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Location: Halifax, Pennsylvania, United States

Monday, April 16, 2007

An Engine Rolled Over

Went to bed last night at 01:00 hours as I was really tired. I got up this morning at 06:00 hours when my alarm went off. I got out of bed and took my water out to the fridge and then came back into the bedroom to get changed and made the mistake of laying down on my bed and I fell back to sleep. I woke back up at 06:50 hours when stupid Keiffer called my cell phone. I then got up again and got changed into street clothes. I grabbed my books and my Gatorades and then got in my car and went up to the fire house. I got there and Helen, LeeAnn and Troy were already there. I went inside and put my books and drinks in the cab of the Utility. I then brought my gear over and sat it beside the Utility. Andy and Keiffer then showed up. We then loaded our gear in the Utility and then Lonny showed up. We left the fire house around 07:20 hours and we stopped at McDonald's on our way in to get breakfast. After we got our breakfast, we went to Station 29 and parked and went inside. We did 1 and a half chapters of the Hazmat before we had to get out of the class room as it was rented. So we went out into the bays and they moved some stuff around. We backed our Engine into the bay and they moved the Sutphen around some. We then sat an axe, pike pole, ladder, box fan, uncharged hose line and a charged hose line out so we could pratice tieing our knots. We then broke for lunch. After lunch we moved the equipment around and then we all lined up and went through tieing knots around the different equipment. We then started pulling 5" off the back of our Engine and re packing it. After I was done doing that, I was pretty much done for the day. I helped Amanda get up and of of our Engine and then helped her and Jamie Shoop with the 2-1/2" crosslay. We had just finished re packing out 5" when 29 get hit to transfer an engine down to Station 37-1. Well through the grape line, we found out that Engine 37-1 had rolled onto it's roof while on their way to an accident on the Interstate. After we were done at Station 29, we headed on back. We stopped at Shell and got fuel for the trucks. We then continued on out to the station. Once there we backed both pieces in and then unloaded all of our gear and I put my books in my car. Me, LeeAnn, Andy and Eric then sat around and talked. Bubba then came up once he got everything unpacked from getting home. Andy and Eric then left and then me, Bubba and LeeAnn worked on the federal grant. I ordered a small pizza and had them deliver it to the fire house. We left there around 23:20 hours. I had grabbed a flash light off of the Utility and went and checked the creeks, which were perfectly fine. I then dropped the flashlight back off at the station and put it back in the Utility and then headed on home. Once at home I took a shower and am soon going to bed as I am really tired from this weekend.

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