Albany Fire and Rescue

Canal crash rescue: Here’s what happened

Written February 15th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

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We now have an account of what happened when a car with three people inside crashed through the fence at Third Avenue and Vine Street and landed upside down in the Santiam Canal.

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Tags: Albany Fire and Rescue, Albany police, crash, first responders, rescue, Santiam Canal

A night-time rescue — where it happened

Written July 11th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

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Today’s report by the Albany Fire Department of an unusual night-time rescue made me go take a look at the place where it happened, under the Third Avenue bridge across the Calapooia River and the waterfall on the Albany-Santiam Canal.

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Tags: Albany Fire and Rescue, bridge rescue, Third Avenue Bridge, waterfall warning

On Spring Hill Drive on Wednesday afternoon

Written April 10th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

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[youtube video=”cJaIJrPpn58″] A short section of Spring Hill Drive in North Albany was under water Wednesday, but not so deep that the Albany Fire Department could not drive through it to transport someone to the hospital.

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Tags: Albany Fire and Rescue, Albany flooding, April 2019 flooding, Spring Hill Drive, Weather Service