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 The Guyasuta Volunteer Fire Department is located in O'Hara Township approximately six miles from downtown Pittsburgh.
O'Hara Township encompasses seven square miles and includes 9000+ residents and
several hundred businesses. Our coverage area encompasses residences, apartment
complex's, retirement homes, schools, state highways, and many industries and
businesses including RIDC Indsutrial-Business Park, Fox Chapel Plaza area and
Freeport Road business district. Guyasuta provides fire suppression, vehicle/technical
rescue, and a Pennsylvania Dept. of Health certified medical Quick Response Service and Advanced
Rescue Service. Guyasuta is one of the few Department of Health recognized advanced vehicle-technical
rescue services in Allegheny County. Guyasuta operates pierce manufactured apparatus
including an engine, a heavy rescue and a 100' aerial ladder truck. In addition, a Ford Explorer serves a QRS Squad. Guyasuta's newest vehicle is a Ford F-350 Super Duty which serves as a technical rescue unit.
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2011 Call Statistics
(as of March 31, 2011)
Total: 187
Vehicle Crashes (MVC): 29
MVC w/ Injuries and Containment/Hazards: 15
MVC w/ Entrapment and/or Rollover: 5
MVC w/ Containment/Hazards Only (No Injuries): 6
MVC w/ Unk Injuries:0
MVC Canceled or False Call: 3
Fire Calls: 59
Residential Fire Alarm: 11
Commercial Fire Alarm: 34
Chimney Fire:0
Residential Structure Fire: 0
Commercial Structure Fire: 2
Garage Fire: 0
Electrical Fire: 0
Smoke Condition in Structure: 4
Vehicle Fire: 3
Dumpster/Trash Fire:0
Transformer Fire/Explosion: 0
Brush Fire: 2
Boat Fire:0
Transfer: 1
Service Calls: 6
Wires Down: 1
Pumping Detail/Flooding Condition: 4
Assist Police: 1
First Responder Details/QRS Medical: 82
E0: 62
E1/2: 15
E3: 5
E0 and E1 are immediate life threatening emergencies.
Physical/Technical Rescues: 5
Rope Rescue:0
Water Rescue:3
Elevator Rescue/Emergency:1
Other Physical Rescue:1
Hazardous Materials/Condition: 4
CO Alarm/Condition: 2
Material Spill/Leak: 0
Gas Leak/Line Struck Outside: 0
Gas Leak/Condition In Structure: 1
Gas/Other Odor Investigation: 1
Bomb Threat: 0
TOTAL: 187
Call By District:
O'Hara: 180 (96%)
Blawnox: 4 (1%)
Indiana: 1 (<1%)
Harmar: 0 (0%)
Sharpsburg: 1 (<1%)
Aspinwall: 0 (0%)
Fox Chapel: 1 (<1%)
Go to the Incidents page to see incident pictures and stories.
Above and Below: Guyasuta Rescue Squad 219 extricates a patient from an overturned
tractor trailer along Freeport Road in O'Hara Township.
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