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Pennsylvania State Law

Drawing Credit - Anchor Installation Guide

Law requires contractors and tent installers to contact the PA One Call System to locate all underground utilities prior to installation of tents where below-surface anchoring is used.

WHO MAKES THE CALL!

The tent company scheduling the installation must make the call to request public utility marking at least 3 business days prior to the installation. PA One Call provides this service coordination on behalf of all utilities so the customer will not have to guess what utilities exist on their site.  When requesting the service, we provide a general description of the area of the property where the tent will be is located. The markings are usually done with spray paint on the grass, black top, or concrete surface.

The customer is required to arrange ground markings of all private utilities underground at the site where the tent is to be installed. The tent rental company can not be held responsible for accidentally damaging an private underground utility when its location is not physically marked.
Markings should include private utilities such as:
* sprinkler and water lines
* electrical and communication lines
* sewer and storm water drain lines
* any other underground utilities particular to the property

Pennsylvania Safety Days Training

Every year,  PA One Call holds Safety Day events across the state to help increase the public and contractor awareness of different products and services that are available to promote safe operations.  The recent event included vendors of specialized digging products, workplace safety presentations by OSHA, hands on displays showing cause and effect surrounding underground activities.  Event Central has provided tenting to support many of these Central PA events.

PA Safety Day - Surface color code markings for underground utility lines

Safety Days Check In

OSHA Presentation - part of the educational series

Training aid - high voltage line came in contact a shovel

PA One Call – Contact Us

Dial 8-1-1 or 1-800-242-1776

If planning to dig, you will need to have the underground lines marked. Designing a project, no matter how big or small, you need to know the location of the underground lines. To place a dig or design notification in Pennsylvania, please call 8-1-1 or 1-800-242-1776 (outside PA)

Contact our Administrative offices call 1-800-248-1786
Contact us by mail
925 Irwin Run Road
West Mifflin, PA  15122

Harrisburg Hilton completes the testing of the lighted strawberry drop, set for midnight

• Countdown to Noon at Strawberry Square with the Popcorn Hat Players
• Teen Party / Flash Mob (ages 13 to 18) at the Crowne Plaza – click link below
• Music by UGO (The Urban Guerrilla Orchestra, Philadelphia, PA)
• Arts and Crafts for the children in the MLK City Government Atrium
• Midnight Strawberry drop at the Harrisburg Hilton Hotel

Elsewhere on the Second Street Corridor

The crews deliver tents, tables and chairs to several Harrisburg area Restaurants, Bars, and Event Venues for New Year’s Eve Activities.  Here is some of the action you could see as of noon.

Bourbon Street covers the sidewalk for a view of the activity

The calm before the storm - Noon December 31, 2011

Sawyers setups for the Midnight Madness across from the Strawberry Drop

Check “Out with Sara on New Year’s Eve” for additional activities around town.

Event Central has been providing New Year’s tenting for over 20 years.  We also provide winter tenting and event equipment for all types of special events regardless of location. If you are looking to overflow guests outside for additional seating, or just need a cigar smoking tent,  we are ready to serve you.  (Cigar tents washed after event)

When disaster strikes - Ground Zero

RDS – Rapid Deployment System is an acronym you will be seeing more and more if you are involved in the Emergency Response Community. Losberger-Germany recently held an open house & training event at the Losberger-U.S. plant in Frederick, MD.  The event was used to showcase over 20 different RDS systems and their various accessories such as power distribution, HVAC, decontamination facilities and much more.

What do FedEx and Losberger RDS system have in common?

Event Central - located in Pennsylvania’s capital seat is working with the Losberger U.S. RDS  Team to promote the shelter system to the various organizations,  associations, and lobbyist groups in PA who support the interests of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and FEMA.

And so it is in every state where forward thinking Emergency Management Agency’s are including the purchase of Rapid Deployment Shelters into their budgets. This also gives them the opportunity to take advantage of Federal and State funding that is available through grants to State Emergency Management Agency’s (EMA) and First Responders.  Using services like FedEx,  EMA’s can provide rapid shipment of emergency shelters by air to any point in the US.  A disaster occurrence in Joplin, MO at 2pm, with a call to the EMA by 4pm could mean a 100 person emergency shelter is up and running the next morning, helping disaster victims.

