The box 9-6 was struck for a first alarm assignment in Shirley Township on the Keystone Road.  Chief 9 arrived on scene with a controlled burn.

Special Unit 9 was dispatched for a motor vehicle accident on Rt. 994, Pogue Road to assist Three Springs.

Company 9 was dispatched to assist Company 12 (Three Springs) for a motor vehicle accident with confinement.  Special Unit 9 responded and a number of Company 9 personnel went direct to the scene.  Assistant Chief 9 went on location and assumed command.  Special Unit 9 and Company 9 personnel performed the extrication.

Company 9 was dispatched to a structure fire to assist Mifflin County Company 26 (Newton/Wayne).  Engine 9-1 and Tanker 9 responded.  Engine 9-1 arrived on location and the crew went to the scene.  Tanker 9 arrived on location and was placed in service shortly after.

Automatic Alarm at East Broad Top Railroad.  Chief 9 went on scene and put the box available.

Tonight Company 9 members held an open house for the community.  Approximately 25 people attended.  Most were children.  Company 9 members conducted tours of the apparatus and facility as well as handed out smoke detectors to those in need.

At approximately 7:00am Company 9 was dispatched for tree down, blocking the roadway on the Monroe Valley Road near Eichelberger's Heating and Air Conditioning.  Special Unit 9 responded and removed the tree.

 At approximately 12:00pm, Company 9 was alerted to assist Company 12, Three Springs, for a motor vehicle accident with confinement in Springfield Township.  Special Unit 9 responded and a number of Company 9 personnel went direct to the scene due to the nature and location of the call.  Special Unit 9 arrived on scene to find a pickup truck that had been crushed by a fallen tree.  Special Unit 9 personnel removed the tree from the vehicle and Medic 60 assessed the patient.

Company 9 was dispatched for a motor vehicle accident at the 522 and 944 intersection at the red-light in Orbisonia.  The accident involved two vehicle and was a head-on-collision. There was no entrapment.  Company 9 members secured the vehicles and directed traffic. Ambulance Company 900 transported a single patient.

Wednesday the 7th: Rockhill Elementary School Visit (Canceled due to an emergency call)

Thursday the 8th: Open House from 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Friday the 9th: Southern Huntingdon County High School visit

Congratulations to Sue Miller, Tammy Cohenour, and Donny Brown for completing the second class of the Essentials of Fire Fighting/Delmar training.  They are now certified to ride fire apparatus to emergency calls.  Keep up the good work!

Click on the Picture below to access the National Fire Protection Association's Fire Prevention Week information.

Company 9 was alerted for a tanker assignment to assist Mifflin County Company 26, Newton/Wayne for a reported structure fire with flames showing in Kistler Borough.

Company 9 was called twice to assist Company 14 on a rekindle of the barn fire.  Tanker 9 responded both times and supplied approximately 3000 gallons of water each time.

Company 9 was dispatched for a barn fire on the Decorum Road.  Engine 9-1 and Tanker 9 responded.  Tanker 9 was assigned to shuttle operations.  Engine 9-1 laid 500 feet of five inch from Decorum Road to Engine/Tanker 14.  Engine 9-1 supplied Engine/Tanker 14 with water and the crew went to work on the fire.  Company 9 units returned at approximately 4:30am.

Company 9 was dispatched to set up a landing zone at the Rockhill Elementary School for Ambulance 1200 (Three Springs).

Company 9 was dispatched for a public service call at the intersection of 522 and Blacklog Valley Road as a result of a motor vehicle accident with no injuries. Special Unit 9 responded and went on scene to find the State Police on scene with a Dodge Ram 2500 blocking the southbound lane of 522 and a Subaru crossover type vehicle blocking a lane on Blacklog Valley Rd.  Traffic control was established and a crew went to work disconnecting the battery and containing the fluid spill of the heavily damaged Subaru. The Dodge had sustained side impact damage and the Subaru sustained heavy damage to the front driver's-side.

Company 9 was dispatched for a smoke investigation.  The caller reported that he could see a column of smoke near Rockhill Borough.  Engine 9-1 responded.  A small, unattended camp fire was found near High Street in Rockhill.  The engine crew extinguished the fire and returned to service.

The Farm Rescue Class that was scheduled for October has been canceled.  The instructor is unable to teach the class due to a scheduling conflict.  No other instructors were available.

