New Air Bag System
Wednesday June 24th, the members of the WSBF recieved hands on training for the new Air Bag Rescue System recently aquired with the assistance of a Grant. The new rescue equipment replaces an outdated system currently on the Squad.
Welcome Riley Ann Smith
Mitch and Jess Smith are the proud parents of a new baby girl, Riley Ann Smith. Riley entered the world at 10:30 am on Saturday, May 9. She weighs a healthy 7 lbs. 2 onces and is 20 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing well, while dad is ecstatic. Congratulations mom and dad and we wish you all the best of luck!
Crash with Ejection
Sunday evening around 7pm, the WSBF was dispatched to an auto accident with ejection on N. Second St. in Wormleysburg. Engine 3 was the first apparatus on the scene with 1 vehicle that had rolled over. The Squad arrived moments later. Both crews assisted with patient care, securing the vehicle and debris clean up. The passenger was ejected from the vehicle, the driver had self extricated. Both were transported to a local hospital by EMS. Eye witnesses advise the SUV rolled twice coming of the Camp Hill Bypass.
Units on the Scene:
Engine 2-13, 3-13
Squad 13
Ambulance 1-85, 14
Medic 2-85
West Shore Regional PD
Crash at the West Shore Plaza
Tuesday March 31st, Engine 3 and the Squad responded to a vehicle accident on State Street at the West Shore Plaza. Units arrived to find 3 vehicles involved with one patient still sitting inside their vehicle. The crew from the WSBF stablilized the patient’s vehicle and assisted EMS with patient packaging. The patient was transported to a local hospital. Crews were on the scene for a little more then 30 minutes.
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