Congratulations to MVFC4 Member Michael Guido on his graduation from the Montgomery County, MD Fire Academy. Mike has been assigned to Station 34 on the A-shift. … [Read more...]
Monroeville Fire Department and Chick-Fil-A restaurant came together for a great evening for the public. Department apparatus was on display at the Miracle Mile shopping plaza on Monday evening allowing the public to see the trucks and ask questions. We will once again be teaming … [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...]
Last Tours
Last Tour for Albea and Locke Tonight we had a going away party for Paramedic FF Hunter Albea and EMT/FF David Locke as it’s their last shift with us. Both have been outstanding members serving in multiple roles for us while donating thousands of hours of their time to the … [Read more...]
Joseph 'Sepi' Vagnier 1976 - 1997 It was 22 years ago today that Firefighter Vagnier succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier in the line of duty. Joey was part of a Rescue crew attempting to check occupied vehicles caught in flash-flood waters when he was swept off … [Read more...]
This morning Truck 4 was dispatched into Wilmerding for a reported apartment fire at a residential high rise. Units arrived to find a small stove fire on the sixth floor. T-4 assisted with ventilation of the building. … [Read more...]
FunFest Detail
On Friday evening crews attended a detail in Monroeville Park. Reclamation Church of Monroeville held its annual Summer Family FunFest for all members of the community. Company 4 has been honored to be part of this event for the past five years and look forward to next year. … [Read more...]
This morning around 8:30 am, E-41 was alerted to move up into Irwin Station 57 as they operated at a dwelling fire in their first due. While enroute, E-41 was requested to the scene to assist with overhaul and extinguishing hot spots. The crew worked for approximately one … [Read more...]
Yesterday afternoon Rescue 4 was dispatched into Forest Hills for a reported fire in a high rise office building. R-4 responded and was assigned to the ventilation group and assisting with evacuating smoke on floors 2-11 after a fire in the elevator room. Then yesterday evening … [Read more...]
Welcomed Visitor
Today we received a welcomed visitor at the fire station; Mark, who was in sudden cardiac arrest the last time we saw him, stopped by with his wife Deb as they brought some snacks for the crews. Mark has made a miraculous recovery and has no deficits resulting from his cardiac … [Read more...]
Recruitment Weekend
Come and join the volunteers of Monroeville Fire Co. No. 4 for the MFD Recruitment/Ride-Along Weekend being held 9 am Saturday, June 22nd through 5 pm Sunday, June 23rd. Station 4 is always looking for motivated and dedicated individuals to assist in our mission to save lives and … [Read more...]
Just after 1 pm this afternoon, E-41 was dispatched into Rankin as the 3rd alarm Rapid Intervention Team. E-41 crew arrived and stood watch at the C/D corner as suppression crews transitioned from interior to exterior operations. E-41 remained on scene for approximately 90 … [Read more...]
On Sunday, around Noon, Companies were dispatched into District 4 for a reported house on fire. Medic 49 and E-41 arrived with a working fire in a first floor bedroom. The fire was quickly extinguished and placed under control in approximately 20 minutes. Units: E-41, … [Read more...]
Busy Easter Weekend
Starting on Good Friday and wrapping up last evening, the Easter Weekend was busy for the 'Big House'. Early Friday afternoon R-4 was dispatched into the Logan Ferry Heights section of Plum for a residential structure fire. A short while later a first-due commercial building fire … [Read more...]
Yesterday, throughout the afternoon Medic 49 and Rescue 4 responded into Plum on two separate structure fire assignments. One for RIT and one for an EMS response. Photos courtesy of: Pete Akey … [Read more...]
