December 16, 2009 in the mid afternoon the RTFD was alerted to an auto accident in which the vehicle went into the Giant Eagle grocery store, located at 1451 Scalp Ave.  The Duty Chief (Asst. Ober) was on the street directly after communications made the announcement with the Rescue Squad (Dep. Meyers) following behind.  The Duty Chief arrived and established the “Scalp Ave” command confirming the report that he had one vehicle that went into the lobby area of Giant Eagle creating significant structural damage.  As the Rescue arrived, their assignment was to secure the vehicle and started to stabilize the entrance way to the building.  Engine 3-2 and Engine 3-3 arrived as well assisting crews by cleaning up debris and removing the vehicle from the building.  The investigation was handed over to Richland PD and the owners of the establishment.  Command placed all units back into service just over 45 minutes into the incident with a total staffing of 22 volunteers.  While this incident was going on, the RTFD kept two additional crews ready for any other incidents to take place.

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