Residential Structure Fire - Wedgewood Drive, Penn Township
By Secretary Mike Cline
July 2, 2022
At ~ 4:01 AM, Westmoreland 911 dispatched Station 20 (Murrysville VFC) to assist Station 63 (Claridge VFC) for a fully involved structure fire at a home on Wedgewood Drive, in Penn Township. Station 20 responded with Engine 20 (5 firefighters including Chief 20 and Captain 20), with an additional firefighter/driver on standby at the station. Engine 20 arrived at the scene where Command 63 placed Engine 20 into a support position and called its crew forward to assist in the final extinguishment of the fire. The fire was extinguished through the combined efforts of the below listed fire/rescue companies, however the home was a destroyed. With the extinguishment of the fire, Command 63 returned Engine 20 to service and station.
Units:
Engine 20
Mutual Aid:
Claridge VFC (Station 63 - Engine 63), Harrison City VFC (Station 87 - Truck 87, Engine 87, Command 87), Grandview VFC (Station 106 - Engine 106, Service 106), Paintertown VFC (Station 7 - Quint 7), Level Green VFC (Station 9 - Engine 9), Penn Borough VFC (Station 94 - Engine 94), White Valley VFC (Station 64 - Engine 64), Sardis VFC (Station 78 - Special Operations 78), Export VFD (Station 22 - Squad 22), Penn Town Rescue 6 (Medic 227, Tech Rescue 225), Penn Township Police Department, Peoples Gas, West Penn Power
