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WLFD participates in Swim Across the BayJune 20, 2009
West Lake, along with several other agencies, participated in the annual swim across the bay today.
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Vehicle Accident at 11th and Sill
June 19, 2009
On Friday night around 1 AM, West Lake was dispatched to W 11th & Sill for a one vehicle accident. Upon FD arrival, there was one car into a pole with minor damage with no injures. Crews remained on scene assisting MPD for about 20 minutes.
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Pump Practice
June 17, 2009
West Lake help pump practice at drill tonight.
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House Fire on Westline Avenue
June 14, 2009
On Sunday 6-14 around 2225 hrs, West Lake sent E-482 to assist Department 46 at a residential structure fire on Westline Ave. First arriving crews encountered heavy fire on the interior and were quickly pulled out by command. Since there was a partial collapse of the structure, crews remained in defensive operations for the duration. E-482 remained on scene for about 90 minutes.
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House Fire on Cole Drive
June 12, 2009
Around 1415 hrs on Friday, West Lake was dispatched for a wire down on Cole Drive. Upon arrival, crews discovered that a tree branch had pulled the electrical service part away from the residence causing the house to become energized. While waiting for Penelec to arrive, crews noticed smoke starting to pour from the roof. Chief 490 quickly upgraded the assignment. Once Penelec arrived, crews were able to enter the residence and extinguish the fire. Chief 490 had command of this incident.
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Vehicle Into House on West 12th Street
June 11, 2009
On Thursday night around 3 am, West Lake was sent to a car into house in the 3800 block of West 12th Street. There were no injuries, but the car and house sustained moderate to heavy damage. Crews were on scene for more than a hour. Chief 480 had command.
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BVR Operations Class
June 7, 2009
This weekend, several members of WLFD participated in the operations course of Basic Vehicle Rescue.
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Vehicle Accident on West Lake Road
June 5, 2009
On Friday around 1800 hrs, West Lake was dispatched to a two car accident in the 3300 block of West Lake Rd. Chief 480 arrived to find two vehicles with minor damage. Crews were on scene for about 15 minutes.
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Brush Fire at Robertson's Kitchen
June 5, 2009
On Friday around 2000 hrs, West Lake was sent to a reported structure fire at Robertson's Kitchens on West 12th Street. Chief 481 arrived to find a brush fire running along the building. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and checked the building, which had minor extension. Crews were on scene for about 45 minutes. Chief 481 had command of this incident.
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WLFD Responds to Vehicle Accident
June 2, 2009
On Tuesday evening, West Lake and MPS were dispatched to 12th & Peninsula for a vehicle accident. Upon arrival, crews found 4 vehicles involved. One person was transported to the hospital and crews remained on scene for debris clean-up. Chief 480 had command of this incident.
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Vehicle Accident on West 12th Street
May 23, 2009
On Saturday May 23rd, West Lake responded to this accident in the 2700 block of West 12th. One person was transported to the hospital with moderate injuries. Crews remained on scene for debris clean-up. Chief 480 had command.
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Vehicle Accident Involving Bus
May 21, 2009
On May 21st, around 1400 hours, 5 people were transported to the hospital after a vehicle ran into the back of a city bus. Crews from West Lake assist EMS and stayed on scene for roadway clean-up. Crews cleared scene in 30 minutes.
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Members from WLFD participate in BVR Class
May 17, 2009
On Saturday and Sunday, five members of West Lake participated in a BVR Awareness class, the first of a 3 part vehicle extrication program at Perry Hiway Hose Co. Special thanks goes out to Chief Hayford & Perry Hiway for hosting this class.
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Trash Fire on Millfair Road
May 16, 2009
Around 1930 hrs on Saturday, E-482 assisted West Ridge at the Millfair Road Dump for a large trash fire. A pile of plastic drainage pipe owned by the township was on fire. Local news reported that smoke could be seen from 10 miles away. 482 cleared the scene around 2200 hrs.
