehicle hazards and assisted MICU15 with patient care. The two patients later refused treatment. Units on the scene: Chief 1503, Rescue 15-1, MICU 15 and 8, Milton Fire Police, and PSP Milton. Units remained on the scene approx. 30 minutes.

At 01:19 Hrs The 15 House was dispatched to West Chillisquaque Twp. at Sodom Rd and Starstream BLVD for a MVA with unknown injuries. Chief 1501 (Gaugler) arrived to find one vehicle off the north side of the road in a drainage ditch with the driver self extricated. Rescue 15-1 arrived and handled vehicle hazards and assisted with patient care. The patient then refused treatment and was transported by PSP. Units on the scene: Chief 1501, Rescue 15-1, Ambulance 16-1, Medic 60, Milton Fire Police, and PSP Milton. Units remained on the scene for one hour.

At 12:23 Hrs. The 15 House was dispatched along with White Deer Twp. (Co5) for a well-involved shed fire next to a house on Fort Titzell RD in Kelly township. A second alarm was struck due to exposures. Tanker and Rescue 15-1 responded to the shed fire and assisted Company 5. Engine 15-1 was also enroute, but was redirected to another call in White Deer Townships first due. This call was for a well-involved snow mobile on the White Deer Pike that was about 20 to 25 minutes west of route 15. Engine 15-1 arrived to find the snowmobile all but burnt out. Crews wet the machine down and returned about 30 minutes later.

At 18:20 Hrs. Company 15 along with Company 17 (Turbot Twp.) was dispatched to Rt. 405 north of the borough for reported van into a utility pole. Chiefs 1502 and 1503 arrived to find one mini van on its side with the patient still inside the vehicle. Rescue 15-1 arrived and immediately stabilized the van and prepared to remove the roof. Once stabilized, the Medics had talked to the patient and he removed himself via the window. The crew from Engine 15-1 assisted the Rescue and took care of any hazards. Crews remained on the scene for about 45 minutes.

At 18:27 Hrs. The 15 House was dispatched to the first crash of three that night. The first crash was on I-80 in the eastbound lanes at the 211-mile marker. Three vehicles lost control on the icy bridge and came to rest in both of the eastbound lanes. All occupants had very minor injuries. At 19:35 Hrs. crews were dispatched to Rt. 642 at the bridge that crosses over Rt. 147 for a vehicle accident with two vehicles and injuries. Company 15 Chiefs arrived to find a mini van with people confined. The crews from Rescue and Engine 15-1 took the doors and roof to gain access to the front passenger of the van. Engine 17-1 (Turbot Twp.) also assisted on the scene. At 21:16 crews were dispatched to Cemetery Road in Turbot Township for a vehicle off the road and in the water. Chiefs arrived to find one vehicle that had lost control and slid into a small creek. The driver was uninjured and just needed assistance getting up out of the water. Light snow that had fallen all day and temps that dropped is what led to a busy night at The 15 House.

On this last Sunday of November crews from Warrior Run and Northumberland came to Milton to participate in some Truck Company training. In the morning they went over forcing doors and ways to get through different locks. Following lunch, crews headed over to our training house where they could practice searches, forcible entry, and truck operations. This was a good opportunity for the surrounding companies to get familiar with each other’s aerials and just have a good time.