Natural Gas Leak Inside of Residence - Penn Township
By Secretary Mike Cline
March 4, 2021
At ~ 12:26 PM, Westmoreland 911 dispatched Station 20 (Murrysville VFC) to assist Station 63 (Claridge VFD) for a report of natural gas inside of a home on Garrison Lane in Penn Township. Station 20 responded with 6 firefighters (including Sergeant 20) going to the station to crew Engine 20. Westmoreland 911 also dispatched the following additional stations to support Station 63: Station 30 (Delmont VFD) Station 64 (White Valley VFC), Station 9 (Level Green VFC), Station 106 (Grandview VFC), Station 22 (Export VFD), and Station 87 (Harrison City VFC). Engine 30 was first on scene, Chief 30 established the command, found that the gas stove had been left partially on, and enough resources were on scene to remediate the incident. Command 30 returned all additional responding stations including Station 20. Engine 20 remained in station and in service.