Apartment fire reported in Penn Hills subdivision, Allegheny County PA
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a working fire at an apartment in a residential subdivision near Parkridge Drive in Penn Hills. Multiple units arrived and established handlines to attack the blaze. A family of four was reported to be inside a downstairs unit.
Audio|Heard on: Allegheny County Fire - East
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06:18
Transcript:
00:00
Near Parkridge Drive Unit number 408 in Penn Hills, cases, 227, 223, 228, 228, 285 through-0-196, 224, 221, 221, all units come in on east, FireOps 3, 10,000, 1526.
00:29
Johnny 516 and 1527.
00:38
Counting you can show a 25 truck in.
00:41
225 truck in.
00:42
225 truck 1527.
00:49
Counting in the tree.
00:50
Responding 408 Parkridge Drive.
00:52
Apparently the accident's a 408 or out.
00:55
Caller indicated that there's a family of four that resides downstairs from them.
01:00
I know that they're home or inside.
01:04
All right, Chuck, and I'll go to the update.
01:07
Copy.
01:14
196-E1-Zem-1-3.
01:18
196 issue one, comment.
01:25
County 516 will be on scene working fire.
01:30
516 have been on scene working fire.
01:34
County, 227, assistant two.
01:38
222, assistant two.
01:42
Simon, move on all utilities, please.
01:45
Resia.
01:49
324 has it.
01:51
Copy.
01:57
P-23, acknowledge.
02:01
Copy.
02:08
County 516.
02:10
It looks like we're going to have a fire in sub-division.
02:13
Had that first engine come in, stretch a line to the Bravo side to the basement door here.
02:22
That's going to begin is responding to 40.
02:24
We park bridge for 516.
02:25
Looks like a fire to sub-division.
02:27
First, they did it on scene.
02:29
Stretch the line on the Bravo side basement door to the knowledge 1531.
03:03
We're working fire 408, Parkridge, High, Penn Hills,
03:07
221, 22222, 223, 222, 224, 285.
03:11
Technivation, 1531.
03:17
County 302 rescue, and we'll be in momentarily.
03:21
Appreciate.
03:32
2.3, you copy.
03:51
3rdurus schedule, 4. 3rd2, insurance, 4.
04:01
Another emergency standby for working fire in Penn Hills.
04:06
I need 233 truck into 223, station 130 some risk into 225, 216 truck 3 into air station 1533.
04:26
All right, 516 all coming in its first unit.
04:29
First engine come in, stretch a handline, the Bravo side and the subdivision.
04:34
You have a high green here at the corner.
04:37
I'm getting the police to move out of the way now.
04:42
35 trucks in the mail.
04:44
We're coming down.
04:45
Franktown Addict Department of John.
04:46
We'll cut the orders.
04:51
First unit in, stretch the handline around the Bravo side, fires in the subdivision apartment.
04:58
Second unit in, grab the hydrant right at the intersection heading to the high schools.
05:08
Copy that three minutes, that's fine.
05:16
221 and all right.
05:29
190s out like you're the first on-seat you had a stretchout line in a bravice-side basement door.
05:39
yeah 227 trucks are out 227 truck right.
05:45
207 truck right.
05:50
305 colleges.
05:57
County 25 switchbacker back run.
06:06
Stop right up me.
06:10
Downing, 25 so can't be on stage and stretching the line.
06:14
Right 225, truck stretching.
06:16
Next did you grab the hogger near the corner.
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Location mentioned:
Parkridge Dr, Penn Hills Township, PA 15235
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