Power Wires on School Bus

04/24/12 - Kuhl Hose and Wattsburg (Dept 17) were dispatched to live wires on a school bus.  The bus caught a low hanging power line, it contacted the front mirror and caused arcing and some minor damage to the mirror and hood.  With students still on the bus, the fire department was called to standby with the school district members until Penelec secured the power.  No injuries were reported.

Structure Burn Session

04/22/12 - Kuhl Hose sponsored a Structural Burn Class this past weekend.  Saturday students attend lectures about Engine & Truck work as well as building construction.  Crews also go to the training site and review the training building and prepare for Sunday's burn session. 

Sunday was the Live Burn portion of the course which was conducted at the training site on RT 8 just south of I-90.

Saturday's class included students from Kuhl Hose, West Ridge, Kearsarge, McKean, City of Erie, Brookside & Perry Hiway. 

Special thanks to all of the Members of Kuhl Hose that weren't students for assistance in all other support functions during the day.  Thanks to Wattsburg & Elgin Beaver Dam  for Tender company support.  And special thank you to the Fire Police, these men stood in the roadway for 7 hours today to keep traffic in check and the students and apparatus safe.

Wild Fire Assist Brookside

04/20/12 - Kuhl Hose was dispatched to assist Brookside (Dept 24) on Shannon Rd at a large pile of tree stumps on fire.  On arrival 241 reported a large fire and requested Kuhl Hose to send 689 and a tender.  On arrival 689 crew set up below the fire to contain and stop the spreading fire into Wintergreen Gorge.  A water supply was initially set up from a pond with a portable pump to supply 689.  242 also set up for water supply.  Crews from Fuller (Dept 20) assisted 689.  Engines from Belle Valley (Dept 36) were assisted from Tenders 685, Harbor Creek 225 (Dept 22) and Fuller 206 on the top side of the cliff.  Once the fire was contained the Tenders dumped loads of water into the pile of stumps from the top of the hill.  This tactic was used to contain the fire deep under the pile.  The landowner used a bulldozer to contain the fire completely by covering it with dirt.  Crews were on scene for just under 2 hours.

Tire Fire

4/13/12 - Kuhl Hose was dispatched to an unknown type fire on RT 8.  68-S1 arrived on the scene and reported a 1/4 acre of tires burning.  680 requested a Tender from Department 17 to assist.  On arrival 683 Engines crew contained the fire, and then extinguished with help from crews from 685 & 176.   The 1/4 acre of fire consumed tires and other old vehicle parts.  Crews were on the scene for about an hour.

Assist Dept 14 Barn Fire

Assist Dept 40 Structure Fire

03/28/12 - Kuhl Hose was dispatched to assist Mckean on Flower Rd with a RIT.  An outside fire extended to a dumpster, then a building early this afternoon.  683 responded and on arrival was put to work by command assisting with suppression efforts.  The fire was quickly contained in the building by crews from Engine 434 & 403.  683's crew contained the outside fires that were in a dumpster, a small pile of tires, pallets, and a wooded area.  Edinboro 397 responded from a brush fire in their 1st due to assist in containing the fire in the wooded area.  Crews from Mckean, Perry Hiway, Waterford, Edinboro and Medic 2 were also on the scene.  Mckean Fire officials are investigating.

Wildfire Bliley Rd

03/11/12 - Just after 3 Sunday afternoon Kuhl Hose was dispatched to Bliley Rd for a Wild Fire.  On arrival 681 reported a large wild fire approaching several structures.  680 assumed command and had 689 drop the 2 1/2" supply line and advance up a driveway to set up a perimeter and protect a residential structure..  Tender 686 arrived supplied 689.   685 set up to protect a separate structure.  Crews contained the 4 acre fire in about an 40 minutes.   Department 42 was requested for manpower to help contain the fire.  The fire was caused by careless outdoor burning.