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2009 Call Totals

At 10:40 hours, Murrysville VFD was dispatched along with White Valley (64), Sardis (78), Export (22), Level Green (9) and Harrison City (87) for the Rapid Intervention assignment to Jude Court for a reported house fire. Truck 20 arrived on-scene with heavy smoke showing from Side A of a two story single family structure.

This afternoon crews were alerted for an MVC with a vehicle overturned and on fire. Due to Rescue 4 out of town on a stand-by Rescue 6 was added to the assignment. E-41 arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle MVC that was overturned and on fire. Crews from E-41 stretched a bumper line to extinguish the fire while crews from E-51 assisted. Crews from EMS units assesed two patients with minor injuries. All units cleared within a half hour.

Company 4 would like to congratulate a live-in member on his recent hiring:

Ryan Miller: City of Winchester Fire and Rescue (Winchester, Virginia)

Early this morning crews were alerted to the PA Turnpike for a report of a vehicle fire. Upon units entering the pike PA Turnpike Dispatch advised of this being a tractor trailer with the cab of the vehicle fully involved. Engine 41 at this time added Tanker 5 to the assignment due to limited water supply on this limited access highway. Engine 41 and Engine 51 arrived to find a tractor trailer with the cab fully involved and fire impinging on the trailer. Crews from both engines quickly brought the fire under control and remained on scene with overhaul and assisting the turnpike for about an hour.

The new Ambulance/Medic 48 (Ambulance/Medic 358) has recently been completed and is in the final stages of having equipment installed locally before it will be delivered to Company 4 this week. This truck is replacing the previous numbered vehicle that was sold / replaced as part of our vehicle replacement program.

Early this morning Companies 6, 5, and 1 were alerted to the 200 block of Lilac Drive for smoke coming from the structure of a residential house. Upon C-60 arriving he added Truck 4 to the assignment for staffing and engine crews went to work trying to establish a water supply. During this process PD was able to contact the home owners and find out that they were not home at the time and accounting for all family members. (CONTINUED)

This morning just after 02:00 Hours Truck 4 was alerted to the 300 block of Third Street in Pitcairn for a working Structure Fire. Pitcairn Police arrived immediately after dispatch with heavy smoke showing from a three story apartment building and people still inside. Crews assembled but were hampered by poor road conditions and extreme cold during the incident. Crews were able to put a stop on the fire which occupied the top floor of the building and rooftop areas, all occupants were also accounted for and evacuated fairly quickly by all personnel on scene. The county fire marshall is investigating the scene.

Company 4 would like to congratulate two members on achieving two separate milestones in the emergency services field:

Norman Auvil: State of Pennsylvania Rescue Technician of the Year

Frank Caputo: Graduation of Paramedic Class

Great work guys!

Today several stand by crews were requested to cover Penn Hills Fire Department as they paid their respects to slain Penn Hills Police office Michael Crawshaw. So from 0600 to 1400 fill Companies that included Monroeville Truck 4, Medic 49 and Rescue 6 were sent to assist. While on stand by Rescue 6 and Medic 49 responded to 2 vehicle collisions and then later Truck 4, Rescue 6 and Engine 142 (Blaine Hill) ran a reported commercial structure fire. All fill Companies were happy to assist our brothers and sisters of Penn Hills Fire Department and our deepest condolences to Officer Crawshaw's family, friends and coworkers.While Truck 4 and Medic 49 were standing by in Penn Hills Engine 41 was sent to fill for Engine 303 in Wilkins Township as they attended the funeral for one of there longtime members. E41 stood by from 0830 to 1330 so Wilkins members could pay their final respects. E41 did not take in any runs while on stand by and was honored to assist our brothers and sisters of Wilkins FD. Monroeville Fire Department extends its deepest sympathies to Firefighter Wagner's family and friends.Meanwhile, Station 4 remained staffed with an additional Engine crew as well as a Medic crew. A HUGE thank you to all members involved

New Ambulance / Medic 48 is nearing the end of it's production line and coming along nicely. The following pictures give you an idea of the vehicle as of it's current state. We hope to have this unit in service very soon after it is delivered later this month.

This new unit is replacing the current Ambulance / Medic 48 which has been sold to Eastern Area Pre-hospital Services as part of our vehicle replacement program we have employed for many years.

This afternoon crews were alerted to the 300 block of Karen Court for a possible electrical fire in the kitchen. Crews arrived to find a residential structure with nothing showing. Crews found upon further investigation a problem with the stove and began to isolate the problem. Crews found no extension and units returned to service shortly after.

This evening while EMS crews were covering nine calls with only 5 units in service additional crews were preparing for the annual Monroeville Fire Department toy shopping at the local Toys R US. For the past few years all five departments have gotten together to help 96.1 KISS FM with their annual U.S. Marine TOY'S for TOT'S program. This year all five companies once again were able to donate $2,500 worth of toys to needy children in the area through this program.

Thanks to all members who helped to make this a great success and also a special thanks to the five Fire Chief's who organize and make this possible every year. We hope to continue this for many more years to come.

Shortly after 0500 on Saturday morning crews were alerted to the 1200 block of James street for a residential structure fire in District 1. T4 arrived shortly after E12 and Quint 1 and immediately went to work with fire showing from a rear window. T4 crews began outside vent work and forcible entry as the Engine crews played out their handlines. After forcing entry at the garage level Truck crews acsended the stairs and began their primary searches which turned up negative. Company 1 Engine crews made a quick knock on three involved rooms and the Truck and Engine crews opened up checking for extension. Medic 49 transported two residents to our local hospital for evaluation. Truck 4 returned to service just prior to 0600. Company 1 remained on-scene to assist investigators.

Companies 5,4,6 and Command 32 were dispatched this evening for a reported structure fire at a vacant Italian Grocery on Route 286. Engine 42 arrived first to find fire showing from a side two loading dock door. Engine 42 established a water supply from across the highway and proceeded into the scene. Engine 51 arrived at the corner of side 1/2, Truck 4 placed on side 4, Truck 5 placed on side 1/2 as well. Crews from Engine 42 and Engine 51 pulled 2 handlines to the structure for fire attack and back-up. Crews entered into side one and made their way to the rear of the building where the investigation found that there was no fire inside the building, only fire external at this time. Crews extinguished the fire and no further extension was found MPD Detectives were called to investigate.

This morning Truck 4 was alerted to Penn Center Boulevard for a report of smoke in the building at a residential high rise. Upon calling en-route crews were updated by County of multiple calls reporting heavy smoke on the 10th floor and PD advising of an active fire in one of the apartments. Truck 4 arrived behind Wilkins companies and staged on side 3 while laddering the building to the fire room. T4 crews made their way to the 10th floor and began search and vent operations while crews from Wilkins and Churchill worked on fire suppression of the apartment in question. Crews were able to isolate the incident fairly quickly and checked for extension which proved negative. EMS on-scene also tended to multiple patients on the ground floor all of which refused treatment. Crews were out about three hours during the incident.