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Fire chief reports April calls, training and upcoming Rescue Engine delivery

Castle Shannon Borough Council · April 28, 2025

Summary

The fire chief reported 16 calls in April (13 in Castle Shannon), recent SCBA training and recertification, ongoing interior firefighter certification, and said a new Rescue Engine will be delivered in the coming weeks.

Chief Reffner presented the April fire call report, recording 16 calls in April: 13 within Castle Shannon, one in Baldwin Township and two mutual-aid responses. A small fire at 250 Mt. Lebanon Boulevard required assistance from Mt. Lebanon and Dormont; no injuries were reported.

Chief Reffner summarized recent training: two in-house SCBA training and recertification sessions and skills training in ladder climbing and wall breaching. Four firefighters are completing an outside certification program for interior firefighters (module three of four). He also reported the borough is scheduled to take delivery of a new Rescue Engine in the next few weeks.

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