Station 293 had a busy Friday morning, around 0830 station 293 was dispatched to assist station 171 (homestead) with a 2 alarm residential structure fire. 293 Quint crew assisted with pulling ceilings and checking the structure with a thermal imaging camera. Fire was put under control and all units cleared.

Around 1130 station 293 was dispatched for a vehicle into a house. 293 Squirt responded and found one occupant still in the vehicle. Crews from 293 (Homeville), 294 (West Mifflin #2), and 298 (Whitaker) stabilized the vehicle and extricated the patient from the crash. The patients was transported by Ambulance to a local hospital. 293 remained on scene until the power company was able to shut off the power to the down power lines.

Photo's courtesy of: Ofcr Luptak & Brian Mac

The members of the Homeville Volunteer Fire Company would like to send its sympathy to the members of the Allegheny County Department of Emergency Services and the Forest Hills VFC after learning of the passing of Chief Ray Heller. Many of the members of station 293 were trained by Chief Heller when he was Director of the Fire Academy. Chief Heller was truly a good man and will be missed.

Station 293 was dispatched to assist station 133 with a structure fire in the city of Duquesne. Upon arrival all occupants were evacuated from the structure prior to the fire departments arrival. 293 Quint crew was sent to the roof to ventilate. shortly after the fire was put under control.

Photo Courtesy of KDKA.