Tornado

Boy where to start. Over the past 2 days I have spent most of my time wide awake and out on the road due to the torando that came throught the area on Friday. I went to bed Thursday night around 02:00 hours and got up at 10:00 hours. I got out of bed and got dressed and then read the paper. I then got on the computer to do some things. Around 14:30 hours Millersburg Fire Department got dispatched for a structure collapse in Upper Paxton Township. Then around 16:30 hours my internet dropped me, which sometimes is normal after it has been on for a long time. But I could not log back on, as it said the line was busy. That was my first sign that something was wrong. Around 16:46 hours, Halifax Fire Department was dispatched for an AFA at Community Banks. About 1 minute later, county said they had recieved a call that the roof on Accu-Mold had collapsed. About that time the EMS pager went off for the Accu-Mold call. I got my boots on and then fought my way through the rain and wind to my car and headed into the "Barn". While I was heading in, they dispatched an accident with entrapment in the Borough. Me and Dohn took 13-2 and found no accident in the Borough or by the beer place. Chief 29-3's wife was there and told us that a possible tornado had gone through the area. We advised county, who told us to head towards Accu-Mold. We got as far as Lebo's Insurance when traffic was stopped due to power lines and a transformer fire on the roadway. It was a mess with debris all over the place. We then relocated with 13-1 to the parking lot of Giant. 6-1 and 6-3 then showed up and staged until they had to leave on their own calls. Me and Dohn then moved 13-2 up to Reinhard's by the tree that landed on the car. Sue left the house when the call came in and saw the tree on the car when she came to the triangle. She parked her car and checked the patient inside the vehicle, but they were a signal 12. I floated back and forth from the unit and Station 29 until we brought a guy from Ridge Road who was having problems with his oxygen machine to Station 29. I then got a call from my parents that our water softner had sprung a leak and the basement was filling up with water. I talked to Scott who said I could go home and found someone who was heading to town to drop me off at the shed and then I headed on home. By the time I got home they had the leak stopped and the water damage was not as bad as they had origianlly thought. I helped clean the water up and then headed up to the fire house. Jason, Robbie, Barb, Leeann, Lonny, Sean and Eric were all there. After awhile we ran up to Eville and got fuel and gas at Shell and then got food at Koppy's for people and headed on back. We stood by until about 03:45 hours and the we all headed on home. I actually went into town and drove around looking at the damage and then headed on home. Once at home I tried to sleep but couldn't, so I got up and read the paper. I then watched a little tv and then around 06:45 hours I got dressed and headed over to Bill's house to talk to him. I got his camera and then headed into town to take pictures. Sheetz, and Shell got off easy. Shell lost their sign and the roof to the car wash. Community Banks I guess lost some of their roof. Patton Tire, Accu-Mold and Sister's Coffee Shop got a lot of damage. There was also a lot of trees down, a lot of debries all over the place and some damaged houses out in Jackson Township. I spent most of the day doing EMA work since my father was with my mother ona trip to Cape May, New Jersey. I left Station 29 around 16:30 hours and headed on out to Small Valley Road to look at a house. After I was done I headed back towards Enders. I was coming into Enders, when the pager went off for a structure fire with entrapment in Halifax Township. I turned my blue light on and off I went for the fire station. I got there and slid to a stop in front of Leeann's car. I grabbed my gear out of my car and ran inside the fire house. I got my gear on and then got in the Engine. Keinv and Ray showed up and then Jason got there. We all got in the Engine and off we went. We got as far as town and was getting ready to turn onto Fourth Street when the box was held to Company 29. We turned around and headed on back. Once back there, we talked for about an hour. I then headed into Sheetz and got gas and then headed back home. Once at home I did my paperwork for EMA and am soon going to crash in bed as I am really tired, having been up straight for about 46 hours.