Congratulations to the 2009 Elected Officers.
Line Officers
Chief - Don Bertok
Assistant Chief - Tony Perozich
Captain - Jeff Bertok
Lieutenant - Gordon Grimes
Safety Officer - Nick Vay
Engineer - Dan Fulmer
Medical Coordinator - Dorothy Vay
Executive Officers
President - Jim Beisler
Vice President - Bill Scheetz
Treasurer - Don Bertok
Secretary - Jeff Bertok
3 Yr Trustee - Gordon Grimes
photo by WPXI
Our tanker was called into the city of Duquesne around 1am on Saturday October 5th to assist with a structure fire. Tanker 184-1 responded and supplied Homestead Truck 171.
Initial crews from Duquesne and West Mifflin arrived to very heavy fire conditions and requested tankers to the scene. Our tanker, along with Monroeville Tanker 5, Jefferson Tanker 180, and PIA Tanker 100 all responded to the scene.
All tankers were cleared once the fire was under control and Tanker 184-1 cleared around 2:40am.
Shortly before noon, on Friday September 19th, we were dispatched to San Juan Drive in Port Vue at the Westwood Apartments for a kitchen fire. Fortunately, the owner was able to extinguish the fire before it grew and major damage was avoided. Our tanker responded to and stood by the scene until Port Vue’s Chief determined our services were not needed and we were cleared and back in service shortly after.
High winds blew through the area during the evening of Sunday September 14th. Our engine crew cleared trees from the roadway along Liberty Way in three different locations including near Calhoun, near Virginia Drive, and just below Washington Blvd. Luckily, no other major damage was reported as the remnants of Hurricane Ike moved through the area.
Our crews were kept busy starting with a head-on collision in the 2700 block of Lincoln Blvd on Sunday, August 10th, and then a single car accident in the 100 block of Finney Road around 1am on August 12th.
Luckily in the Lincoln Blvd accident there were no injuries. The road was closed for a short period of time while the roadway was cleaned and the vehicles were towed.
One person was transported to a local hospital after they were involved with a roll-over accident on Finney Road. Crews arrived to find a car on its roof, after losing control, running through a yard, and brushing a telephone pole. All occupants were out of the vehicle. Finney Road was also closed for about an hour as crews stabilized the vehicle and cleaned up hazards.
Liberty, station 183 assisted on both calls.
Shortly before 4:30pm on Tuesday, July 22nd, fire crews from Lincoln, Liberty, Port Vue, and Central and medical crews from Lincoln and Elizabeth Twp were dispatched to a working garage fire in the 4000 block of Liberty Way. Initial crews were able to force entry into the garage and remove some burning debris and quickly put the fire under control.
Liberty Way was blocked for a short period of time while fire operations were occurring. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal responded to the scene to investigate and determine the cause.
Come up and check out some of the entertainment this Saturday, July 19th from 1pm to 10pm at the Lincoln borough building located on Abes Way. There will be games, food, the band NOMAD, fireworks, and much, much more. These community days were organized to celebrate Lincoln’s 50th year anniversary of becoming a borough. The fire department will be on hand as well and will be giving free blood pressure tests.
Our next meeting is July 9th at 7:30pm at the truck garage at 4312 Liberty Way. Anyone wishing to join our fire company can pick up an application prior to the meeting.
Tanker 184-1 responded to Arlington Avenue in Port Vue for a garage fire on Saturday evening, July 5th. Command had us standby at Romine and Hunter. A couch caught on fire inside of a garage and luckily was extinguished quickly. Crews ventilated the structure and our tanker was cleared after a short time on scene.
On Tuesday morning June 10th, Glassport requested both tankers for a large pile of old railroad ties on fire. Both tankers responded to the scene along the river behind the car wash around 3rd and Allegheny Avenues. Tanker 184-1 used the deck gun for 2 loads of water and tanker 184-2 supplied 2 loads of water to Engine 123. A front-loader was called in to spread out the wood and one more load from Tanker 184-1 was used to hit any hot spots. Crews quickly cleaned up and cleared right before some severe storms hit the area.