Cherry City Volunteers

01:43 – Units were dispatched out to Rt 28 North near the Shaler Pumphouse for a vehicle crash, hit and run, with reported entrapment.  259 Rescue arrived on scene and began extrication.  260 Rescue arrived on scene a short time later, checked for hazards, stabilized the vehicle and assisted with removal of both the front …

21:54 –  Units dispatched up to 623 Center Ave in Aspinwall Boro for an attached garage on fire.  102 Units arrived on scene and had a good working fire in the basement of a stone house.  Initial engine crews had a good knock on the fire and kept it from spreading into the living quarters …

Cherry City VFC would like to congratulate Ron Schueler who achieved 50 years of active fire service!  Way to go Ron!

Students and Parents from St John’s Preschool Fire Prevention Program

  The Children at Marzolf Primary School were given a 30 minute safety talk about fire prevention.  Items discussed included practicing exit drills in the house, calling 9-1-1, and stop, drop and roll.  After the lecture was given, the students were entertained with firefighters getting dressed up in gear and a walk outside to look …

Members of Cherry City review basic concepts of Rapid Intervention, approaching a downed firefighjter, checking air and moving the firefighter out of the hazardous situation.

The Cherry City Volunteers trained at the Pittsburgh Fire Academy on HazMat Operations.  The Volunteers took a written Operations test, reviewed the operations practical exam and Firefighter Marin donned a Level B Suit in the classroom.  After the break, all firefighters headed outside and set up a scenario where a foam application was utilized.

21:17 – Companies were dispatched to the Haser’s Trailer lot at 110 Evergreen Ave in Shaler Township for a working building on fire.  Police arrived on scene shortly after dispatch and reported explosions coming from the area with a working fire.  The explosions were found to be from a propane tank that exploded in a …

9/11 01:30 – Units were dispatched to a vehicle crash with multiple patients trapped along Rt 28 SB in the area of the Pumphouse.  264 Chief was in the area and stated that one of the vehicles was on fire, and all units needed to expedite, also adding 191 for a pumper.  Units arrived on …

7/4 19:00 – Company 260 dispatched to 233 Manhattan St for a water break. 260 squad crew checked residential areas around the break for any possible flooding in the houses. We held on scene for about an hour, the water receded and there were no problems in any houses.