Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company

On the afternoon of Sunday, November 13, crews from Stations 601, 602, 607, and 623 were alerted of a commercial structure fire at Somerset Art Galleries, 152 West Main Street. 601 Assistant Chief established command and reported heavy fire blowing from the rear of the structure. Tanker 607-2 (Trent) responded followed by Engine 4 (Madigan) and Squad 5 (Bumbarger). 607 Lieutenant requested that Station 611 (Windber) transfer into Station 607 for standby during the fire. Tanker 2 was advised to stage on West Main, while the Engine was requested into the rear of the building. Engine 4 hit a plug on Union Street in front of the VFW and laid 225' of 5" hoseline into the scene. Tower 601-3 was setup in the alley adjacent to the Bravo side of the structure, however, power lines feeding the building prevented the tower from accessing the roof. Crews from Rockwood and Listie were staged on West Main street. 601 Asst. requested a truck from Station 3 (Richland Twp.) and Tower 3-1 responded to the scene. Crews from 603 were also dispatched to handle standby in Station 601. At the scene, firefighters from 607 assisted with interior attack, ventilation of the roof above the fire room, and supplying a foam attack line from the Engine. All crews worked well together, and the fire (deemed electrical in nature by the PSP fire marshall) was confined to the rear addition of the structure. A special thanks to the boys from 611 for responding their truck and engine to cover our district while we were committed at the scene.