The Van Wert Chapter of the American Red Cross is now taking orders for Premium Quality Nuts and Candy. They make ideal gifts for teachers, boy scout/girl scout leaders, church leaders, holidays or just anyone you wish to show your appreciation to. The nuts and candy are packaged in one pound bags and will be here in early November in time for the holidays.
Call (419-238-9977) or stop in at the office (208 E. Main St. Van Wert) to receive an order blank. This is our once a year major fundraiser to help fund the services the American Red Cross delivers to the residents of Van Wert County all year long.
The Disaster team was called out to a house fire in Payne, OH on July 28, 2009 in support of the Paulding County Red Cross. The call was received at around 10 AM, and 3 team members responded and were the way to Payne by 10:30.
Three departments had responded to the fire, the Payne Fire Department, the Paulding Fire Department, and the Antwerp Fire Department. They were all still actively fighting the fire when the DAT arrived, and were happy to get a resupply of cold water and Gatorade.
Because of the length of time the fire fighters had already spent at the scene, and the long way they had to go to get the fire under control and everything cleaned up, the Disaster Team made arrangements to get food to them. The Van Wert Pizza Hut and the Paulding McDonalds both generously donated food to the fire fighters at the scene.
The departments had the fire out and were waiting on some heavy equipment to get to any remaining hot spots when the Disaster Team was released. They arrived back at the garage at about 3:30 PM.
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The water and Gatorade are ready, now Mark waits for the fire fighters.
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The Paulding Department ladder truck, pouring water on the room.
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Two fire fighters soaking down the inside of the house.
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The ladder truck and another hose soak the roof, while a fire figher prepares to put a hose through the window.
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This side of the house has taken more fire damage at this point.
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Cutting an opening in the wall, seeing how far the fire has traveled.
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Taking a short break and getting ready to get back at the fire.
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Fire shoots out of the eaves while another hole is cut higher up the wall.
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Part of the house is torn down so the firefighters can get to hidden fires.
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It looks like a mess, but the men there used it effectively.
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Two fire fighters up the ladder to cut some holes and pour in more water.
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The blackened timbers show how the fire was spreading in the walls.
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Mark and Eleanor discussing something while waiting for an opportunity to help out.
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The roof and wall had to be ripped down to allow the fire fighters to reach some hidden hot spots.
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One of the fire fighters on the ladder was overcome by the combination of wearing his equipment and the heat from the house.
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Getting what they can cleaned up while they wait for the heavy equipment to show up.
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The Disaster Action Team was called to a barn fire just north of Van Wert just after 5 PM on July 23, 2009. 4 members of the team responded, with the ERV reaching the site just before 6 PM.
The Convoy Fire Department was the first responder, calling in mutual aid from the Van Wert Fire Department, the Scott Fire Department, and the Ohio City Fire Department, at one point having 35 personnel on site. The departments prevented the fire from reaching the home on the property, although the barn was destroyed and a smaller out building received burn damage. The fire fighters did save some small livestock that was kept in the barn.
After the fire was out, the departments called in Ron Dull Excavations to use some heavy machinery to move the debris of the barn. This enabled them to check the site for hotspots and make sure the fire was out much more quickly and certainly then trying to do the work by hand.
The DAT provided some welcome liquid refreshments to the firefighters, and also delivered some sandwiches that were donated to the firefighters by McDonalds at the Towne Center. The team remained on site until the fire fighters were packing up, returning to the garage at about 8 PM.
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The departments had to run a line down Dutch John Rd to get water to the fire.
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A fire fighter cools off at the ERV for a few minutes.
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The fire fighters pour water over the remains of the barn.
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Vehicles from the Convoy and Van Wert Fire Departmens fill Dutch John Rd.
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Mark lays out the donated sandwiches in the back of the ERV.
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The hard work of getting hoses packed up begins.
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Ron Dull prepares to unload his excavator to help out the fire fighters.
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Removing the remaining uprights for safety and access.
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Hitting a hotspot with water after it was uncovered by the excavator.
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Trying to get all of the debris moved to one area as it was cleared off.
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While one team follows the excavator, another works on the out building.
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With everything knocked down and thoroughly soaked, the fire departments are finally done.
There will be a Red Cross Bloodmobile held at the Trinity Friends Church, 605 N Franklin St., Van Wert, Ohio, 45891, from 8AM to 7 PM.
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There will be a Red Cross Bloodmobile held at the Van Wert Moose Lodge 1320, 740 W Ervin Rd, Van Wert, Ohio, 45891, from 10 AM to 4 PM.
There will be a Red Cross Bloodmobile held at the Gaylord E. Leslie Wellness Center, 140 Fox Road, Suite 101, Van Wert, Ohio, 45891, from 9 AM to 3 PM.
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There will be a Red Cross Bloodmobile held at the Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, 1197 Elks Drive, Van Wert, Ohio, 45891, from 12:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
There will be a Red Cross Bloodmobile held at the Calvary Evangelical Church, 10686 Van Wert Decatur Rd., Van Wert, Ohio, 45891, from 10 AM to 4 PM.
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