The volunteers of Station 21 were alerted for a house with smoke coming from the basement at 7340 Franklin Road at 4:30 this morning.  Station 21 firefighters were assisted by Adams Area Station 42, Marshall Station 185, Zelienople Station 22, and Big Knob Station 26, along with Cranberry EMS Station 51.

Upon arrival it was discovered that the basement was fully involved, and crews were able to quickly knock down the flames, and contain the fire damage to the basement.  There were no injuries, and all firefighters went home safely.

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This evening at the Cranberry Board of Supervisor's meeting, three new fire police officers were sworn into service.  Please join us in welcoming George Banovski, Andrew Metarko, and Joe Minkel as new Fire Police officers in Cranberry Township.

In anticipation of potential bad weather conditions, 19 members staffed both of our stations this past Friday evening.  Fortunately, we had no major incidents as a result of the snow overnight, however we did respond to two automatic alarms Saturday morning.  Thanks go to all of our members that staffed the stations, and we are all looking forward to an early spring!

On Saturday, January 14, 2012, the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company held our annual dinner at the Camelot Banquet Hall in Warrendale.  The event was attended by our members, their guests, Township employees and elected officials, mutual aid departments, and other friends of the fire company.  We were also very happy to welcome Corporal Dan Hahn of the CTPD to our dinner. 

After a buffet dinner, the awards ceremony recognized those members that contributed to the success of our fire company.  Our award winners for 2011 were:

• Brigade Member of the Year - Lt. Mike Hanks
• Rookie of the Year - Connor Mack
• President's Award - Director Jim McConnell

The Merit Award was also presented to Past Chief, current Treasurer, Chaplain, and active firefighter for 35 years - Jim Cole.

Five members were recognized for completing their Essentials of Firefighting:

• Connor Mack
• Brandon Ross
• Tyler Cattrell
• Colin Robinson
• Adam McQueen

Ben Ross was also recognized for completing his Fire Police training. 

We also recognized five members for attaining Fire Fighter I certification this past year:

• Sean Hayden
• Shawn Thomas
• Sean Sokolowski
• Lt. Mike Hanks
• Rich Kisic

Finally, we also recognized four members for attaining Fire Officer I certifcation:

• Mark Nanna
• Lt. Jeff Gooch
• Captain Dave Mack
• Chief Brian Kovac

We would also like to thank Zelienople Fire Station 22, and Adams Area Fire District Staion 42  for providing coverage to the citizens of Cranberry Township while we were attending this event.

For more pictures from our dinner click here.

This morning at 2:48 AM Cranberry Station 21, along with Callery Station 19, were dispatched to assist Adams Area Fire District Station 42, at a townhouse on fire on Jameson Way in Seven Fields Boro.  Zelienople Station 22 and South Butler Station 7 were also dispatched for RIT.  While units were in route Butler 911 advised that there was also a male burn patient outside of the structure.

Chief 42 arrived on scene and established command, while Station 51 transported the patient, who was later flown to a local hospital.   Adams Area firefighters quickly knocked the fire down, while Engine 21-3 established a water supply.  Additional units from Cranberry and Callery assisted with overhaul.

Cranberry firefighters cleared the scene at approximately 4:45 AM, and were back in service by 6:00 AM.  Adams Area firefighters stayed on scene after our departure to tend to final cleanup operations.  Local news coverage of the story is available on WPXI and WTAE.