This afternoon crews were dispatched to Brown's Airport in Monroeville for a report of an abandoned building on fire. Tanker 5 and Rescue 4 arrived to find a working fire that was quickly intensifying due to high winds. The fire was quickly brought under control. … [Read more...]
Large Brush Fire
This afternoon Truck 4 was requested into the Logan Ferry Heights section of Plum near New Kensington for a large, wind swept brush fire that was endangering several structures. Truck 4 arrived and the crew assisted on-scene personnel with several different tasks until the fire … [Read more...]
Fire at UPMC East Hospital
Last evening, just before 11:00 pm, Companies were dispatched to UPMC East for a fire alarm activation. Upon arrival, Engine 42 crew was updated by Monroeville Communications Center that they received an additional call from staff stating there was a fire on the fourth floor … [Read more...]
House Fire
At 3pm this afternoon Monroeville units were alerted to a possible dwelling fire in the 5th District. C-40 and Engine 42 arrived to find a moderate smoke condition coming from a one story, single family dwelling. E-42 found a well involved kitchen fire rapidly extending … [Read more...]
Physical Rescue
Earlier this evening Rescue 4 was dispatched into Plum for a physical rescue of a patient over a hillside. R-4 and Engine 51 arrived with Plum EMS and assessed the scene that had an incapacitated patient approximately 150 feet over a hill. Crews quickly constructed a … [Read more...]
Around 10 minutes to 3:00 am this morning Rescue 4 was alerted as the RIT to the Unity section of Plum for a working dwelling fire. R-4 was the second unit on scene and Command reassigned the crew to assist with fire suppression. Crews deployed a two hand lines and attempted … [Read more...]
R-4 to Level Green
Rescue 4 was dispatched as the RIT into the Level Green area of Penn Township around 8:30 this evening for a report of an attached garage fire. Initial crews made quick work of a fire that was in the garage and beginning to spread into the roof area. R-4 was redirected to stage … [Read more...]
Neighborly Assists
This morning around 08:30 Engine 42 was dispatched into the Holiday Park section of Plum for the report of smoke inside a commercial business. C-236 arrived on scene and reported smoke inside 4 storefronts of a commercial strip. E-42 was ordered to stage on the A side and have … [Read more...]
Last evening around 8:30, Companies were dispatched to a house fire in the 5th District. C-51 arrived on scene to a working fire in a one story single family dwelling with a walkout basement. Truck 4 was ordered to the D side of the building and to split the crew. Interior crew … [Read more...]
Busy Season
Station 4 has been keeping busy over the Thanksgiving weekend as we have answered many calls. Last night Engine 41 was dispatched into Plum to assist units on scene with a major natural gas leak underground. Natural Gas has been a problem in certain Plum neighborhoods and C-236 … [Read more...]
After cleaning up from the first due fire this morning, Truck 4 was dispatched into Wilmerding for a reported kitchen fire in an occupied middle-of-the-row townhome. T-4 arrived on scene and was assigned 1st due truck duties. Ground ladders were placed, Primary search completed, … [Read more...]
First Due House Fire
As morning crews were getting settled in the box was struck for a first due house fire. C-10 arrived on scene and reported a working fire in an attached garage of a large single family dwelling. Engine 41 arrived and found a fire in the corner of the garage and was quickly … [Read more...]
Just before 7:30 last evening Truck 4 was requested into Wilmerding for the reported dwelling fire. T-4 arrived on scene and was assigned to the C side to set up and prepare to vertically vent the roof. With rapidly changing conditions within the vacant structure, Command … [Read more...]
Last evening as 'Trick or Treating' was wrapping up, Engine 41 was being dispatched into Irwin Fire Station for a stand by. Irwin VFD had cleared a major fire in Jeannette earlier when they returned to Irwin and caught a job in their own town. E-41 was out for approximately 2 … [Read more...]
Another Saturday House Fire
This afternoon Rescue 4 was dispatched into the Logans Ferry Heights section of Plum for a reported house fire. Chief 235 arrived on scene and confirmed a working kitchen fire rapidly spreading. R-4 arrived on scene as the RIT and staged on the A side. No RIT activations were … [Read more...]
