Report of Fire inside of a Commercial Structure - William Penn Highway
By Secretary Mike Cline
December 12, 2021
At ~8:27 PM, Westmoreland 911 dispatched Station 20 (Murrysville VFC) for a report of a fire within a commercial building under construction at the intersection of William Penn Highway and Plaza Drive. Station 20 responded with 10 firefighters going to the station to crew Truck 20 and Engine 20, while 5 firefighters went directly to the scene. Westmoreland 911 also dispatched the following additional stations to support Station 20: Station 64 (White Valley VFC), Station 78 (Sardis VFC), Station 22 (Export VFC), Station 9 (Level Green VFC), Station 87 (Harrison City VFC), Station 610 (Murrysville Medic One), and the Murrysville Police. Assistant Chief 20 was first on scene, established the command, and found an operating kerosene heater within the structure, and there was no danger of fire. Command 20 returned all dispatched stations. Truck 20 and Engine 20 remained in service and in station.
Units:
Truck 20, Engine 20
Mutual Aid:
White Valley VFC (Station 64 - Engine 64), Sardis VFC (Station 78 - Engine 78), Export VFC (Station 22 - Squad 22), Level Green VFC (Station 9 - Engine 9), Harrison City VFC (Station 87 - Truck 87), Murrysville Medic One (Station 610), Murrysville Police Department