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April 26th, 2025 | Allegheny | 1 cat & 1 dog with owner displaced by apartment fire in need of supplies. Delivered Pet Care Kit to her hotel. | |
Incident Date: 04/26/2025 Incident Time: 0000 Activation Date: 04/27/2025 Activation Time: 12:36 pm Official: Red Cross County: Allegheny City: McKees Rocks Number Helped: 2 Synopsis: 1 cat & 1 dog with owner displaced by apartment fire in need of supplies. Delivered Pet Care Kit to her hotel. Description: 1 adult cat & 1 Med sized dog with owner displaced by apartment fire in need of supplies. Delivered Pet Care Kit to her hotel. Needs: Dry adult dog food, 2 dish sets, dry cat food, litter/litter box/scooper. Volunteers: Angela Moore- delivered Pet Care Kit to hotel Temporary Shelter: No Location: none Census: none Who Was Helped: Red Cross Comments: Client info: Ominique Reid 412-814-2864 436 Pleasant Ridge Rd; McKees Rocks; 15136 | |||
April 22nd, 2025 | Allegheny | 1 dog & 1 cat with family displaced by house fire in need of supplies. Pet Care Kit delivered to hotel. | |
Incident Date: 04/22/2025 Incident Time: 0000 Activation Date: 04/23/2025 Activation Time: 3:23 pm Official: Red Cross County: Allegheny City: Pittsburgh- North Hills Number Helped: 2 Synopsis: 1 dog & 1 cat with family displaced by house fire in need of supplies. Pet Care Kit delivered to hotel. Description: 1 dog & 1 cat with family displaced by house fire in need of supplies. Pet Care Kit delivered to hotel. Needs: Dish set for both, Kibbles & Bits dry dog food, dry cat food, litter. Volunteers: Susan Clark- delivered Pet Care Kit Temporary Shelter: No Location: none Census: none Who Was Helped: Red Cross Comments: Client: Ruth Ann Rhue 412-328-9983 1709 Center Ave; Pgh- North Hills 1 lg dog, 1 adult cat | |||
April 21st, 2025 | Somerset | A family was displaced by severe storms over the weekend. Somerset CART provided needed supplies for their two cats. | |
Incident Date: 04/21/2025 Incident Time: 16:00 Activation Date: 04/21/2025 Activation Time: 17:00 Official: Somerset County COAD County: Somerset City: Meyersdale Number Helped: 2 Synopsis: A family was displaced by severe storms over the weekend. Somerset CART provided needed supplies for their two cats. Description: The roof of a home in Meyersdale was destroyed by the severe storms over Easter weekend. CART was contacted by Somerset County COAD for assistance. The family was staying with relatives and needed a crate, litter box and litter for their two cats. Volunteers: Sharlene McCoy Temporary Shelter: No Location: Census: Who Was Helped: Somerset County COAD Comments: | |||
April 21st, 2025 | Somerset | A family's roof was destroyed by a storm and they needed supplies for their two cats while they were in temporary housing. | |
Incident Date: 04/21/2025 Incident Time: 16:00 Activation Date: 04/22/2025 Activation Time: 17:00 Official: Somerset County COAD County: Somerset City: Meyersdale Number Helped: 2 Synopsis: A family's roof was destroyed by a storm and they needed supplies for their two cats while they were in temporary housing. Description: Somerset County COAD contacted us about a family who was displaced due to their roof being destroyed during the severe storms over the weekend. They were staying with family and needed a crate, litter box and litter for their two cats. Sharlene McCoy delivered the items to the family. Volunteers: Sharlene McCoy Temporary Shelter: No Location: Census: Who Was Helped: Somerset County COA Comments: | |||
April 22nd, 2025 | Somerset | Somerset CART assisted the HSPO with a cat hoarding situation discovered in a local hotel. | |
