Dispatch: Firefighter injured after responding to house fire in Beaver County
COURTS. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THIS MORNING STARTS NOW 9:00 ON THE DOT. ON THIS BRUTALLY COLD SUNDAY MORNING. THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. WE HOPE YOU ARE COZY AND WARM INSIDE OF YOUR HOME. JILL’S GOING TO GET THINGS STARTED THIS MORNING WITH OUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT COLD NOT GOING IN. IT’S NOT, BUT AT LEAST WE’RE NOT RECORD COLD HERE THIS MORNING. SO WE DID THAT THE PAST TWO MORNINGS. PUTTING THAT TO REST AS WE’RE FINDING NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORST PART OF THAT DEEP FREEZE, BACK TO BACK IMPACT DAYS AS WE KICK OFF A BRAND NEW WEEK, NEW MONTH HERE IN FEBRUARY AS IT WILL STAY COLD WITH SOME SUNSHINE TODAY. A FRESH START TO YOUR GROUNDHOG DAY. SO THAT’S THE REASON FOR THE IMPACT DAY, TO TRY AND GET A LOT OF KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL AND IN THE BUILDING AFTER LAST WEEK, AND WE COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE SNOW COMING IN ON TUESDAY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA. FEELS LIKE ONE DEGREE BELOW ZERO RIGHT NOW IN PITTSBURGH, SEVEN BELOW YOUR REAL FEEL IN UNIONTOWN. GREENSBURG COLDER STILL AS WE SLIDE UP TO INDIANA. TWO DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR BUTLER IS YOUR CURRENT WIND CHILL. MEANWHILE, MANY AREAS WEST OF THE CITY A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES. THE WIND HAS LIGHTENED UP, BUT WE’LL STILL BATTLE THE SUBZERO WIND CHILLS. TALKING ABOUT THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO THROUGH ABOUT NOON TODAY AS WE WORK INTO THE AFTERNOON. NOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT. THAT’S WHY WE’LL KEEP THAT IMPACT DAY GOING EVEN BEYOND JUST LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. SOME ISSUES WITH VISIBILITY OVER DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH WITH SOME PASSING FLURRIES, SOME OF THE ACTIVITY STILL SHOWING UP AS WE WORK ALONG 2.79 TRYING TO GET CLOSER TO MCKNIGHT ROAD, EVEN WORKING ALONG THE PARKWAY EAST CLOSER TO THE SQUIRREL HILL TUNNEL, A DECENT LITTLE BURST OF SNOW AT THE. CHECK OUR ACTION CAM HERE AT THE STATION. BUT ALL THAT COMING IN OUT OF BEAVER COUNTY IS SOME OF THE STEAM FROM SOME OF THE INDUSTRY ACTUALLY INTERACTING WITH THESE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, PRODUCING SOME OF THESE BURSTS OF SNOW THAT COULD PUT DOWN SOME QUICK ACCUMULATIONS. SO IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT EARLY THIS MORNING, JUST BE MINDFUL. THERE COULD BE A LITTLE DUSTING ON THE ROADS. ANOTHER IMPACT DAY TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES TRYING TO GET CLOSE TO 30. ON TUESDAY WE’LL HIT 30 DEGREES WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR SNOW ON FRIDAY, BUT WE ARE STILL LONG FROM SEEING THE END OF THIS ARCTIC AIR MASS. I’LL SHOW YOU WHEN WE GET MORE OF THAT REALLY COLD AIR. COMING UP WITH MORE DETAILS IN YOUR 4-DAY PLUS 4 MORE THAT CERTAINLY HAS OUR ATTENTION, JOE. THANK YOU. THIS SHOULD HAVE YOUR ATTENTION AS WELL. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT OFFICIALS SAY YOU SHOULD NOT BE DOING DURING THIS EXTREME COLD SNAP. THESE PEOPLE VENTURING OUT ONTO THE ICE ON THE OHIO RIVER NEAR THE POINT, SOME OF THEM POSING FOR PICTURES, OTHERS SLIDING ALONG THE ICY SURFACE OF THE WATER. IT’S A LITTLE SCARY OUT THERE, NOT GOING TO LIE. CAN’T GO TOO FAR. YOU WANT TO FALL IN, BUT STAY CLOSE ENOUGH DISTANCE. YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. I DON’T RECOMMEND ANYONE DO IT, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT IT. YOU CAN’T GO OUT TOO FAR. YOU KNOW THE RIVER’S MOVING, SO WHEREVER IT’S MOVING, YOU DO NOT WANT TO GO. THE COAST GUARD SAYS NO, THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. YOU SEE POLICE THERE TALKING TO SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE DOING IT. THE ICE ON THE RIVERS, ACCORDING TO THE