Cherry City Volunteers

The members of Cherry City VFC refreshed their skills in basic rope rescue.  Station 1 had the volunteers checking their skills with addressing and tying anchor points using 3 basic types of anchors (Wrap 3 Pull 2, Distributed Load and the Tensionless Hitch).  Teams of two would then move to station 2 and show their …

03:38 – Units dispatched to 1657 Babcock Blvd. for a working basement fire. 259E arrived on scene and had a quick knock on the fire.  260T arrived on scene shortly after 259 and took the hydrant at the Tastee Freeze.  Hydrant water was not used and 260T was re-assigned to ventilation.  Shaler fire Marshall and …

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 …

10:28 – While on another call staged at the bottom of Bridge St, 260 Rescue was dispatched into Sharpsburg at the intersection of Hill St and Noble St where a truck took down some electrical lines while trying to navigate a turn.  The Rescue crew from 260 assisted with traffic control until Duquesne Light arrived …

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.