Residential Structure Fire - Penn Township (Level Green)

 
By Secretary Mike Cline
July 5, 2021
 

At ~ 1:54 PM, Westmoreland 911 dispatched Station 20 (Murrysville VFC) to assist Station 9 (Level Green VFC) for the report of a residential structure fire with flames showing on 1st Street in Penn Township (Level Green). Station 20 responded with Truck 20 (5 firefighters including Assistant Chief 20), with 9 firefighters on station standby in case additional apparatus was needed at the scene. Westmoreland 911 also dispatched the following additional stations to support Station 9: Station 86 (Trafford VFC), Station 7 (Paintertown VFC), Station 87 (Harrison City VFC), Station 1 (Larimer VFC), Station 12 (North Irwin VFC), Station 63 (Claridge VFC), Station 106 (Grandview VFC), Station 64 (White Valley VFC), Station 78 (Sardis VFC), Station 170 (Monroeville #4), Station 225 (Rescue 6), and the Penn Township Police. Engine 9 was first on scene, Chief 9 established command, and found a working structure fire at the home. Truck 20 arrived on scene, was put into a staging area by Command 9, with Assistant Chief 20 going forward to assist Command 9. During the incident, Truck 20's crew went forward to relieve firefighters from other companies, and assist with the overhaul of the structure. Command 9 returned Truck 20 to service and station, once the primary overhaul phase was complete..

 
Units: Truck 20
 
Mutual Aid: Level Green VFC (Station 9 - Engine 9-2), Trafford VFC (Station 86 - Engine 86-2), Harrison City VFC (Station 87 - Truck 87), Claridge VFC (Station 63 - Engine 63, Salvage 63), Grandview VFC (Station 106 - Engine 106), Larimer VFC (Station 1 - Engine 1, Tanker 1), North Irwin VFC (Station 12 - Air 12), Monroeville #4 (Station 170 - Rescue 170), White Valley VFC (Station 64 - Tanker 64), Sardis VFC (Station 78 - Tanker 78), Penn Township Police Department, Rescue 6 (Station 226), West Penn Power