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Vehicle Accident on West 12th
May 12, 2009
Three people were transported from this two vehicle accident at West 12th & Selinger on Tuesday afternoon. West Lake remained on scene for about 30 minutes while the vehicles were removed.
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Congratulations
May 12, 2009
Congratulations to EJ Mascaro for accepting a paid fire job in Charleston, South Carolina. His last day with West Lake was April 28th. Thank you for all the time and dedication you put into West Lake Fire Department.
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Rescue 488 Assists West Ridge
May 11, 2009
Rescue 488 was sent to assist
West Ridge for a vehicle accident on Monday around 0930 hrs. MPS reported one class 2 patient and one class 5. 488 assisted with extrication and roadway cleanup. West Lake was on
scene for approximately 3 hours. Chief 460 had command. ________________________________________________________________________
Vehicle Accident at 12th and Peninsula
May 9, 2009
West Lake & MPS were dispatched to West 12th & Peninsula around 2230 hrs on Saturday for a vehicle accident. Chief 481 arrived on scene and reported 3 vehicles with minor damage. One driver was transported with minor injuries and crews remained on scene for about 20 minutes until the roadway was cleared.
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Vehicle Accident on West 8th
May 3, 2009
On Sunday afternoon, West Lake, along with MPS, was dispatched to the 2700 block of W 8th for a motorcycle accident. The operator of the bike was transported to the trauma center with moderate injuries and the driver of the truck was uninjured. Crews remained on the scene for about 20 minutes.
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Fire at Eriez Magnetics April 23, 2009 On Thursday, West Lake sent two engines & a truck to Eriez Magnetics for a structure fire. Crews worked for about an hour to contain the fire which was behind a metal wall and extended to the roof. _________________________________________________________________________
West Lake Assists Kearsarge at Granada Apts
March 28, 2009
On Saturday March 28th, around 2240 hours, West Lake assisted Kearsarge with E-482 & Tk-489 to the Granada Apartments for a structure fire. The fire proceeded to four alarms, bringing companies in from around Erie County. West Lake crews remained on scene for over 7 hours, but Kearsarge had crews there for two days. Everyone was able to escape this massive apartment blaze which is still under investigation.
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Vehicle Accident at 10th and Powell
March 23, 2009
West Lake
& MPS were dispatched shortly after 5 PM to West 10th & Powell for a two
car accident. Two people were transported to a local hospital with minor
injures. Crews remained on scene cleaning up roadway and traffic control.
West Lake Assists West Ridge On March 23rd, West Lake, along with Kearsarge, was dispatched to assist West Ridge at a fire inside the Hong Kong Restaurant located in the K-mart Plaza. Crews from West Ridge were able to knock down the fire quickly. However, some extension traveled into the Giant Eagle store. Crews remained on the scene for over 2 hours performing overhaul and ventilation. West Ridge apparatus 472, 473, 479, West Lake 482, 483, 489, & Kearsarge 442 all responded to this incident. ________________________________________________________________________
March 23, 2009
March 1, 2009
On March 1st, West Lake & MPS were sent to W 12th & Selinger for an accident. One vehicle sustained moderate damage in this crash.
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Vehicle Accident on 12th Street
February 14, 2009
Just after 11 PM on Saturday night, West Lake & MPS responded to the 3600 block of West 12th for a one car accident. Chief 481 arrived on scene to find an SUV on its side with the driver out walking around. Crews remained on the scene for debris cleanup and traffic control until vehicle was removed.
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Around 1700 hours on Saturday, West Lake & MPS were dispatched to the 200 block of Peninsula Dr for a two car accident. Chief 490 arrived and reported two vehicles with heavy damage. Crews from West Lake worked on Patient care, roadway cleanup, and traffic control. The Peninsula Drive hill had to be closed for sometime due to icy conditions. Two Patients were transported by MPS from the scene.
