Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
14 Truck “Oakland” Takes Up
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Kitchen Fire in a High-rise
Pittsburgh firefighters responded to a kitchen fire on the 3rd Floor of a High-rise building at 4400 Centre Ave. this evening. When fire crews reported there was a kitchen fire the Battalion Chief ordered a High-Rise Command to the scene along with a 2nd and 3rd alarm assignment as well as advising companies to lay into the standpipe. At 21:52 crews had knocked down the fire, started ventilation and soon picked up. Companies on scene were 10 Engine, 6 Engine, 8 Engine, 18 Engine (Quint), 14 Truck, Battlaion Chief and Pittsburgh Police. Police blocked off the cross streets and secured the scene.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Pittsburgh Firehouse Goes Green to Save Money
BY ADAM BRANDOLPH The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A firehouse never wore green so well, at least in Francis Deleonibus’ mind. City electricians, plumbers and steamfitters installed a solar hot-water system on the roof of a North Side fire station Tuesday — a move designed to save the city thousands of dollars in energy costs, said Deleonibus, [...]
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
32 Engine Clips Van During Movie Shoot
Russell Crowe is no stranger to performing his own stunts, but the “Gladiator” star was involved in his own real-life fender-bender Wednesday afternoon. WTAE Channel 4′s Jon Greiner reported that Crowe, in Pittsburgh filming “The Next Three Days,” was in a van shooting a scene for the film when it was clipped by a Pittsburgh [...]
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Small Electrical Fire WQED
Around 19:10 on Wednesday, fire crews were called to WQED on 5th Ave. for a small electrical fire. The fire was contained very quickly. The assignment was 18 Engine, 10 Engine, 8 Engine, 14 Truck and the Battalion Chief. When our writer came on scene 18 Engine and 14 Truck remained. 14 Truck had one [...]
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Welcome to the Jungle…
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire: Welcome to the JungleUploaded by wheelingfire. – NASCAR, F1, tuning and drift videos.
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