Company 9 has finished the Bus Rescue class.  We would like to take this time to thank Smithfield Volunteer Fire Company for supplying additional equipment to support the class.  We would also like to thank the members of the Allegheny Volunteer Fire Company who attended the training.  We hope you enjoyed yourself.  Some pictures are posted on the Pictures page.  The rest of the pictures are on the photo-album.

Company 9, along with nearly every emergency service within Huntingdon County (and at least two from out of county), participated in a "Welcome Home Convoy" for the 56th Stryker Brigade, who returned from Iraq.  The Convoy started at the Huntingdon/Fulton County line and emergency services joined in at designated areas along the route.  The convoy ended on Washington Street in Huntingdon Borough near the Courthouse. 

Welcome Home Troops!  Company 9 Supports You!

 Video created by Robert Lippman

Company 9 was alerted for a possible structure fire in Company 12's (Three Springs) first due on Pine Street in Saltillo Borough.  Engine 9-1 and Tanker 9 responded.  Engine 9-1 went on scene and was ordered to stage at a hydrant on Pine Street.  Units were put available shortly after.

Company 9 was dispatched to assist Company 7 (Mt. Union) on a car fire on Cummings Road.  Further radio transmissions revealed that a truck and a skid-steer were on fire with multiple explosions.  Tanker 9 responded.  Once on scene, Tanker 9 supplied Engine 7 with water.

 Later that day, Company 9 was alerted to assist Company 14 (Shade Gap) for a feed-bin fire on a farm located on the Shade Valley Road.  Dispatch reported that a 10-ton feed-bin was on fire.  Engine 9-1 and Tanker 9 responded. Engine 9-1 arrived on scene and manpower was sent to help remove grain from the storage container.  Tanker 9 staged on scene.

Company 9 and Company 12 were dispatched to an automatic alarm at the Community State Bank of Orbisonia.  Chief 9 went on scene and held all apparatus in quarters.  It was determined that the alarm system malfunctioned.

The call volume here at Company 9 has been on the rise.  Today Company 9 ran two calls.  The first was a motor vehicle accident on Rt. 522  near the Shirley and Cromwell Township line.  A single vehicle lost control and hit the guide rails.  Company 9 members were alerted to the call by a walk-in to the station.

 The second call was to assist Three Springs Fire Company on a vehicle fire on the Baptist Church Road.  Engine 9-1 responded but was put available by Company 12 while enroute.

Company 9 was alerted for a structure fire in Dublin Township on Creek Road off of Rt. 641.  Engine 9-1 and Tanker 9 responded.  Engine 9-1 arrived on scene behind Engine Tanker 14.  As the 9 Crew was exiting the engine, Chief 14 advised Deputy Chief 9 that the pump on ET-14 had malfunctioned.  One 1.75" hand-line was deployed from Engine 9-1 while other crew members connected ET-14's already deployed 2" line to Engine 9-1.  The 9 Crew went to work with both lines on what was left of a trailer.  Shortly after, crews from Three Springs (12) and Fannet-Metal (Franklin 12) arrived and assisted with overhaul and hot spots.  Fannet-Metal foamed what was left and units were placed in service by Chief 14.

 With the unusually slow call volume here at Station 9, the members are forced to find... alternate means of entertainment.  Here is a good example...  Note, the names have been changed to protect the guilty... we will call him.. Ass. Chief 9.

Company 9 was alerted for an investigation on Iron Street in Rockhill Borough at approximately 2:00am.  Engine 9-1 went on the air and dispatch stated that the home owner smelled burning plastic.  Engine 9-1 arrived on scene and the crew investigated with the thermal imaging camera.  Nothing was found.  Deputy Chief 9 placed the box in service.

Today Company 9 members spent six hours washing and waxing the fire apparatus in preparation for the Shade Gap Parade and for the winter that is slowly approaching.

Members of the ORFD mounted a recently purchased lighted sign on the side of the station this past weekend (after purchasing the appropriate permit).  This sign will be used for advertising events and fundraisers as well as a recruitment tool.

Company 9 was dispatched for a motor vehicle accident on Rt. 522 Croghan Pike near Shepherd Lane with no additional information given.  Special Unit 14 from Shade Gap and Rescue 7 from Mt. Union were also dispatched.  Special Unit 9 and Engine 9-1 went on scene and were placed available by the State Police.

Company 9 was called to assist Shade Gap, Company 14, on a first alarm garage fire on the Neelyeton Road.  Engine 9-1 and Tanker 9 responded.  Shade Gap had a good knock-down on the fire and Engine 9-1 supplied Engine/Tanker 14 with water, established a dump site, and sent manpower to assist with overhaul.

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