Miscellaneous incidents include brush fires, trees or lines down, citizens assist, and fire safety training for the public.
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.
On Saturday evening West Mead 1 was dispatched for a vehicle fire in the West Mead Industrial Park involving a street sweeper and a semi.
For the second night in a row, West Mead Township was impacted by significant flooding due to slow-moving thunderstorms.
