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Location: Halifax, Pennsylvania, United States

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

More Flooding

Around 00:30 hours last night the fire pager went off for the fire police to go to Armstrong Valley Road on Berry Mountain for traffic control. I got dressed and decided to head up there to see what was going on. Boy was it ever pouring outside. I got up there and found out that the roadway was being pushed up by water running underneath it. There was a man from county on the scene and I got out of my car and went over and talked to him. Helen then showed up and I talked to her and she told me that she did not have any flares with her. So I told her that I would run down to the station and grab some flares and bring them up to her. So I ran down to the station and grabbed about 10 flares from a box in the closet and threw them in my car. I then grabbed my jacket and helmet from my stall and threw them in my car and headed back up to the mountain. I got up there and Kevin was there. I parked my car and turned the blue light on and got out to talk to Helen and Kevin. Kevin suggested calling Bubba to see if we could bring the Utility up for extra lighting. So I called Bubba and could not get ahold of him. So I then called Robbie and he said that it was ok and to just pull the engine out. So I headed back down to the fire station. I got there and I threw my helmet and jacket in the Utility and then I pulled the engine out. I then got in the Utility and headed on back up to the mountain. I got up there and parked the Utility. Me and Kevin then went to work on getting the generator hooked up to the flood lights and working. As we were doing that, PennDot pulled up and started setting cones up and said that we could leave when he was done. So we then headed back to the station. I got back and put the Utility away and then Kevin backed the engine into the station and then we filled out a report and layed it on the desk. Me and Kevin then talked for a little bit and then we headed on home. Once at home, I dried off and then went to bed around 03:30 hours. I was rocked out of bed this morning around 08:20 hours when the pager went off for a vehicle fire in Upper Paxton Township. I got out of bed and got dressed and then got in my car and headed into the "Barn". Before I got there they placed the box in service. I stopped at the shed and logged my time in for the other day and then I picked up my mother's cake pan. I then ran up to Sheetz and got gas and then went to check on the creeks. Wolf Hole Road was starting to flood and Enders Road by Cave's was flooded over. Creek Road was still flooded over. I stopped up at the township building to let Charlie know about Wolf Hole Road. The fire pager then went off for an emergency work detail at the station. So I swang by and talked to Bubba and Bruce about the roads. I then headed on home. Once at home I ate lunch and read the paper. My dad then pulled up as he had left work early since there was flooding going on in Reed Township. Then around 13:30 hours the pager went off for a traumatic injury in Lykens Borough. Dohn picked me up at the church in Fisherville and we got as far as Eville when Medic 6 said that they would handle the call. So we then headed back and once I got my car, I checked the creeks one more time and then headed home. I thenm ate dinner and watched the news and just finished eating a snack. I am now getting ready to head in and get a hair cut and then coming home to watch some tv.

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