Sunday Morning around 5am, Monroeville Communications received a call reporting smoke coming from the building at the Gateway Grill.  The commercial structure assignment was dispatched, bringing all 5 companies. Engine 12 and Squad 1 were due on the assignment from Station 1. The … [Read more...]

Saturday afternoon, the Monroeville Fire Department dive team was requested to assist North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, with the search for a report of human remains seen in a creek. Units operated for several hours before calling off the search for the night. The … [Read more...]

Friday Morning, Monroeville Fire Department units were alerted to the Holiday Inn on Mosside Boulevard for a structure fire. Quint 1 and Engine 12 responded from Station 1. Units arrived to find a fire in one of the stairwells that had been extinguished by the sprinkler system. … [Read more...]

As temperatures fell to negative with record cold wind chills, Monroeville Fire Department units were alerted to Cambridge Square for smoke in an apartment. Upon arrival, smoke was showing from side Charlie, and a fire was discovered in a different apartment from the one that … [Read more...]

Thursday evening, Quint 1 (Allegheny County Truck 192) was alerted to assist  Pitcairn with a reported house fire on Kenney Avenue. Quint 1 arrived on scene second behind Pitcairn Engine 229. Engine 229 quickly knocked the fire.  The Quint crew assisted with ladders, ventilation … [Read more...]

Saturday Afternoon, Quint 1 (Allegheny County Truck 192) was special called to assist Wilkins Township Fire units with a physical rescue for an injured person on a roof. The Quint arrived on scene and assisted with patient extrication through a window and out of the structure. … [Read more...]

Sunday evening, Engines 42 and 12 were alerted for a cart return on fire in the parking lot of Giant Eagle.  While enroute, the assignment was upgraded to a structural assignment because the fire was against the structure.  The two engines arrived to find a plastic shelter … [Read more...]

Saturday afternoon, Quint 1, Squad 1, and Medic 18 joined Pitcairn FD and several other mutual aid fire departments for a joint training session at the Pitcairn High Rise on Broadway Boulevard.  Crews preplanned and became familiar with key features of the building.  Upon … [Read more...]

Early Sunday Morning, Quint 1 was alerted as the first due truck company for a reported porch on fire on Wall Avenue in Pitcairn. Pitcairn FD arrived on scene and reported a working structure fire, fire through the roof. The Quint arrived and short jacked in the alley for aerial … [Read more...]

C-10 Chief Scott Beltz C-11 Deputy Chief Jason Sonafelt C-12 Deputy Chief Justin Lieb C-13 Captain Jason McWilliams C-14 Captain Tim Rossetti C-15 Lt. TJ Hartin C-16 Lt. Matt Beltz President: Jason Sonafelt Vice President: TJ Hartin Treasurer: Matt … [Read more...]

Check out our 2018 year in review video, a collection of pictures and videos of incidents we responded to and training events throughout 2018.  Enjoy! … [Read more...]

While our EMS units enjoyed a relatively quiet Christmas Day, with only 3 Ambulance responses, our crews were kept busy with fire responses. The station was staffed throughout the day, and crews responded to a smoke condition in a commercial building, 4 fire alarms, an odor … [Read more...]

Sunday evening, Station 1 was alerted to Route 22 for a single vehicle crash with 1 patient not breathing. Medic 19 transported the patient to Forbes Regional Hospital with additional paramedics from Engine 12 assisting. While returning from the hospital, Medic 19 and Engine 12 … [Read more...]

With only a few shopping days left until Christmas, the Monroeville business district is a busy place. During a rainy Friday, Station 1 was kept busy with 6 vehicle crashes.  Luckily, all of the injuries were minor.  On top of the crashes, crews from Station 1 handled 8 … [Read more...]

While personnel were participating in scene size up and incident command exercises during our Thursday night drill, Quint 1 (Allegheny County Truck 192) was alerted as the first alarm truck company for a reported house on fire on 6th Street in Pitcairn. The Quint and the Chief … [Read more...]