| Working Chimney Fire |
| Mon. Feb 15th 2010 |
The City of Jeannette requested assistance from Carbon's salvage truck after responding to a chimney fire on Lewis Avenue in the city. The salvage unit responded out of Station 23 and assisted Jeannette's firefighters with cleaning bricks and other debris out of the chimney ...
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| Head-On Crash Causes Injury |
| Mon. Feb 15th 2010 |
A vehicle driving the wrong way on the Lincoln Highway caused a head-on collision involving two cars around 2030 hours (8:30PM) on Monday, February 15th, 2010. The crash sent one person to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The first priority for firefighters a...
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| Rollover with Injury |
| Sun. Feb 14th 2010 |
One person was sent to an area hospital with injuries sustained in a rollover crash on Sunday, February 14th, 2010. The accident occurred on the Route 30 bypass eastbound at the West Pittsburgh Street interchange. The fire department arrived to discover one vehicle on its ro...
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| Odor Investigation Leads to Flooding |
| Sun. Jan 17th 2010 |
While investigating an odor of something burning inside a Vermont Street residence, fire crews discovered approximately two feet of water in the home's basement. The source of the burning odor is believed to have resulted from a hot water heater which may have malf...
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| Electrical Malfunction |
| Sat. Jan 9th 2010 |
The Carbon Fire Department responded to a report of an electrical outlet on fire in a residence in the Hempfield Manor subdivision. Fire crews from Carbon, Fort Allen, and the City of Greensburg arrived within minutes and found that a bad connection was the result of the min...
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| Highway Crash Pins One |
| Tue. Dec 29th 2009 |
One vehicle was rear-ended by another on Route 30 Tuesday, December 29th, trapping one person inside their vehicle. The call was received at 1930 hours (7:30PM) and was reported as a motor vehicle crash with injuries and entrapment. Rescue crews extricated a f...
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| Jeep Careens into Plow Truck on Icy Roadway |
| Sun. Dec 20th 2009 |
To end a day full of automobile accidents for the Carbon Fire Department, firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash for a Jeep versus a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation plow truck. The crash occurred on Keystone Avenue at a bend in which the operator of the&nb...
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| Engine 23 Fills for Greensburg No. 3 |
| Sat. Dec 19th 2009 |
After responding to two car accidents as a result of the treacherous road conditions from a recent snowstorm, Carbon Engine 23 was dispatched at 0118 hours (1:18AM) on Saturday, December 19th to pick up its stand-by position in the City of Greensburg. Engine 23 was...
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| Vehicle Accident Involving a School Bus |
| Fri. Dec 11th 2009 |
Carbon firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash involving an SUV and a school bus on Friday, December 11th at 1600 hours (4:00PM). The accident occurred on Route 136 (West Newton Road) at Eastside Drive near the Westmoreland County Memorial Park Cemetery and was ...
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| Collision Sends One to Hospital |
| Sun. Dec 6th 2009 |
The Carbon Fire Department responded to yet another vehicle accident over the weekend. Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 1415 hours (2:15PM) on Sunday, December 6th to the intersection of North Greengate Road and Hempfield Boulevard for a report of a motor vehic...
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