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...]
Residential Structure Fire
Just prior to 8:00 pm this evening units were alerted for a residential structure fire in the 1st District. The caller was reporting his basement on fire. Quint 1 and E-42 arrived on scene with smoke emitting from an open basement door and crews deployed a hand line for … [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...]
Fatal Crash
This morning around 12:30 am Rescue 4, Medic 47 and Engine 51 were dispatched to the PA Turnpike at the 61.3 Mile Marker Eastbound for a tractor trailer crash with the driver trapped. R4 and M47 arrived on scene with a tractor trailer off the road, up an embankment and into the … [Read more...]
Mutual Aid Residential Fire
Last night at 8:00 pm, Company 4 responded into Wilmerding for a residential dwelling fire. Truck 4, Engine 41, and Chief 40 responded with a total of 13 personnel. Crews were assigned to placing additional ground ladders and performing interior searches and overhaul operations. … [Read more...]
Busy 15 Hours at the 4 House
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...]
Vehicle Rollover
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...]
Car Fire and “Rescue 4 on Tour”
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...]
District 1 Physical Rescue
Just after 11:30 this morning Companies were dispatched to a physical rescue after a man fell from a tree while working to clear power lines. The patient landed approximately 100 yards in the woods in the edge of an 80% grade hillside receiving a lower extremity impalement from a … [Read more...]
Station 4 started the day off with a vehicle fire and ended it the same way. Just after 6:00 am, Truck 4 was dispatched with Wilkins Township crews for a vehicle fire. Then around 3:30 pm, Engine 42 took in another vehicle fire with Engine 52. In between, Company 4 responded to a … [Read more...]
Smoke in a High Rise
Last evening, just before 8pm, Companies were dispatched to an eight story high rise after a tenant reported a smoke alarm activated in an apartment with smoke emitting from under the door. Engine 42, Rescue 4 and Medic 47 responded immediately with 13 personnel. Upon … [Read more...]
Vehicle Crash
Company 4 was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash with injuries. Medics 47, 48 and Rescue 4 went enroute and while responding were updated that the vehicle may be overturned. When units arrived on scene they found a single vehicle had lost control, veered off the road and through … [Read more...]
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