COAST GUARD, IS AVERAGING BETWEEN 5 AND 8IN THICK DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION. A REMINDER THE ALLEGHENY RIVER REMAINS SHUT DOWN TO ALL RIVER TRAFFIC THROUGH MARCH 1ST. WELL, TODAY, OF COURSE, MARKS ONE WEEK SINCE THAT SNOWSTORM, AND SOME NEIGHBORHOODS ARE STILL DIGGING OUT PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER FELICITY TAYLOR SPOKE WITH ONE WOMAN IN EAST LIBERTY WHO SAYS HER STREET HASN’T BEEN TOUCHED. I’M STANDING ON PAULSON AVENUE RIGHT NOW, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT’S BEEN TOUCHED BY PLOWS A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT IT’S STILL NOT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. AND WHEN WE GOT HERE EARLIER, WE ACTUALLY DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE THAT THIS IS A STREET. THIS IS RAPIDAN WAY, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED SINCE SUNDAY. THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE SAY, WE ACTUALLY JUST SAW A CAR, TRIED TO COME DOWN AND TURN AROUND BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THEY WERE GETTING THROUGH. WE SPOKE TO THE WOMAN WHO LIVES IN THIS HOUSE ON THE CORNER, AND SHE SAYS THAT HER GARAGE IS UP THE STREET HERE, AND SHE’S BEEN STUCK NOW GOING ON A WEEK. WE HAVE THREE IMPORTANT DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS NEXT WEEK. AND SO THAT’S WHY I’M CALLING. THE FIRST ONE IS ON MONDAY, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT ONE FOR MYSELF. AND THEN I HAVE A COUSIN, AS I SAID, THAT LIVES WITH ME, THAT HAS SPECIAL NEEDS, AND SHE HAS TWO APPOINTMENTS, AND WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THOSE APPOINTMENTS FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS. STEPHANIE JORDAN SAYS EVERY TIME SNOW FALLS, THESE STREETS ARE NEGLECTED. SPECIFICALLY, RAPIDAN AND VANILLA WAY. AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE? 74 YEARS. BUT IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE SHE’S SEEN THIS MUCH SNOW. WE’VE HAD SMALLER SNOW AMOUNTS, AND SO I’VE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT. BUT THIS TIME I CAN’T DO IT. I MEAN, JUST THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IS HIGHER THAN THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR, SO I’M PRETTY MUCH STUCK. AND AT MY AGE, I DON’T WANT TO TRY TO SHOVEL MYSELF OUT. SHE’S CALLED 311 IN EVERY OFFICE SHE CAN THINK OF WITH NO RESULTS, AND SAYS SHE WAITED TO CALL PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR BECAUSE SHE KNOWS THE CITY IS TRYING TO GET PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS CLEARED. WE DO EXIST DOWN HERE, YOU KNOW. IT IS A TERTIARY ROAD, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE PLOWED TO. AND I THINK AFTER ALMOST A WEEK, IT’S TIME THAT SOMEBODY PAID ATTENTION TO THIS ROAD. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE HAS SAID 311 IS BACKLOGGED. DOZENS OF PLOWS AND CONTRACTED SNOW REMOVERS ARE STILL ON THE STREETS SATURDAY, AND KNOXVILLE CREWS TOTED OUT SNOW FROM NARROW ROADS. JORDAN SAYS SHE HOPES THAT BY CALLING PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR AND SHOWING THEM THIS PROBLEM, THAT HELP WILL COME SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN PITTSBURGH’S EAST LIBERTY NEIGHBORHOOD. I’M FELICITY TAYLOR, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. TO AETNA NOW, WHERE THE MAYOR AND BOROUGH COUNCIL CALLED ON MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO GRAB A SHOVEL AND PITCH IN TO HELP. GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS FANNED OUT FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS YESTERDAY MORNING, SHOVELING SIDEWALKS AND CLEARING THE WAY FOR PEOPLE WHO WEREN’T ABLE TO DO IT THEMSELVES. THE MAYOR SAYS IT’S ALL ABOUT BEING NEIGHBORLY AND CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT’S VERY MOVING TO SEE HOW PEOPLE HAVE COME TOGETHER IN THIS REALLY DIFFICULT TIME TO HELP ONE ANOTHER. SO FOR ME PERSONALLY, I’M VERY PROUD OF THE RESIDENTS OF AETNA AND THE WAY THEY’VE BEEN PATIENT. I’M VERY PROUD OF THE STAFF AND THE CREW WHO HAVE HANDLED THE LION’S SHARE OF THE SNOW REMOVAL. THE MAYOR TELLS US THEY’RE RELYING ON PUBLIC WORKS CREWS AND PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO HELP CLEAR THE COMMUNITY OF ALL OF THAT SNOW. HE SAYS THEY ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE HELP FROM NEIGHBORS, AS WELL. TURNING TO OTHER HEADLINES AT 906 IN PITTSBURGH, SOUTHSHORE, A DRIVER WAS INJURED AFTER A CRASH LAST NIGHT. THIS WAS THAT SCENE ON WEST CARSON STREET HEADING TOWARD THE FORT PITT BRIDGE AROUND 10:00. YOU CAN SEE THE CAR BEING TOWED THERE. OUR CREWS CAPTURING A DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRUCK, CLEARING SNOW FROM THE ROAD AS WELL. WEST CARSON STREET SHUT DOWN TEMPORARILY WHILE CREWS RESPONDED. WE CAN TELL YOU IT IS BACK OPEN THIS MORNING. POLICE AT THE SCENE TELLING PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THAT INJURIES WERE MINOR. WE’RE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THAT CRASH. WELL, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GREENE COUNTY ARE COMING TOGETHER TO HELP FIRE VICTIMS IN THE COMMUNITY OF MATHER. FIRE WAS SPOTTED AT THE MATHER APARTMENTS ON THIRD AVENUE YESTERDAY MORNING. WE BROUGHT YOU. THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. OFFICIALS SAY SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED TRYING TO ESCAPE THE FLAMES. SOME OF THEM EVEN HAD TO JUMP FROM WINDOWS. NEARLY TWO DOZEN TENANTS LIVED IN THE BUILDING, WHICH IS DESTROYED AND WILL HAVE TO BE TORN DOWN. RIGHT NOW, THE JEFFERSON FIRE HALL IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF MONEY AND GIFT CARDS FOR THE FIRE VICTIMS. THE SALVATION ARMY IS ALSO COORDINATING RELIEF EFFORTS FOR ALL OF THOSE INVOLVED. A PIPE BURST INSIDE OF A RESIDENCE HALL AT POINT PARK UNIVERSITY THIS WEEKEND, DISPLACING MORE THAN A DOZEN STUDENTS. A UNIVERSITY SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMING THAT THIS HAPPENED AT LAWRENCE HALL YESTERDAY. WE’RE TOLD ROUGHLY ABOUT 20 STUDENTS WERE IMPACTED, AND THEY HAVE SINCE MOVED TO DIFFERENT HOUSING LOCATIONS ON CAMPUS AS OFFICIALS WORK TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. NO WORD ON HOW LONG THEY’LL HAVE TO BE AT THOSE ALTERNATIVE HOUSING. WELL, HEALTH CARE WORKERS GATHERED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON PITTSBURGH’S NORTH SHORE TO REMEMBER FELLOW NURSE ALEX PREDDY. HE, OF COURSE, WAS THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED IN MINNEAPOLIS LAST WEEKEND. MEMBERS PLACED FLOWERS AND CANDLES AT THE BASE OF THE FRED ROGERS MEMORIAL. THE GROUP IS CALLING FOR AN END TO IMMIGRATION ACTION IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CASA SAN JOSE SHARED STORIES OF THE IMPACT ICE AGENTS ARE HAVING ON FAMILIES RIGHT HERE IN PITTSBURGH. WHILE REMEMBERING FREDDY AND UNTIL WE CAN COME TOGETHER TO CHANGE WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT I MENTIONED AND FOR WHAT’S HAPPENING TO PEOPLE LIKE ALEX? BECAUSE HE’S NOT THE FIRST TO BE INJURED AND HE WON’T BE THE LAST TO THE OTHER SIDE TO THE GROUP IS ALSO CALLING ON LOCAL LAWMAKERS, INCLUDING SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN, TO HOLD ICE ACCOUNTABLE AND STOP ALL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ICE. NOW, AMID THESE CALLS FOR ACTION, A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS DECIDED NOT TO HALT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT SURGE IN MINNEAPOLIS, AT LEAST FOR NOW. THE CRACKDOWN HAS BECOME A FLASHPOINT IN THE NATIONAL DEBATE, DRIVING THE COUNTRY INTO A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THIS WEEKEND, AS DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS DEMAND REFORM. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT, JACKIE DEFUSCO, JOINS US THIS MORNING WITH THE LATEST FROM CAPITOL HILL AND THE COURTS. JACKIE, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FACES PRESSURE IN CONGRESS TO REIN IN ICE TACTICS. BUT MEANWHILE, ONE OF THEIR LARGEST OPERATIONS WAS EMBOLDENED BY A WIN IN COURT THIS WEEKEND. A FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS THE SWEEPING IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN IN MINNESOTA CAN CONTINUE FOR NOW, WHILE THE LEGAL BATTLE PLAYS OUT. WE’RE GRATEFUL WHEN A COURT SEES THAT THAT THE RIGHT THING HAS BEEN DONE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON GETTING DANGEROUS CRIMINALS, MURDERERS AND RAPISTS AND DRUG TRAFFICKERS OUT OF THIS COUNTRY AND BRINGING THEM TO JUSTICE. BUT STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS SAY THEY’LL KEEP FIGHTING TO END THE SURGE OF ENFORCEMENT, ARGUING THE OPERATION IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND HAS LEFT THE TWIN CITIES LESS SAFE. IN A SEPARATE RULING ON SATURDAY, A JUDGE ORDERED THE RELEASE OF A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY AND HIS FATHER, WHO WERE DETAINED IN A MINNEAPOLIS SUBURB LAST MONTH. IT’S AMONG THE CASES THAT HAVE CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF CONGRESS, ALONG WITH THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF TWO U.S. CITIZENS BY FEDERAL OFFICERS THIS WEEKEND. SENATE DEMOCRATS JOINED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN DEMANDING REAL CHANGE WHEN IT COMES TO ICE AND ITS BEHAVIOR. THOSE REMARKS, AS THE COUNTRY ENTERED A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THIS WEEKEND. THE HOUSE COULD VOTE TO END IT AS EARLY AS MONDAY. THE LATEST SPENDING PACKAGE FUNDS SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES THROUGH SEPTEMBER, BUT ONLY EXTENDS DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING FOR TWO WEEKS, ALLOWING MORE TIME FOR NEGOTIATIONS ON A LIST OF REFORMS THAT DEMOCRATS SAY WILL MAKE ICE MORE ACCOUNTABLE. PRESIDENT TRUMP, DECLINING TO WEIGH IN ON THOSE DEMANDS SATURDAY. TALKING ABOUT. IT’S NOT APPROPRIATE TO LET A LITTLE TIME GO BY, BUT WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT. ALSO ON SATURDAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THAT HIS ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT INTERVENE IN PROTESTS AND DEMOCRAT LED CITIES UNLESS THEY REQUEST ADDITIONAL HELP. HE DID, HOWEVER, EMPHASIZE THAT HE HAS INSTRUCTED BORDER PATROL AND ICE TO BE, QUOTE, VERY FORCEFUL IN THE PROTECTION OF FEDERAL PROPERTY
Dispatch: Firefighter injured after responding to house fire in Beaver County
Updated: 5:02 PM EST Feb 1, 2026
A firefighter was injured as crews worked to contain a fire that broke out inside a home in Beaver County Sunday afternoon, according to dispatchers. VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4Beaver County dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that officials were on the scene along Daniels Drive around 3 p.m. following reports of a fire. Dispatchers confirmed to Action News 4 that at least one firefighter sustained injuries. The extent of their injuries was not made clear. It also remains unknown if their injuries were sustained as a result of the fire alone. We’re working to learn more about the fire and if any other injuries were reported. This is a developing story. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. —
A firefighter was injured as crews worked to contain a fire that broke out inside a home in Beaver County Sunday afternoon, according to dispatchers.
VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4
Beaver County dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that officials were on the scene along Daniels Drive around 3 p.m. following reports of a fire.
Dispatchers confirmed to Action News 4 that at least one firefighter sustained injuries. The extent of their injuries was not made clear. It also remains unknown if their injuries were sustained as a result of the fire alone.
We’re working to learn more about the fire and if any other injuries were reported.
This is a developing story.
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