This past weekend crews attended the 31st annual Monroeville Fire Expo to assist at the Monroeville FD Recruitment Booth. The Monroeville Fire Department will be attending several events throughout the year with the newly formed Recruitment Committee in an attempt to recruit new … [Read more...]
Today, Station 4 EMS was requested by Pitcairn Police to stand by as they served warrants on a couple stemming from a Monday evening incident. When the Police arrived they found several items that changed the situation. Medic 48 and Command 32 remained on scene with Pitcairn Fire … [Read more...]
Station 4 is currently seeking to fill open spots within the Residency Program. If you are a current fire fighter, EMT, or Paramedic wishing to gain experience or are a student in the area looking for a change in pace and maybe blaze a path to a career in the Emergency Services, … [Read more...]
Just after midnight this morning units were dispatched into District 6 for the dwelling fire. E-61 and C-50 arrived with fire showing from the second division in the A side. E-42 was ordered to deploy a back-up hand line off of E-61. Co. #4 crews operated approximately 90 … [Read more...]
Last night, just before 10pm, Rescue 4 was alerted into Murrysville as the Rapid Intervention Team as they dealt with two dwellings on fire. Thankfully, there were no injuries to civilians or firefighters and no RIT activations were necessary. While the Rescue was in Murrysville, … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
The Officers and Members of Monroeville Volunteer Fire Co. No. 4 would like to wish everyone a healthy and Happy New Year! As we close the books on 2017 we say goodbye to our busiest year ever. With 836 fire/rescue responses and 3,904 EMS responses, our dedicated staff and … [Read more...]
Today we had to say goodbye to one of our longtime members after completing his last shift at the firehouse. Robert Gowans came to us in April of 2008 from Vermont and became one of our Resident Members here at the station. In the last 10 years Rob was able to become a National … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!!
From all of the Members of Monroeville Volunteer Fire Co. No. 4 - we wish all of our friends, family and neighbors the Merriest Christmas and the Happiest New Year!! … [Read more...]
Today, at the 5th Annual AHN Trauma Symposium, members of Station #4 were presented with Allegheny Health Network - Prehospital Care Services "performance recognition" challenge coins for exceptional work in providing emergent medical and rescue care to a trauma patient earlier … [Read more...]
AFA Becomes a Fire
Saturday evening as Company 4 made preparations for the annual Christmas party, Truck 4 was dispatched into Wilmerding for a reported vehicle fire impinging on a multi-residential structure. While the Truck was assisting Wilmerding crews E-42 was dispatched into the first due for … [Read more...]
This morning around 9:30 Rescue 4 and Medic 47 responded just down the street from the firehouse when a car lost control and sheared a telephone pole. The driver of the vehicle was reportedly ejected, however, this was not the case and the driver only sustained minor injuries. … [Read more...]
Overturned Truck
Earlier today Rescue 4 and Ambulance 48 responded to an overturned vehicle with possible entrapment. A flatbed tractor trailer hauling a load of lumber had failed to negotiate a curve and rolled onto its side. Upon arrival of the Rescue and ambulance, the driver had already … [Read more...]
Yesterday around 1500 hours the assignment was transmitted for a fire in the 500 block of Middle Avenue. First arriving units had fire showing from side Charlie with extension into other portions of the building and multiple exposures. Truck 4 arrived on scene as the first … [Read more...]
Holiday Decorating
Crews spent a beautiful 'black Friday' decorating the outside of the fire station in preparation of the Holiday Season. … [Read more...]
Rescue Training
Over the weekend 12 Members from Station #4 along with Members from Station #5 and other area fire departments attended a 'man in machine' class hosted by Sardis Volunteer Fire Co. in Murrysville. This is rescue training involving patients that are impaled by an object or … [Read more...]
