Call # 220   11-29-08

At 20:19 on Saturday, November 29, 264 Truck along with Station 261, 259 Engine 2, 247 Truck, and 149 RIT were dispatched for a strong odor of natural gas inside of a residential structure at 809 Vilsack Road in Shaler Township. (261's District).  259 Engine 2 was given orders to stand-by at the hydrant at Vilsack and Anderson and 264 Truck and Engine along with 247 Truck were given orders to come straight into the scene.  261 Assistant arrived on scene and assumed command.  After a primary investigation, he released 149 RIT and 259 Engine 2.  Following a secondary investigation, no readings were found and all units went back into service at 20:42.


Call # 219   11-29-08

At 16:43 on Saturday, November 29, Station 264 along with 261 Engine 1, 149 Engine 1, and 102 RIT were dispatched for a reported garbage disposal on fire inside of a residential structure at 1115 Orvis Avenue in Shaler Township. (264's District).  264 Lieutenant 2 was the first on scene and went in to investigate.  He reported that the disposal was smoking, that there was no fire, and that all units could respond in non-emergency.  264 Lieutenant 2 disconnected the power to the disposal.  264 Assistant then arrived on scene and requested that all units with the exception of 264 disregard.  264 Engine responded and brought a thermal imaging camera and a heat gun.  After a brief further investigation, there were no other problems and all units went back into service at 16:57.


Call # 218   11-27-08

At 14:13 on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, and while Call # 217 was going on, 264 Engine and 149 Rescue diverted to 530 McElheny Road in Shaler Township for a flooded basement with 4 inches of water inside.  149 Assistant 2 requested a representative from the Shaler Water Department for a water main break.  There was nothing any fire units could do and all units went back into service at 14:32.


Call # 217   11-27-08

At 14:13 on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 264 Truck along with Station 261, 164 Engine 1, 262 Truck, and 149 RIT were dispatched for a stove on fire inside of a residential structure at 128 Orchard Avenue in Shaler Township. (261's District).  Caller called back and reported that she believed that the fire was out, but cannot be sure.  261 Captain arrived on scene and assumed command and reported a 2 story structure with nothing showing, next Engine in take the hydrant at 114 Orchard.  After an investigation, the fire was out and all units went back into service at 14:25.


Call # 216   11-25-08

At 17:58 on Tuesday, November 25, 264 Truck along with Station 261, 164 Engine 1, 247 Truck, and 149 RIT were dispatched for a microwave on fire inside of a residential structure at 3100 Albine Drive in Shaler Township. (261's District).  164 Assistant reported a motor vehicle accident near DeHaven Court and advised all units to use caution due to bad road conditions.  A Firefighter from 246 who works for Comcast was in the area and reported that fire to be out.  261 Engine arrived on scene and reported a single story residential structure with nothing showing.  Shaler PD 2154 arrived on scene and reported the fire out as well.  All units went back into service at 18:13.


Call # 215   11-25-08

At 16:27 on Tuesday, November 25, Station 264 was dispatched for a CO alarm activation with no ill effects at 5 Ridge Avenue in Shaler Township. (264's District).  Residents just arrived home and turned up the furnace and were advised to evacuate.  264 Engine crew investigated and found it to be bad batteries in the detector.  All 264 units went back into service at 17:01.


Call # 214   11-24-08

At 14:31 on Monday, November 24, Station 264 was dispatched for a CO alarm activation with no ill effects with the residents advised to evacuate at 1508 Zeuger Street in Shaler Township. (264's District).  264 Engine crew metered the residence, no readings were found, and 264 Engine went back in service at 14:47.   


Call # 213   11-24-08

At 07:24 on Monday, November 24, 264 Truck along with Station 261 and 247 Engine 1 were dispatched for a commercial fire alarm activation at Saint Bonaventure Church,  2001 Mount Royal Boulevard in Shaler Township. (261's District).  Allegheny County 911 Dispatch reported an open line with the fire alarms sounding in the background.  The line disconnected and there was no answer on callback.  Shaler PD 2147 arrived on scene and reported that it appeared to be a problem with the elevator on the delta side.  261 Assistant arrived on scene and assumed command.  Per Shaler PD, it was set off by dust.  All units went back into service at 07:42.


Call # 212   11-19-08

Beginning at 08:55 on Wednesday, November 19, 264 Truck participated in a public service detail at the Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mount Royal Boulevard in Shaler Township. (264's District).  264 Truck was back in service at 13:10.


Call # 211   11-18-08

At 10:03 on Tuesday, November 18, 264 Truck along with Stations 164, 165, 261, and 174 were dispatched for an appliance smoking in the bakery area at the BP gas station, 3915 Route 8, Hampton Township. (164's District).  165 Lieutenant arrived on scene and reported a cooler motor that burned up and disregarded units not on scene.  264 Truck went back into service at 10:15.


