MVA with Pin

09/02/10 - Kuhl Hose assisted Brookside on Station Rd with vehicle accident.  Chief 250 requested 683 for the rescue tools.  On arrival 250 reported 2 vehicles, 1 with heavy damage and 6 patients.  Several of the patients with moderated injuries and 1 confined in the car.  The patient that was confined was extricated after removing the passenger door.    Brookside, Greenfield and Fairfield  transported 4 of the patients Hamot Shock Trauma.  Kuhl Hose 697 handled patient refusals.  PSP is investigating the accident.

Survival Class Day #2

08/29/10 - Day #2 of practical skills for Firefighter Survival was completed on Sunday.  The skills were again conducted at the drill structure on RT 8.  Thanks to Instructors Beckes, Gillespie and Rinn for a great class.

Survival Class Day #1

08/25/10 - Kuhl Hose and Lake City members completed day #1 of practical exercises for Firefighter Survival.  The Course is being conducted at the drill structure on RT 8 and will complete Sunday the 29th of August.  The survival techniques taught are for last resort situations.

MVA / Truck into Building

08/07/10 - Kuhl Hose, Belle Valley, Emergycare and MPS were dispatched to the Boardwalk Tavern on RT 8 for a vehicle into the building.  Initial reports were that a truck crashed through the side of the building and there were multiple patients.  680 arrived on the scene, reported a pickup truck into the side of the structure.  There were 2 patients both with moderate injuries.  Squads 687 & 697 both treated and transported a patient to Hamot Shock Trauma with ALS from MPS and Emergycare.........

National Night Out

08/03/10 - Kuhl Hose Co-Sponsored with the Greene Township Parks & Recreation National Night Out 2010 at the Greene Township Municipal Building.  Kuhl Hose had apparatus and equipment on display, as well as fire safety education material to hand out.

Motorcycle MVA Sampson Rd

07/26/10 - Kuhl Hose and Emergycare Paramedics were dispatched to Sampson at Donation Roads for Motorcycle car Accident.  On arrival 680 reported 1 patient with moderate injuries.  687 arrived and treated and packaged the patient for transport.  The patient was transported to Hamot Shock Trauma.  Engine 683 was cancelled from the response and sent for first aid to a separate EMS call until the 2nd ambulance arrived.  PSP is investigating the accident.

Engine Assist Perry Hiway

07/20/10 - 683 responded to Old Perry Hiway to assist at a Structure Fire.  Workmen arriving for the day discovered the building full of smoke.  Engine 423 arrived on scene and reported smoke in the building.  Perry Hiway crews quickly found and extinguished a small smoldering fire in a saw dust bin.  683 continued to the scene and assisted with ventilating the building.  Crews were on the scene for 20 minutes. 

RIT Assist Kearsarge

07/11/10 - Just before 1800 hrs, Kuhl Hose was dispatched for RIT to Edinboro Rd assisting Kearsarge Fire. West Ridge Chief 460 arrived on location, reported a working fire and assumed command in front of the 40'x30' residence. Engine 442 arrived and with Engine 472 stretched a 2-1/2" line to begin knocking down the fire from the exterior.

Flag Ceremony

07/07/10 – On Wednesday night before the monthly business meeting,  Kuhl Hose was presented a new American flag by Boy Scout Troop 133. Members of the troop performed a flag changing ceremony in front of Station #68 as all department members in attendance looked on. The old colors were lowered and replaced with the new ones donated by the scouts in recognition of the service the department has given to the troop......

I see that the old flagpole still stands. Have our troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.

~General Douglas MacArthur. 

Rescue Tools

07/01/10 - Kuhl Hose put into service this week a Holmatro CORE Hydraulic Rescue Tool System.  The tools are on Engine 683.

            Spreader 4240
            Cutter 4035 NCT

            Telescopic Ram Model 4350
            (2) 32' CORE Hoses
            Pump, CORE, Model DPU30

Kuhl Hose has had a Holmatro Battery Combi Tool 4120 which is now in service on Squad 687 and the Holmatro Hand Combi Tool 3120 remains on 683.

To view the tools check out the Apparatus links for Engine 683 & Squad 687.

MVA Wattsburg Rd

06/19/10 - Kuhl Hose and Emergycare were dispatched to Wattsburg Rd @ Mark Rd for an MVA just after 03:30.  Medic 193 reported 1 vehicle moderate damage, 1 patient with moderate injuries.  The car struck several mailbox's and a large driveway post before hitting a dirt bank.  687 transported 1 patient BLS to Hamot for evaluation.  PSP is investigating the accident.

GAUTHIER TRAINING TOWER

06/18/10 - Kuhl Hose, Perry Hiway, and Brookside members held a work night at the Gauthier Training Tower.  Crews cleared construction materials, trees, brush and with the help of a some heavy equipment moved and leveled dirt for access road preparation.  All of these items were done in preparation for the next phase of work to be completed.  The stairs will be installed soon as well as windows, and some finish work.  The access road will then be completed and the Training tower will be ready for use.  More details to follow......

MVA Assist Wattsburg

06/11/10 - Wattsburg was dispatched to RT 8 & 89 in front of Faulkners Market for a vehicle accident.  Wattsburg ambulance was transporting to Hamot from an EMS response and Kuhl Hose was dispatched for an ambulance and Engine to assist.  687 and 683 responded with Emergycare ALS.  On arrival Chief 171 reported 2 vehicles 1 with moderate damage.  1 patient with injuries was transported.  687 assessed the 2nd driver who had no injuries while 683 secured the vehicles and assisted with patient care.  PSP is investigating the accident.

Assist Kearsarge House Fire

05/31/10 - Kuhl Hose was dispatched for RIT to assist Kearsarge Memorial Day afternoon.  683 responded to Southland Dr, on arrival orders from Chief 440 to go to the roof and assist with ventilation. Crews quickly contained the fire to the attic area.  The fire was under control within an hour.  Kearsarge was also assisted by Belle Valley, Perry Hiway, and MPS.

Engine Stand By

05/30 - 683 stood by at Station #36 while Belle Valley & other county crews assisted Erie Fire Department with multiple brush fires and alarms.  Erie Fire had a large brush/trash fire and multiple smaller brush fires and a several reported house fires all within a short time.  683 returned by late afternoon.

Fire Prevention Calendar Contest Winners

05/26 - Kuhl Hose sponsored a fire prevention poster contest. 2 calendars will be made that will run from August 2010 - July 2011 for the next school year.  A Kindergarten - Grade 4 calendar and a Grade 5 - Grade 8 calendar will be made.  All entries were judged by a group of firefighters, EMT's, and community members.  The entries were from the Wattsburg Elementary, Wattsburg Middle and St. Boniface Schools.  The winners each will receive a prize as well as their own copy of the calendar.  Every Classroom will also have a calendar to promote fire safety each month of the school year.

Memorial Day

"It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in defense of our country, in defense of us, in wars far away. The imagination plays a trick. We see these soldiers in our mind as old and wise. We see them as something like the Founding Fathers, grave and gray-haired. But most of them were boys when they died, and they gave up two lives, the one they were living and the one they would have lived. When they died, they gave up their chance to be husbands and fathers and grandfathers. They gave up their chance to be revered old men. They gave up everything for our country, for us. And all we can do is remember.” 

PR Event

MVA Sampson Rd

05/07 - Just before 10 p.m. Kuhl Hose and Emergycare were dispatched to Sampson Rd for a single vehicle accident.  Medic 193 arrived and reported a truck vs tree.  The occupants of the truck were transported to the hospital by 687.  683's crew secured the vehicle and assisted PSP at the scene.