Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company

At 8:37 pm, the first alarm was struck for Whitehall Borough.

232 Truck was assigned first due truck and assisted with searching the residence.

We were also alerted into Homestead Borough at 12:08 am where crews operated with multiple involved structures.

At last evenings Borough of Jefferson Hills Agenda Meeting, Assistant Chief Persichetti was recognized by Mayor McCaffery for his efforts at the house fire on April 22nd in Jefferson Hills by ensuring safe evacuation of the residents still inside.

Congratulations and job well done!

Gone too soon, never forgotten.
Jay Mulligan showed us what “Whatever It Takes” truly means.

At 1:40 pm, the first alarm was dispatched into Jefferson Hills for the residential fire. 232 Asst 1 came across this fire and radioed it directly to AC911.

What started as a small fire in the rear of the house quickly grew given wind conditions. 232 Engine arrived as first due engine and stretched a handline to the rear of the house for suppression.

301 Engine 1 arrived and established a water supply and stretched an additional handline. 5 total handlines were placed in service.

Crews were faced with heavy fire conditions on the first and second floor and were able to bring the fire under control.

232 Asst 1 had the command until it was turned over to 180 Deputy 1.

232 operated for approximately 3 hours on scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Allegheny County Fire Marshall.

Thank you to McClelland Elementary PTA for the generous donation of snacks and drinks!

At 5:50 pm, the Company was alerted to Brentwood Borough for smoke coming from a house.

Police arrived and confirmed the same with unknown entrapment.

Initial arriving crews found a small fire on the first floor and conducted a search of the residence.

No injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation by the Allegheny County Fire Marshall.

At 1:48 am, the upgraded assignment was dispatched for an apartment fire in Whitehall Borough.

232 Chief and Truck responded and were assigned with checking above the fire apartment to confirm there was no extension. They also assisted with ventilation.

No injuries were reported.

Certainly this is never a sight we like to see.

232 Engine will be out of service for a little bit while she gets some mechanical TLC.

No worries as we will still respond to any and all of your emergencies while the Engine gets much needed repairs.

Thank you McGann and Chester, LLC. for assisting with the tow and repairs.

At 3:10 am, the company was alerted into Jefferson Hills for a house on fire. 232 Truck and the Chief responded.

Initial arriving crews found heavy fire conditions and began an offensive attack. Due to water supply issues, crews briefly evacuated the structure until a good water supply was established.

232 personnel assisted with suppression.

The fire resulted in a fatality and due to that, comments will be turned off.

The Allegheny County Fire Marshall is investigating.

It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of former member Bob “Lippy” Lype who passed on March 4th.

Bob served as the Fire Chief in 1981.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Bob’s family during this difficult time.