Friday, March 22, 2013
Heidelberg firefighters are rallying around one of their own members after his house was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning, leaving six people homeless. Find out how you can help the family.
Heidelberg firefighters are rallying around one of their own members after his house was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning, leaving six people homeless. The home at 476 First St. sustained major damage after the blaze began shortly after midnight Thursday and rekindled hours later. Firefighter Jason Adkins, who has been a member for seven years, shared the home with his wife, their two boys, and his father and grandmother. The American Red Cross is helping the family and paying for them to stay in a hotel and providing them with supplies. Heidelberg fire Chief Joe Wissel Jr. said his department is also working to get donations from the community to help the family. Wissel said everyone, including the family’s dogs, made it out …
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Victor Roosen, the new appointee, will focus on preparedness and capacity building during National Preparedness Month.
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
American Red Cross Western Pennsylvania Region has appointed Victor Roosen as its new regional emergency services director. In his new role, Roosen, who most recently served as the response manager for the Red Cross chapter, will place significant emphasis on preparedness and readying the 25-county region for the possibility of having to launch a large-scale disaster response operation. As the regional emergency services director for the western Pennsylvania region, Roosen will oversee the entire disaster services function. “We at the Red Cross are committed to responding to local disasters within our region, providing community members assistance with their immediate disaster-caused needs after a house fire or other similar event,” Roosen…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
One couple living in the apartment complex is scheduled to get married this weekend.
The American Red Cross is helping at least four people displaced by Sunday morning’s apartment fire in Bridgeville. Red Cross spokeswoman Lauren Chapman said they are helping one adult and another couple with a child by providing them with food, shelter and clothing for the next the days. “We help with people’s immediate needs,” Chapman said. “The first few days of a disaster, we’re able to help them with temporary shelter and clothing.” Chapman said she could not identify who the Red Cross is helping, but added that the family of three lived in the severely damaged house next to the destroyed apartment building. She said they will be able to help them over the next three days, but is unsure if any local organizations or donation funds …
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Monday, August 29, 2011
American Red Cross deployed Steve Noe to New Jersey to serve as a mass care manager.
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Monday, August 29, 2011
As Hurrican Irene hits the east coast, the American Red Cross continues to amp up its efforts in anticipation for massive storms, including moving relief workers, vehicles and supplies from across the country to key positions along the east coast. The American Red Cross of southwestern Pennsylvania has deployed Steve Noe of Washington County, specifically Chartiers Township, to Princeton, N.J., where he will serve as a mass care manager. This is the 16th national deployment for Noe, who works as an emergency services supervisor with the local Red Cross. In his role on this deployment, Noe will help to manage sheltering, mass feeding and bulk distribution of food and supplies in the event that Irene makes landfall and displaces residents…
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Heidelberg Park isn't a prime location for ALCOSAN's storage tank
Heidelberg Park has been removed as a possible location to install a multimillion-gallon ALCOSAN sewage storage tank, Mayor Kenneth LaSota said. The Heidelberg mayor told the borough council this week that he learned earlier this month that ALCOSAN has removed the park from consideration and may go with a different approach to the storage plan. ALCOSAN had wanted to install a 6 to 9-million gallon storage tank underneath Heidelberg Park, along with various other locations near the Chartiers Creek. LaSota said the issue galvanized the community for two years and garnered 126 signatures on a petition against the plan. LaSota said he attended an ALCOSAN committee meeting on Aug. 2 and saw that Heidelberg Park had been removed from the plan. …
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Friday, August 12, 2011
Woman and her dog, Blaze, were able to escape uninjured.
A Carnegie house was destroyed by fire and a neighboring residence severely damaged this morning. The fire started shortly after 8 a.m. Friday at 926 Kennedy St. in Carnegie and spread to the house next door. The homeowner, Jan Lytle, said she was upstairs when she smelled smoke and went to see what was the problem. She came downstairs to find the kitchen filled with smoke and flames shooting from behind the refrigerator. “The smoke smelled really bad,” Lytle said. “It was awful.” She ran upstairs to grab her dog, Blaze, and made it out safely. Still, she was overcome by emotions while looking at her home that was blackened by soot and fire. “I lost everything,” she said. Witnesses said they saw flames shooting out of the windows and the …
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Kelly l
10:51 am on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Very well said Joe! more ›