Call # 210   11-17-08

At 18:53 on Monday, November 17, Station 264 along with 261 Rescue 3, 149 Rescue 1, and 325 Fire Police were dispatched for a motor vehicle accident with hazards at the intersection of Mount Royal Boulevard and Braun Street in Shaler Township. (264's District).  Caller reported one vehicle with heavy front end damage and that it was smoking.  One female was also complaining of neck pain.  264 Assistant arrived on scene and reported that the rescue's could disregard and that 264 units could respond in non-emergency for clean-up.  264 units were switched to a fireground as another detail was being dispatched.  Shaler PD reported that fire and EMS units were blocking the road and that Shaler Fire Police did not need to be re-dispatched.  264 Engine and Squad went back into service at 19:29.


Call # 209   11-17-08

At 16:23 on Monday, November 17, Station 264 along with Stations 262 and 174 were dispatched for an odor of natural gas inside a residential structure at 407 Laurelwood Drive in Shaler Township. (262's District).  174 Engine 1 arrived on scene and 174 Chief established command.  At 16:32, he requested all units respond in non-emergency and EMS will need to respond to check one resident.  264 units were disregarded and went back into service at 16:43.

Call # 208   11-17-08

At 03:55 on Monday, November 17, Station 264 along with Stations 262 and 174 were dispatched for a residential fire alarm activation at 405 Laurelwood Drive in Shaler Township. (262's District).  262 Chief arrived on scene and reported a two story brick structure with nothing showing and established command.  After an investigation, it was found to be a faulty battery and all units returned in service at 04:06. 


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Call # 206   11-10-08

Beginning at 08:45 on Monday, November 10, 264 Truck participated in two public service details at Mount Royal Boulevard and Vilsack Road and in front of 700 Mount Royal Boulevard in Shaler Township.  264 Truck was back in service at 09:42.


Call # 205   11-09-08

At 00:42 on Sunday, November 9, Station 264 was requested for assistance by Shaler PD for an Engine to respond with a ladder, non-emergency, to the right side of the building at 1415 Mount Royal Boulevard in Shaler Township. (264's District).  The Engine was requested to access off of Hoffman and to pull in front of the Shaler PD Charger with a quiet approach.  At 00:46, Shaler PD requested that the Engine cancel.  They went back in service at 00:47.


Call # 204   11-05-08

At 14:32 on Wednesday, November 5, Station 261, 247 Engine 1, and 264 Truck were dispatched for a commercial fire alarm activation at 705 Scott Avenue in Shaler Township at the Rogers Primary School. (261's District).  Allegheny County 911 Dispatch updated the responding units that the alarm company called back and received proper code, and stated that the location was doing a fire drill and forgot to put the system in test mode.  All units went back into service at 14:38.


Call # 203   11-04-08

Beginning at 08:27 on Tuesday, November 4, 264 Truck and Squad participated in a public service detail at Mount Royal Boulevard and Vilsack Road in Shaler Township.  Both units were back in service at 10:22.


Call # 202   11-04-08

At 08:32 on Tuesday, November 4, Station 264 was dispatched for a smell of gas outside in the area of 900 Mount Royal Boulevard in Shaler Township. (264's District).  After an investigation, Dominion Gas Company was notified and the source was determined to be from a prior repair on East Undercliff Street.  All 264 units were back in service at 08:43.


Call # 201   11-03-08

At 18:27 on Monday, November 3, 264 Truck along with Station 261, 174 Engine 1, 164 Engine 1, and 149 RIT were dispatched for a strong odor of natural gas inside of a residential structure at 1005 Rutgers Drive in Shaler Township. (261's District).  At 18:39, it was reported to be a CO alarm activation, not a gas odor, and that all companies with the exception of 174 and 261 can return in service.  Command then reported it to be a possible furnace problem in the residence, low readings were found on the meter, and the rest of the companies were returning.  All units were back in service at 18:49.


Call # 200   11-01-08

At 03:01 on Saturday, November 1, 264 Engine along with Station 261 and 164 Rescue 1 were dispatched for a motor vehicle accident with hazards at Wible Run Road and McElheny Road in Shaler Township. (259's District).  Caller reported a vehicle into a telephone pole that sheared with wires down.  Another caller reported that nothing was sparking or on fire, but the SUV was trying to leave.  259 Assistant arrived on scene and confirmed one vehicle into a pole and stated that it would be in 259's District, not 261's.  Station 259 was dispatched and all other units could disregard with the exception of 259.  Duquesne Light was also notified.  264 Engine went back into service at 03:09.