Platea Firefighters Quickly Contain Garage Fire Along West Peach Street

Platea, PA – Yesterday, shortly before 2 PM, firefighters from Platea Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched to a reported garage fire in the vicinity of 10170 West Peach Street.

Chief 580 arrived on scene within minutes of the initial dispatch and reported a heavily involved garage fire before assuming command. Platea’s Tanker 595 and Engine 592 responded to the scene, along with multiple mutual aid departments.

Upon arrival, firefighters quickly initiated suppression efforts, deploying handlines from Tanker 595. Crews were able to make a rapid knockdown of the fire, bringing it under control approximately 16 minutes after the initial dispatch.

With the fire under control, Chief 580 instructed responding apparatus that had not yet arrived to stand by. Girard was directed to provide standby coverage at Station 58, while Springfield’s Engine 642 was instructed to stage at Sun Lake for potential water supply operations.

While crews continued operating at the scene, a separate structure fire was reported elsewhere in the western Erie County area. With the garage fire already under control, Chief 580 began releasing apparatus from the scene to make resources available for the additional incident.

Mutual aid assistance included Cranesville, Fairview Lake Shore, Lake City, Springfield, Franklin Township, and West County Paramedics 112. Girard also provided standby coverage during the incident.