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West Lake Performs Ice Rescue
February 10, 2009
On Tuesday evening at approximately 1645 hours, West Lake was dispatched to Bear Beach for two subjects stuck on the ice. Chief 481 arrived on scene and determined that Rescue 486 ( Ice Boat ) would be needed for this rescue. The two subjects were approx 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile off shore on ice. 486 launched from Walnut Creek Access and traveled across ice to the subjects. After arriving, FF's W. Betz & B. Betz walked about 20 yards from boat to assist the two parties onto boat where they were transported to shore with out injury. After months of training with the ice rescue boat, this was the first actual live rescue. The crew of R. Trohoske, G. Bules, B. Betz & W. Betz did a outstanding job. West Lake was assisted by USCG, Millcreek Paramedics & Millcreek Police. 481 terminated command at 1813 hrs.
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January 25, 2009
On Sunday morning, with temperatures around 0 degrees, West Lake assisted West Ridge Fire Dept. at a fire inside the Burger King Restaurant. When crews arrived the found a grease fire in the kitchen that had extended into the ventilation system to the roof. Crews were able to control the fire quickly and West Lake cleared the scene in an hour.
January 22, 2009
Retired City of Erie Fire Chief Richard Robb was laid to rest on Thursday 1/22/2009 surrounded by Erie & County Firefighters, Family, & Friends. Chief Robb was a Erie Firefighter for 36 years and a Honorary Life Member of West Lake Fire Department. West Lake sends its deepest condolences & prayers to the Robb Family. 1928 - 2009.
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West Lake, along with MPS, responded to the 2700 block of West 12th for a two car accident. C-492 arrived on location and reported two minor injuries. R-488 assisted with pt care and roadway clean-up. Crews cleared the scene in about 30 minutes.
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West Lake Responds to Vehicle Fire
January 11, 2009
On Sunday evening, crews from West Lake were dispatched to the 3100 block of West Lake Road. Chief 490 arrived on scene and reported a working vehicle fire with exposure problems. 482 arrived on scene and started suppression efforts while 483's crew checked the residence for extension. This fire is being investigated by the Millcreek Police Department.
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House Fire on West Lake Road
January 6, 2009
Units were dispatched shortly before 9 am on Tuesday for a house fire in the 4200 block of West Lake Road. Chief 931 arrived on scene and reported smoke and fire showing. After E-482 tagged the hydrant, crews attempted to make an interior attack but were driven back by heavy fire. 481 advised crews to go to a defensive attack immediately. After two hours of attacking the fire from the outside, command shut down master streams and crews chased the fire around on the inside. West Lake cleared the scene around 1530 hours. Assisting departments were West Ridge, Lake Shore, Airport FD, Millcreek Response Team & Kearsarge FD. Fire is currently being investigated by Millcreek Police.
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Vehicle Accident On Clifford Drive
January 4, 2009
Early Sunday afternoon, West Lake was dispatched to Clifford Drive for a one vehicle accident. Chief 480 arrived on scene and reported one vehicle with heavy damage. After scene assessment, one Class 1 patient and one Class 2 patient were found. Both occupants were transported to the trauma center by Millcreek Paramedics.
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Vehicle Accident on West Lake Road
January 1, 2009
On News Years Day, West Lake was dispatched to West 8th & Ardmore for a one vehicle accident. Chief 480 arrived on scene and reported one vehicle with heavy damage. After assessing patients, 480 reported two class 1's & a class 5 with entrapment. MPS & Emergycare transported the patients to a trauma center and West Lake assisted Millcreek Police on scene for approximately three hours.
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Vehicle Accident at 8th and Fillmore
December 16, 2008
On Tuesday afternoon, crews were sent to West 8th & Filmore for a vehicle accident. C-481 arrived and found 3 vehicles with minor / moderate damage. All parties refused treatment and crews provided roadway clean-up and traffic control.
