87 Truck and Engine Responds to Fully Involved Structure Fire

 
By 1st Asst Chief Mark Brammell
May 6, 2006
 

Saturday Morning at 03:30 hours, Station 87's alarm was activated to assisted Grandview Fire Department with a reported Fully Involved "Abandoned" house fire, behind #7 Burrell Hill Road, just outside of Penn Boro. Upon 1st arriving units from Penn Boro, confirming a vacant structure that was fully involved. 87 units conducted exterior attack using an portable master stream along with extinguishing small brush fires from burning embers. 1st alarm units consisted of Station 106 (Grandview), Engine and Truck 87 (Harrison City), Engine 94 (Penn Boro), Engine 112 (City of Jeannette), Medical Support Station 225 (Penn Twp. EMS) and Penn Twp Police. 87 Units went back in service at 06:03 hours while E106 and Tanker 106 remained on scene for overhaul after the gas company was able to shut of service to the house after the gas line was broken during the fire.

 
Units: E106, T106, SS106, Truck 87, E87, E94-1 and 2, E112, Station 225, Penn Twp PD