Fire Rescue Headlines: Mt Lebanon Rescue, Car into Porch, Ambulance Accident, Siren Repairs, Fatal Crash

Here are your western PA firefighting and rescue headlines for Wednesday, July 22nd 2009.

• Crews in McKees Rocks had to extinguish a vacant house fire on Third Avenue overnight.  [WTAE]

McKees Rocks Fire - WTAE

• Great job by Mount Lebanon firefighters yesterday rescuing 2 from an apartment building.  An apparent kitchen fire caused the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Beverly Road apartment to fill with smoke, prompting the necessity for the rescues.  No one was injured, and the fire was contained to the originating apartment. [WTAE]

• A driver was killed after going the wrong way on the PA Turnpike near Monroeville last night. [WPXI]

Fatal Turnpike Crash - WPXI

• A Munhall ambulance swerved to miss a vehicle that pulled out in front of them and crashed into a pole yesterday.  There were only minor injuries on the scene. [WPXI]

• Add Trafford to the list of departments applying for the FEMA Station Construction grant. [Tribune-Review]

• Southwest Greensburg is getting their council to pay $3500 for repairs for the fire department’s siren. [Tribune-Review]

• Finally, Sharpsville firefighters responded to a vehicle into porch yesterday afternoon. [Sharon Herald]

Sharpsville - Sharon Herald