[quote name='Jason' date='18 July 2010 - 06:56 PM' timestamp='1279492611' post='393229']
New Kensington Engine 56-5 and Larimer (North Huntingdon Twp) tanker 1 at work at the New Kensington reservoir after the Buckeye oil spill in the Allegheny River in the late 80's I think.
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The Buckeye Oil Spill happened in March of 1990. Tankers from Westmoreland, Cambria, Allegheny, Washington, and Indiana Counties worked for 4 days around the clock supplying water to the Municipal Authority of the City of New Kensington. Our water intake at the Allegheny River was shut down and these tankers provided our source of water. New Kensington Engines 2 & 5 along with Arnold Engine 2 all pumped for 4 days around the clock. The tankers dumped into the tanks and the engines pumped the water up into the reservoir.
New Kensington Engine 56-5 and Larimer (North Huntingdon Twp) tanker 1 at work at the New Kensington reservoir after the Buckeye oil spill in the Allegheny River in the late 80's I think.
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The Buckeye Oil Spill happened in March of 1990. Tankers from Westmoreland, Cambria, Allegheny, Washington, and Indiana Counties worked for 4 days around the clock supplying water to the Municipal Authority of the City of New Kensington. Our water intake at the Allegheny River was shut down and these tankers provided our source of water. New Kensington Engines 2 & 5 along with Arnold Engine 2 all pumped for 4 days around the clock. The tankers dumped into the tanks and the engines pumped the water up into the reservoir.
Ed Saliba Jr.
1st Assistant Chief
City of New Kensington Bureau of Fire
I.S.O. Class 4 Department
1st Assistant Chief
City of New Kensington Bureau of Fire
I.S.O. Class 4 Department