Miscellaneous incidents include brush fires, trees or lines down, citizens assist, and fire safety training for the public.
Liberty St Station Update
This morning for the last time, a West Mead 1 engine left the truck bay built 73 years ago.
Miscellaneous incidents include brush fires, trees or lines down, citizens assist, and fire safety training for the public.
This morning for the last time, a West Mead 1 engine left the truck bay built 73 years ago.
For the 9th time last week West Mead 1 firefighters were back at it, this time responding with 28-11, 12, 13, and 14 to a brush fire on Franklin Pike.
A windy evening brought a trio of calls for service for the West Mead 1 volunteers, including a reported structure fire, tree down on wires, and a natural gas leak.
Thank you and congratulations to EMT Kyle Corey for completing training to operate 28-14 in support of our EMS program.
West Mead 1 was placed on standby to assist Cochranton after a severe weather event passed just north of the Cochranton Boro. Multiple crews eventually responded to assist with controlling traffic and removing downed trees.
With temperatures dropping, West Mead 1 spent time in station repairing and improving our 25-year-old engine 28-11, replacing hard suction trays and repairing pump valves and leaking lines.
Firefighters from West Mead 1 Volunteer Fire Company read the children's story "Pete the Cat Saves Christmas" by James Dean and Eric Litwin, and include a home fire safety message.
At 5:27 PM West Mead 1 and Meadville Ambulance responded to Thurston Road for a motor vehicle accident with one vehicle down an embankment off a bridge. Two occupants were rescued and transported with minor injuries.
At 7:46 AM West Mead 1 was dispatched with other volunteer fire companies to assist Meadville Central with a working garage fire on South Street in the city.
On a busy Tuesday morning West Mead 1 firefighters responded to a series of calls involving a tree down, a mutual aid garage fire, and a fire alarm.