Truck 4 was dispatched into Wall Borough around 9:45 this morning for a reported dwelling on fire. T-4 responded with 5 personnel and was tasked with performing interior search, placing ground ladders, and opening up for the Engine Companies. T-4 was out for about 90 minutes … [Read more...]
Engine Takes in Plum Box
Around 1:15 this afternoon Engine 42 was dispatched into Plum for a reported residential fire. E-42 responded with 4 personnel and arrived as the 3rd due engine. Command (C-236 Simms) ordered E-42 to the interior to perform secondary searches and start opening up for suppression … [Read more...]
Approximately 3:30 this morning units were alerted to the 200 block of Cambridge Square Drive for smoke inside an apartment building. Police arrived and reported black smoke emitting from a top-floor apartment. Engine 41 and C-40 arrived with smoke showing on the A side of a … [Read more...]
First Due Box
This morning, shortly after crews returned from a possible commercial structure fire in Plum, the tones dropped for a reported apartment building fire in the first due. Engine 41 and C-41 responded to Cambridge Square Drive and found smoke coming from a ground floor apartment on … [Read more...]
Two Westmoreland Runs
Around 11:30am Truck 4 was dispatched on the Murrysville (Station 20) Box for a possible house fire. T-4 arrived with a crew of 5 as the second due Truck and assisted with investigation of an electrical issue. Truck 4 was then immediately requested to move-up into Irwin (Station … [Read more...]
Around 12:45am Engine 41 was requested into Pitcairn for a reported apartment fire. E-41 responded and was staged at a hydrant while E-229 investigated which revealed burnt food on the stove. A few hours later, Rescue 4 was dispatched into the West Wilmerding section of North … [Read more...]
Rollover with Entrapment
As crew members were performing rig checks prior to weekly drill, the tones dropped for a reported vehicle rollover with entrapment just down the road from the fire station. A single vehicle struck a telephone pole and rolled onto its roof entrapping the driver. Rescue 4, Medic … [Read more...]
Turtle Creek RIT Response
Rescue 4 was dispatched as the Rapid Intervention Team to a reported single family dwelling fire just after 8:00pm. R-4 and C-42 responded wit ha total of 8 personnel. Crews arrived on scene and staged on the A side during the incident. No activations wee necessary and R-4 … [Read more...]
Around 10am this morning, Monroeville Companies were dispatched to a reported residential structure fire. The resident was reporting some type of fire in the corner of the house. Truck 4 and C-40 responded with a total of 6 personnel and arrived immediately after C-51 (Kohlman). … [Read more...]
Rescue 4 to Plum
Around 5:00 pm this evening, R-4 was dispatched to the Plum box for a reported residential structure fire in the Renton area of Plum. R-4 arrived and was staged as crews dealt with a chimney fire. … [Read more...]
Turtle Creek 2 Banger
Crews were alerted just before 3:00pm for a reported residential fire with entrapment. Rescue 4 and C-41 responded with a total of 6 personnel. Upon arrival, R-4 was initially ordered to assist with suppression efforts. R-4 split into three crews sending 2 to assist with … [Read more...]
1st Due Vehicle Rollover
Rescue 4 and Medic 48 were dispatched to the area of Mosside Boulevard and Broadway Boulevard for a single vehicle rollover. Medic 48 arrived to find an SUV on the Mosside Bridge rolled onto its side. The driver had self extricated and refused EMS. … [Read more...]
Engine Goes to Plum
This evening around 8:30 pm, Engine 42 and Deputy 2 responded to the Box for a working residential fire in the Holiday Park section of Plum. E-42 arrived behind E-236 and secured a water supply, then pulled a back-up hand line into the attic space to assist with fire … [Read more...]
Starting at 6:45 this morning, the Rescue Company and EMS crews have been busy with multiple vehicle crashes. Crash #1: a single vehicle crash into a parked car and off the road. Crash #2: A multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer with possible entrapment. Crash #3: An … [Read more...]
A little before 10:00pm Rescue 4 was dispatched into Penn Township for a working residential fire with confirmed entrapment. R-4 arrived on scene and was immediately put to work by Command assisting units with search and rescue operations. Due to extreme hoarding conditions, … [Read more...]
