West Mifflin #1 VFC "Homeville"

The members of Station 293 are proud to announce the arrival of the new 293 Rescue.The rig is a 2010 Sutphen Custom Monarch Rescue Pumper with a 1750Gpm pump and a 750 tank. The members would like to thank the residents of West Mifflin for their continued support, with out you, purchases of life saving equipment like this would not be possible. This new truck is expected to be placed in service in the near future once all members complete training on the new apparatus. Feel free to stop by and check this rig out for yourself as pictures just dont do it justice.

It was a busy night for volunteers in the area. At apprix 10pm crews from station 293 were dispatched to assist Duquesne station 133 with a reported residential structure fire. In the following 40min crews responded to 3 working fires within the city of duquesne. The ACFM  is investigating the cause of all 3 fires.

Photo Courtesy of WTAE TV News

Crews from Station 293 were alerted ito assist Duquesne Station 133 with a confirmed structure fire on 6th street. Upon arrival crews were met with 2 homes fully involved with a church also being threatened by the fire. 293 Quint was tasked with hitting a hydrant and operating the master stream for a defensive attack on the fire. Crews worked in 90 temp's  with high levels of humidity to get the fire under control. The church was saved from any major damage as a result of the fire. 1 Firefighter from Station 293 was treated at the scene for Heat Exhaustion. The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation .