Brush fire reported near Rankin Bridge bike trail

Heard on: Allegheny County Fire - East

02:01

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Yeah, can you notify 298? Looks like I got a brush fire going.

00:04

Um, there's a bridge down 837 a little bit.

00:07

Looks like it's in the Kenny Yard freight and railroad.

00:10

A lot of smoke coming from the brush.

00:20

Copy. We'll get a truck to the bike trail between Mifflin Road and the bridge.

00:25

Nobody injured. Should be able to see it by 837.

00:31

Copy that.

00:47

For a brush fire between the Rankin Bridge and Mifflin Street toward the bike trail,

00:54

200 and ninety-eight East Fire Ops Four, 19 fifty-three.

01:09

First responder detail (number withheld) Arlington Drive in Swamps.

01:14

Fifty year old male choking on food.

01:17

Two 33 EMS.

01:18

Nineteen 54 .

01:27

For a brush fire near the bike trail between the Rankin Bridge and Whitaker Street.

01:33

Station 298, 2nd activation, East Fire Ops 4, 1958.

01:51

Brush fire.

01:53

Fire in the area of the Rankin Bridge on the Whitaker side.

01:56

Station 204 on the fill, come in East Fire 4, 2001.

6/29/2026 04:52 PM

Fire

Rankin Bridge, Whitaker, PA

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a brush fire with heavy smoke near the bike trail between the Rankin Bridge and nearby streets in the Whitaker area off Route 837. No injuries are reported, and fire units are being sent to the scene. A separate call mentions a fifty-year-old man choking on food at a residence on Arlington Drive in another community.