At ~ 1:16 PM, Westmoreland 911 dispatched Station 20 (Murrysville VFC) to assist Station 78 (Sardis VFC) for an Automatic Fire Alarm (AFA) at Respironics on Murry Ridge Lane. Station 20 responded with 9 firefighters (including Assistant Chief 20) going to the station to crew Truck 20 and Engine 20, while Chief 20 went directly to the scene. Westmoreland 911 also dispatched the following additional stations to support Station 78: Station 236 (Holiday Park VFC), Station 102 (Washington Township VFC), Station 115 (Upper Burrell VFC), Station 183 (Renton VFC), Station 64 (White Valley VFC), and Station 54 (Lower Burrell #1 VFC). Engine 78 was the first unit on scene, Chief 78 established the command and found no smoke or fire coming from the structure. Upon entry it was found that the structure's AFA System had falsely activated. Command 78 returned all stations except for Station 78. Truck 20 and Engine 20 remained in service and in station.
Units:
Truck 20
Mutual Aid:
Sardis VFC (Station 78), Holiday Park VFC (Station 236), Station 102 (Washington Township VFC), Station 115 (Upper Burrell VFC), Station 183 (Renton VFC), Station 64 (White Valley VFC), Station 54 (Lower Burrell #1 VFC)