At 17:10 this afternoon, crews were alerted for a Shed Fire in 77's District.  Engine 77 quickly arrived and knocked down the fire, while Engine 34 arrived 2nd due and assisted with overhaul.  Units out 50 mins.

This afternoon Rescue 34 operated in 71's District on a fire that consumed a lawn tractor, pickup truck and part of a mobile home. The lawn tractor initially caught fire, and spread to the truck and home.  The crew assisted with ventilation and overhaul.  After clearing the fire, the crew responded back into town, where a tractor trailer pulled down several series of wires on Roosevelt Way, resulting in a power outage & street closure into the evening.

Rescue 34 operated at this vehicle accident with 1 injured late afternoon on the 4th of July.  The crew assisted with patient care and debris removal.  Units out 1 hour.

Engine 34 operated at a Mobile Home Fire this 4th of July evening in 71's District.  1st arriving crews found the home fully involved and utilized a defensive attack to knock down the flames while protecting 2 additional homes that were threatened by the fire.  The Engine arrived 3rd due and assisted with suppression and overhaul operations.  Units out 2 hours.

Overnight, area fire crews were alerted to the City of Latrobe for an apartment fire.  Engine 34 was assigned to staging with the remainder of the outside companies, while city crews extinguished the fire.  

This evening Rescue 34 was alerted as one of the RIT Teams to the city of Greensburg for a House Fire on the northside of town.  City crews had a quick knock on the small fire and released the Rescue crew upon arrival.

This morning, Rescue 34 assisted on a fire alarm activation, with a report of smoke coming from a church in 33's District of Unity Twp.  Crews checked the building with negative results, finding a bad detector.

At 14:48 Station 34 and surrounding companies were alerted for a Structure Fire with Entrapment on the northside of town.  Engine 34 arrived 1st due with fire showing from the front of 2 townhouses and extending into the attic area.  The crew knocked down the bulk of the exterior fire, then went interior to open up and extinguish the remaining fire.  Crews made entry into the other 2 units performing searches, ventilating and checking for extension.  All searches we...

This afternoon, Utility 34 operated at 2 Brush Fires along Route 22, east of New Alexandria.  Engine 34 also responded to assist with the water supply, but was not utilized.  Units on the scenes: 77, 132, 34.  Crews out 1 hour.

At 08:36 units from 34 & 77 operated at a natural gas leak in a church in 77's District.  Engine & Rescue 34 assisted with air monitoring and ventilation.  Units out 1 hour.

At 13:05 units from 34 & 114 operated at a Brush Fire off of Twin Lakes Road (114 District).  Crews extinguished the fire and overhauled the area to prevent a flareup.  Units out 50 mins.

The past 2 days, the department has been busy running many weather-related crashes and stuck vehicles.  In total, crews handled 6 incidents, all minor with no injuries reported.

This evening at 18:00 Rescue 34 assisted city companies with fire in a 3-story multi-family dwelling on the north side of town.  The rescue crew, along with Rescue 104, operated as the RIT companies throughout the incident.  Units out 1.5 hrs.

Overnight crews were sent to a Vehicle Fire Endangering a House in the Salemville section of 90's District.  Chief  77 arrived to find a full-size pickup truck burning, approx 5 ft from the garage of the residence.  Engine 34 took the 1st due assignment, and put a line in service between the garage & the truck knocking down the fire, while the crew from Engine 90 checked for extension & ventilated the residence.  Units out 1 hr.

This morning at 11:39 Engine & Utility 34 operated at a fire in a 10-unit apartment building on the northside of the city.  Latrobe(113) units arrived to find fire on the 2nd floor in a middle of the group apartment, that was threatening to extend across the roof line & common attic.  As city crews were putting a knock on the fire, our crews split, with 1 crew throwing ladders, ventilating & opening up the roof exposing the hidden fire, and the 2nd making ent...

At 21:36 Rescue 34 was alerted for the Vehicle Accident with the vehicle into a structure in the 114 District of Latrobe-Crabtree Road.  Crews arrived to find an SUV into a garage with collapse and 1 occupant trapped inside the vehicle.  Crews from 114 & 113 stabilized the vehicle with rescue struts and cribbing, while the crew from 34 stabilized the structure using air shores and struts.  The occupant was then extricated thru the rear hatch and transported to a local hospital...

This afternoon at 16:16 Rescue 34 & surrounding crews operated at a Vehicle Accident with Injuries on Route 119 in the central district of Crabtree.

This evening at 18:23 Rescue 34 ran a medical assist for an outside fall injury.  Engine 34 set up a landing zone at the ballfield, as the patient was flown to a Pittsburgh trauma center due to the severity of injuries.  Crews out 1 hr.

Rescue 34 ran a couple weather-related crashes today, including this one on the Latrobe-Crabtree Road with 1 pinned.  Crews from 114 & 34 stabilized the vehicle and extricated the uninjured occupant out thru the sunroof.

This morning at 07:49 Rescue 34 operated as the RIT company on a fire at the Hempfield Industrial Complex (23 District).  Crews had fire in a paint booth that extended into the walls and up the exhaust system to the roof.  Units out 1.5 hrs.