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“People are always asking me how is it that firefighters run into a burning building when everyone else is running out. Courage is the answer.” – Ladder 49

The film Ladder 49 came out the year I was married and my husband, a volunteer fireman, couldn’t wait to see it. At the time I wasn’t so keen. After all,
we lived the life, why would we want to watch a movie about it? Films to me were to entertain and inform, not rehash the everyday realities we faced.

Of course the fireman in the house won the argument in the end and we did see it and bought the DVD when it came out. It’s sat on our bookshelf with a dozen other dusty DVDs never seen again since the plastic came off. We loved the movie; it was a good portrayal of what comes with the territory and what can come with the territory. But I suspect for us, like with many couples and parents and children who saw this film, it was a little too close to home. Read the rest of this entry »

(ARA) – Disasters can happen suddenly and without warning. When severe weather strikes, you want the comfort of knowing you’re ready for the worst.

As you make emergency plans – including storing essentials like water, food and other supplies – the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the American Red Cross encourage you to make certain your money is disaster-ready, too. If you receive a Social Security payment by paper check, consider switching to direct deposit.

Safer, more reliable

Direct deposit is the safest, most reliable way to receive a federal benefit payment.

“Nine times out of 10, when there is a problem with a Social Security payment, it is with a paper check, not a direct deposit payment,” says David A. Lebryk, commissioner of the Treasury Department’s Financial Management Service.

Eight in 10 Americans say direct deposit is more reliable in the event of a disaster, according to Treasury Department research. Yet, about 10.5 million senior citizens, people with disabilities and others still get their Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments by paper check each month – opening themselves up to delays and other check-related problems. Read the rest of this entry »

Station 203 along with stations 201 and 202 were dispatched for a Motor Vehicle Accident with Possible Entrapment in the area of Homestead Duquesne Rd near Verna Dr. at approx. 0345hrs on the morning of Tuesday, March 23rd. Police on scene confirmed negative entrapment. Stations 201 and 202 were disregarded. Rescue 203 responded with 6 to provide hazard and traffic control until arrival of the tow. Units cleared without incident.

Units on scene: R203, Medic 633, MPD, WMPD

Thank you for taking the time to visit the official website of Munhall Volunteer Fire Company #4. Over the past year or so, we’ve been too focused on answering fire calls and training to keep our residents safe that we’ve kinda let our site go a  little. But don’t worry! We’re on it.

Over the next few months we’ll be making changes to update the website with current information, new pictures, and adding more resources to help you out! If you have any suggestions or things you want to see here, let us know! We are always interested in what the community has to say, and this website is no different! Feel free to post in the comments any suggestions you may have for us!

Again, thank you for your continued support and understanding in our lack of up keep with the site! We apologize, and are working hard to make our website as good as the service we provide!

(ARA) – If you’re planning on building a new home after this year, you should also be planning on installing a fire sprinkler system. That’s because recent national code changes require that new single-family homes built after Jan. 1, 2011, have sprinklers, although every state has the option to adopt the code on its own timeline, so it’s important to check your local code for the effective date in your area.

The reason for the code change is obvious. Fire sprinkler systems have been proven to save lives. Thousands of people – many of whom are children or seniors – die each year in fires that quickly spread in homes without fire sprinklers. Smoke detectors alone, while certainly an important first step, do not provide added time for you and your family to escape. Read the rest of this entry »

(ARA) – CPR has come a long way since the early days when cardiac arrest victims had air blown into their lungs with fireplace bellows, were rolled over a wine barrel or strapped across the back of a horse that was sent galloping across a field.

This year, the American Heart Association is celebrating the 50th anniversary of modern CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation): the combination of breaths and chest compressions that can help keep a cardiac arrest victim alive. Read the rest of this entry »