Agent Helps Put Out Fire at Restaurant
April 13, 2019 12:00 AM
On April 3, Parole Agent Jonathan (J.D.) Palko helped put out a fire that was starting outside the Wendy's Restaurant near the Altoona District Office.
Agents were walking back from a Stop the Bleed Training at nearby UPMC Hospital when Palko noticed the fire starting in mulch outside of the restaurant. He used fire extinguishers the restaurant had on hand to put it out because restaurant staff were having difficulty operating the fire extinguishers.
The area was experiencing high winds that day with warnings for high potential for brush fires, so this could have quickly gotten out of hand.