Last evening, while assisting at the Gateway Homecoming Bonfire and Rally, Engine 42 and Medic 49 responded to a motor vehicle crash with one of the vehicles on fire. M-49 arrived to find a 4 car crash at the intersection of Monroeville Boulevard and Ivanhoe Drive. One of … [Read more...]

  Truck 4 responded into Wilmerding early this morning for a duplex that had caught fire. Around 2:30 this morning units were dispatched to Middle Avenue in Wilmerding for a reported dwelling fire. Assistant Chief 306 arrived with moderate smoke pouring from the second and … [Read more...]

    Last evening as Company 4 was preparing for weekly drill, Companies were dispatched to a report of smoke filling the 7th floor hallway in a multi-residential hi-rise in the 4th District. C-41, M-47, E-41 and T-4 responded with a total of 16 personnel. Crews from E-41, … [Read more...]

      Station 4 responded to several calls this past Holiday weekend starting Friday evening. The engine took in a vehicle fire while one of our EMS crews was also handling the Gateway Gators football game. The truck responded to District 6 for smoke inside a … [Read more...]

Just after 10 am this morning units were dispatched to a local nursing facility for a fire alarm activation. Upon the arrival of E-42 staff from the facility were evacuating residents and reporting a moderate to heavy smoke condition filling the building. Crews investigated and … [Read more...]

Starting early Saturday morning, Station 4 answered several calls in and out of the first due in a span of 15 hours. The sleep deprivation marathon started around 02:30 when Rescue 4 was dispatched to a house fire in West Wilmerding as the RIT. Upon arrival, Command put R4 to … [Read more...]

Just before midnight last night Rescue 4 was dispatched to District 1 for a vehicle rollover with entrapment. Upon arrival units found a passenger vehicle on its side with the occupant still inside and claiming to be uninjured. R4 stabilized the vehicle and extricated the patient … [Read more...]

Around Noon today, crews were alerted for a multi-vehicle crash at the 83.5 mile marker on the Parkway East (Rte. 376) in District 5. Initial reports stated 7 vehicles, with one overturned and possible over a hillside, with entrapment. Company 5 immediately upgraded the rescue … [Read more...]

  On this sunny Mother's Day, Engine 41 took in two residential fires for the day. Around 1 pm crews were dispatched to a 'trailer' fire endangering a residence in the 4th District. C-41 and E-41 arrived to find an occupied 28 foot camper being used as a temporary residence. … [Read more...]

The fun started today around 10:30 am when Companies 5 and 4 were dispatched to a car fire at a gas station in District 5. E-41 arrived with an engine compartment fire and made quick work of extinguishing the fire. While returning from the vehicle fire Communications dispatched … [Read more...]

Early this morning Truck 4 and Company 4 EMS were dispatched to Pitcairn for a possible apartment fire. Captain 230 arrived on scene and reported a duplex with fire showing from the A side. T4, Medic 47, Medic 48, and Medic 49 responded with a total of 17 personnel. Upon arrival, … [Read more...]