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West Lake Assists West Ridge
December 15, 2008
West Lake assisted West Ridge on Monday afternoon for a reported house fire on Hampshire Road. The service box on the outside of the residence caught fire and burned itself out. Crews checked for extension and waited for Penelec.
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Kitchen Fire on Chelsea Avenue
December 14, 2008
West Lake responded to 1400 block of Chelsea on Sunday morning for a kitchen fire. The homeowners had the fire out upon arrival, but the truck and engine stayed to check for extension and ventilation.
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Vehicle Accident West 12th and Selinger
December 11, 2008
West Lake responded to a minor two vehicle accident during rush hour on W 12th & Selinger Ave. All parties refused medical aid & crews assisted MPD with traffic control.
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Vehicle Extrication Training
December 10, 2008
On Wednesday, Lt. Beganics worked with several members on Hurst Tool operations. Special thanks to Laughlin's Collision for the donation of the vehicles.
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Electrical Fire on Lowell Avenue
December 8, 2008
West Lake assisted West Ridge on Monday evening for an electrical fire inside a residence. When Chief 460 arrived on scene, he reported a working attic fire. Crews from 479, 472, and 482 made a aggressive interior attack to knock down the fire, but extensive overhaul was needed. 482 was on scene for about two hours.
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Vehicle Accident at West 8th and Plaza
December 7, 2008
After a heavy snowfall, West Lake was dispatched around 6:30 AM Sunday morning for a vehicle accident. 481 arrived on scene and reported one vehicle with heavy damage with the driver pinned. Crews from Rescue 488 & 485 worked quickly to extricate the patient using the Hurst Tool. Emergycare transported the driver to Hamot Trauma Center with critical injuries and crews remained on scene assisting Millcreek Police Accident Investigators.
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December 6, 2008
On Saturday evening during a heavy snowfall, West Lake was dispatched for a rollover with entrapment on West 12th Street. Crews arrived to find one vehicle with heavy damage and the driver already extricated from the vehicle. Crews worked on securing the vehicle and traffic control while MPS had Pt care.
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Exotic Bird Rescue
November 27, 2008
On Thanksgiving, West Lake was dispatched to assist a homeowner on Forrest Drive. When crews arrived, they were told that the owner's exotic bird got out of the house and was stuck up in the tree. Along with help from the concerned family, crews attempted to retrieve the bird, but were unsuccessful. The bird returned home two days later.
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West Lake Assists McKean
November 22, 2008
On Saturday evening, West Lake was dispatched to assist McKean Fire Department with a large garage fire on Buman Rd. When crews arrived, the structure was well involved and a defensive operation was commenced. Crews cleared the scene in about 2 hours.
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Vehicle Accident on West 12th Street
November 21, 2008
On Friday, crews were dispatched to the 2700 block of W 12th for a two car motor vehicle accident. 488 arrived and reported two vehicles with moderate damage. Crews assisted with patient care and roadway clean-up. One person was transported with minor injuries to a local hospital. Chief 480 had command of this incident.
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Fire at Former Aviation Club
November 20, 2008
Around midnight, West Lake & West Ridge were dispatched to the former Aviation Club for smoke in the building. Crews from 482 & 489 discovered a small electrical fire in the ceiling above the main entrance. Crews were able to contain the fire and cleared the scene in about an hour. Chief 480 had command of this incident.
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Vehicle Accident at 8th and Marshall
November 17, 2008
West Lake responded to West 8th & Marshall around 10:30 PM on Monday night. Chief 481 arrived and found one vehicle with moderate damage. The driver, after striking a pole, came to rest against the Honda building. MPS transported the driver to the hospital. Crews remained on scene for clean-up and traffic control.
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Vehicle Accident on West 8th Street
November 5, 2008
West Lake responded to the 2700 block of West 8th Street for a dump truck vs car accident. Chief 481 arrived and reported two vehicles with moderate damage. One driver was transported with minor injuries and crews cleared the scene in 30 minutes.