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Bethel Park officials praise emergency response to April 29 storm; volunteer fire company seeks recruits and donations
Summary
Officials reported the April 29 storm produced roughly 57 incidents overnight, including fallen trees and 26 downed power lines; Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company said there were no injuries, described staffing shortfalls and asked for volunteers and donations.
Bethel Park officials on May 12 described the borough’s response to a severe weather event on April 29 and urged residents to support local volunteer emergency services.
Assistant Fire Chief Rob Osmond said the volunteer fire company responded to an unusually high number of calls: “We actually had 57 incidents between 05:20 that night and 7 a.m.,” he said at the council meeting, noting that was roughly equal to a typical month’s workload in a single night. Osmond said the unofficial wind measurement at Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin was about 70 mph — within the range for an EF-0 tornado — and that the storm produced straight-line winds, downed trees and residential damage. He said there were no…
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