In order to support this initiative , Losberger Europe has shipped several sea containers of RDS inventory to their Frederick, MD manufacturing and distribution facility. Losberger also provides extensive support by linking customers of its RDS product to various integrated partners to provide HVAC, power distribution, lighting, and large structure rentals.

Losberger Rapid Deployment System

Multiple shelters linked together for severe weather response

Losberger U.S. has targeted this product for use in a wide range of events:

• Hurricane and storm response
• FEMA office shelter
• First Aid complex
• Decontamination facilities
• Field surgery facility in war
• Aviation crash site
• Temporary hospital

Below are some pictures taken at the Frederick Training Event.  The shelters were installed in a vacant warehouse adjacent to the Distribution Facility located near the Airport. There were over 50 organizations in attendance.

Air tube support system at 3psi will withstand gale force winds and rain

RDS unit can be anchored to the ground along the perimeter in a variety of ways

 Time Lapse Setup at Frederick MD Training Event

Elevated and plan view of RDS

 

RDS Implementation Team Photo, 4 of whom are based in Germany

When a local disaster strikes Central PA, Event Central is part of the Emergency Response System in Pennsylvania. We can deliver large square foot tenting with hours notice including:

• Large Mess Hall Tents with Seating
• Smaller Command Center Tents with Tables and Chairs
• Press and Media Tents
• Crowd Containment Fencing

Contact Event Central to learn how you can incorporate the Losberger RDS Shelters and Structures into your long range Emergency Response Plan.

Photo courtesy of Patriot News

We are extremely grateful to keep servicing the same customers and venues year after year. With the turn of a new year, we aim to keep the same customers and their annual events. In a business like ours, working side by side with other companies who serve the event business is an everyday occurrence. Many of our new customers don’t realize that we work closely with a number of wedding/corporate venues in the area on a daily basis during the busy summer seasons. I consider all the companies and venues we work with part of our team, and that we all have the same goal in mind, making the event the best it can be for our customer.

Photo courtesy of Patriot News

Harrisburg’s Center City New Year’s Eve Celebration is one such repeat Event and Venue. For over 5 years, we have helped put together the holiday celebration in downtown Harrisburg under the giant strawberry at the Hilton. Due to the location, we have to be in and out as quickly as possible in order for traffic to move smoothly. This requires a 2:00 am tear down of all equipment in below freezing temperatures. Substituting the traditional celebration for a night at work in these conditions is just another day for our crew, who cannot be thanked enough. However, each year we are called back for an event like this, we are stronger because we understand the site and details of the event more than the last.

The equipment used at the New Year Eve party include a high stage, stage cover, and anchoring without damaging the municipal street surface.  The top picture shows is actually the Lighting Companies projection on the Stage Cover that was used like a Screen.

The City of Harrisburg sponsors the Annual Summer Concert Series at one of their most unique and quiet parks.   During July and August the park hosts 7 concerts with music of all different types.  Attendance is free with limited seating available on park benches directly in front of the covered stage.  Most people bring their own lawn chairs or blankets, giving the option to sit close to the stage, or across the lake along Park-side Lane where the acoustics are wonderful because of the reflecting surface of the calm lake.

More Information:
Italian Lake –  Third and Division Streets in Harrisburg, PA
All Performances are on Sundays at 7:30 PM,
unless otherwise noted below!
Rain Location: Camp Curtin School, 2900 North Sixth St. Harrisburg, PA
(Corner of 6th & Division Streets)

For the complete list of concerts through August 23, visit

HarrisburgEvents.com

Event Central installed the Stage Cover for the summer season.  On a hot afternoon, it is not uncommon to see neighborhood children taking advantage of the shade while playing in the park.

Open End Gable Stage Cover

Vinyl Fabric Clad Frame Tent Sized to Permanant Stage