Swissvale Fire Department
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
Swissvale Fire crews were dispatched to assist the City of Duquesne with an apartment complex fire. The fire began shortly after 10:30 am and quickly spread. Swissvale crews were dispatched as an a...
Saturday, March 26th, 2016
Swissvale Fire crews were dispatched to assist Penn Hills Station 221- Lincoln Park for a commercial structure fire at the Vicino Restaurant on Allegheny River Boulevard which ultimately went to 4 ala...
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
Swissvale Fire crews were dispatched to assist Rankin - Station 238 with multiple structures on fire on Holland Avenue. Fire crews were on scene with a fully involved 2 story garage fire on Hamilton ...
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
At or about 18:51 hours, crews were dispatched for a reported commercial structure fire at the corner of Woodstock Avenue and Melrose Street. Dispatch advised responding units that it was reported th...
Wednesday, October 13th, 2021
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Call history
Swissvale Fire assists Penn Hills Station 221 with 4 Alarm Blaze.
Saturday, March 26th, 2016
Swissvale Fire crews were dispatched to assist Penn Hills Station 221- Lincoln Park for a commercial structure fire at the Vicino Restaurant on Allegheny River Boulevard which ultimately went to 4 alarms plus.
Hundreds of firefighters from multiple fire departments from the region responded. Several firefighters were reported trapped at one point, but all escaped without major injury. Swissvale crews were on scene for hours to help battle the blaze.
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14 entries in the Call history
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
Swissvale Fire crews were dispatched to assist the City of Duquesne with an apartment complex fire. The fire began shortly after 10:30 am and quickly spread. Swissvale crews were dispatched as an additional Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) and 278 Chief was designated as the RIT Commander by the Inc...
Saturday, March 26th, 2016
Swissvale Fire crews were dispatched to assist Penn Hills Station 221- Lincoln Park for a commercial structure fire at the Vicino Restaurant on Allegheny River Boulevard which ultimately went to 4 alarms plus.
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
Swissvale Fire crews were dispatched to assist Rankin - Station 238 with multiple structures on fire on Holland Avenue. Fire crews were on scene with a fully involved 2 story garage fire on Hamilton Avenue and that fire spread to two other houses on Holland Avenue.
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
At or about 18:51 hours, crews were dispatched for a reported commercial structure fire at the corner of Woodstock Avenue and Melrose Street. Dispatch advised responding units that it was reported that the roof was on fire.Upon the arrival of 278 Truck, 278 Deputy 1 observed fire coming from the ro...
Friday, October 23rd, 2015
Crews were dispatched to reported residential structure fire at 7700 Evans Street in Swissvale. The caller stated there was heavy smoke coming from the roof of a house across the street Evans Street.Upon arrival, 278 Chief observed a one story red brick single family structure with heavy brown smok...
Wednesday, December 31st, 2014
Crews from Swissvale Fire responded to assist the City of Duquesne (133) on a 2 Alarm residential dwelling fire in the 100 block of Friendship StreetInitial crews were dispatched shortly before 1:00 AM and arrived to a fully involved 2 1/2 story dwelling on fire with entrapment.
Saturday, September 13th, 2014
Crews were dispatched to 2037 Monongahela Avenue at 1:28 pm for a report of an odor of something burning inside the building. 278 Engine 1 arrived on scene one minute later and initially reported “nothing showing” from a three-story multi-family and would be investigating.
Friday, June 13th, 2014
Swissvale Fire crews assisted Homestead Station 171 at a 3 alarm commercial structure fire in the 200 block of East 8th Avenue about 8:30 p.m.Heavy fire was encountered on the second floor and extended to the third.
Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
Crews were dispatched to a report of a house struck by lightning at about 3:19 p.m. in the area behind 2315 Columbia Avenue. Upon the arrival of 278 Chief, a working fire was found in a one story residential dwelling.
Wednesday, April 16th, 2014
Crews from Swissvale Fire responded to assist the City of Duquesne (133) on a 3rd Alarm assignment for multiple residential dwellings in the 100 block of Fourth StreetInitial crews were dispatched at 04:46.
Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Crews were dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire with possible entrapment at 2000 Waverly Street at about 9:18 pm. Police arrived on scene and reported a working fire in the rear of 2004 Waverly.
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
Swissvale Fire crews assisted Homestead - Station 171 with a residential dwelling fire this morning in the 1100 block of Sylvan Avenue. The initial call was dispatched about 9:23 am. Crews from 171 (Homestead), 292 (West Homestead), 232 (Pleasant Hills), 278 (Swissvale), 294 (West Mifflin – ...
Thursday, February 13th, 2014
~~1 home destroyed and 2 seriously damaged in early morning fire. Crews were dispatched shortly after 6 am this morning for a reported dwelling fire at 2328 Milligan Avenue. Initial crews dispatched were Station 278 (Swissvale), 137 Engine (Edgewood), 207 Engine (North Braddock) and 171 RIT (Homest...
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Crews were dispatched shortly after 9 am on Wednesday July 24, 2013 for a reported dwelling fire at 7332 Florence Street in Swissvale. Truck 278 arrived on scene with 5 firefighters less than 2 minutes after the dispatch to find a 4 unit row house with heavy smoke pushing from the rear of the struc...
14 entries in the Call history
December 2023
2023 total
Fire
416
EMS
911
Total
1,327
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