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Proclamation commending and recognizing Plum Emergency Medical Services crew members Brian Turpin and Steve Simpkin; Unity Volunteer Fire Department, Fire Chief Brian Turpin, Captain Glenn Kopec, Jr. and Firefighter Nicholas Bernhardy; Renton Volunteer Firefighters Carrie Cole, Colin Campeau and Mike McCloskey, for their actions on February 20, 2016 which resulted in the rescue of two adults and five children from a burning home.
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WHEREAS, on the morning of February 20, 2016, Allegheny County 9-1-1 received a phone call from an 11-year-old girl reporting smoke in her home on Cherrywood Drive in Plum Borough; the first responders on scene were Plum Borough Police Sergeant Jay Kapusta and Officer Eric Callen; and
WHEREAS, upon entering the house, the officers encountered heavy smoke on the first floor, but were able to get the homeowner, a mother, and her one-year-old son to a place of safety in the front yard; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Kapusta assisted Officer Callen onto the roof above the garage where he was able to reach two children and remove them from the home; they were passed from the roof to Fire Chief Raymond Brenner of the Logan’s Ferry Heights Volunteer Fire Department and Sergeant Kapusta; and
WHEREAS, knowing that there were still other people inside the home, Officer Callen climbed over the roof to gain access to the back of the house while Sergeant Kapusta assisted Plum Borough Police Officer Crystal Iachini onto the garage roof for her to assist in the search of the home; and
WHEREAS, the Unity Volunteer Fire Department arrived on the scene and Captain Glenn Kopec, Jr. entered the front door with heavy smoke conditions and reported the location of the fire; he made his way up the stairs and found two children in a moderate smoke condition; Brian E. Turpin, Fire Chief of the Unity Volunteer Fire Department, working for Plum Borough Emergency Medical Services, placed a ladder to the 2nd floor and used Officer Iachini’s police baton ...
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