Incident Date: 04/22/2025 Incident Time: 13:31 Activation Date: 04/22/2025 Activation Time: 13:31 Official: Somerset Borough Police County: Somerset City: Somerset Borough Number Helped: 60 - 80 Synopsis: Somerset CART assisted the HSPO with a cat hoarding situation discovered in a local hotel. Description: While serving an eviction notice, the manage of the Knights Inn discovered that the long-stay residents of two rooms in the hotel had 60 to 80 cats and one dog living with them in the rooms. The conditions were extremely unsanitary. Borough Police were called and the HSPO and CART were requested. We entered the room (in full PPE) with a member of the HPO team to do an initial assessment and remove a cat that was injured. The cats were under weight and showing signs of URI. The floors and every surface were covered with feces and garbage. The HPO arranged for rescues to remove all of the cats and the dog. Volunteers: Susan Levy Temporary Shelter: No Location: Census: Who Was Helped: Somerset Borough PD Comments: | |||
April 22nd, 2025 | Westmoreland | 2 cats & 2 owners displaced due to apartment fire and in need of supplies. Pet Care Kit delivered to both of them. | |
Incident Date: 04/22/2025 Incident Time: 0000 Activation Date: 04/22/2025 Activation Time: 7:50 am Official: Red Cross County: Westmoreland City: New Kensington Number Helped: 1 Synopsis: 2 cats & 2 owners displaced due to apartment fire and in need of supplies. Pet Care Kit delivered to both of them. Description: 2 cats & 2 owners displaced due to apartment fire and in need of supplies. Pet Care Kit delivered to both of them. First call came in at 7:50 and second call came in at 1:30 pm for the same apartment fire. Two seperate clients in two different apartments, each owning one cat and in need of supplies. Need: Litter box/scooper/litter, set of bowls, and dry cat food for each cat. Volunteers: David Colledge- had to purchase items and delivered them to both clients. Reimbursed him from petty cash ($68.39) Temporary Shelter: No Location: none Census: none Who Was Helped: Red Cross Comments: Client 1 (am): Tanya Crutcher 724-393-7063 822 7th St; Apt 4; New Kensington 15068 Client 2 (pm): Dolores Swanger 412-904-8047 Apt. 2 | |||
April 13th, 2025 | Allegheny | 2 dogs and family displaced by house fire. Pet Care Kit available for delivery but unable to reach family. | |
Incident Date: 04/13/2025 Incident Time: 0000 Activation Date: 04/13/2025 Activation Time: 10:54 pm Official: Red Cross County: Allegheny City: Carnegie Number Helped: 2 Synopsis: 2 dogs and family displaced by house fire. Pet Care Kit available for delivery but unable to reach family. Description: 2 dogs and family displaced by house fire. Pet Care Kit available for delivery but unable to reach family. Have 2 lg dogs in need of: Dry dog food & dish sets Plus they had "several" other unknown animals that apparently did not need anything. CART member attempted a few times to reach owners at two different numbers with no luck reaching them or getting a call back, so delivery is on hold until we speak to them. Volunteers: Angela Moore- on standby and attempting delivery of Kit. Temporary Shelter: No Location: none Census: none Who Was Helped: Red Cross Comments: Client: Jacob & Alex Dymond 412-439-7960 or 724-480-9141 46 Wynnecliff Dr; Carnegie 15106 | |||
April 18th, 2025 | Fayette | 2 dogs displaced by house fire in need of supplies. Pet Care Kit delivered to owner at local hotel. | |
Incident Date: 04/18/2025 Incident Time: 0000 Activation Date: 04/18/2025 Activation Time: 6:57 pm Official: Fayette Red Cross County: Fayette City: Uniontown Number Helped: 2 Synopsis: 2 dogs displaced by house fire in need of supplies. Pet Care Kit delivered to owner at local hotel. Description: 2 dogs displaced by house fire in need of supplies. Pet Care Kit delivered to owner at family member's home. Need: Bowls, dry dog food, blankets? toys? treats? Volunteers: Kerrie P. & Josh S.- delivered Kit to sister's house Temporary Shelter: No Location: none Census: none Who Was Helped: Red Cross Comments: Steven Gibbs 241 Mallberry St; Uniontown, PA 15401 724-963-1746 2 bully breed dogs Sister, where staying: Kate Woods 24 Wagner St; Uniontown 724-717-5231 | |||
April 19th, 2025 | Westmoreland | 3 ferrets and 1 dog displaced by house fire. Took custody of ferrets. Offered Pet Care Kit to family. | |
Incident Date: 04/19/2025 Incident Time: 11:05 am Activation Date: 04/18/2025 Activation Time: 12:35 pm Official: Forbes Road FD- Chief Rosetti County: Westmoreland City: Greensburg- Salem Twp. Number Helped: 3 Synopsis: 3 ferrets and 1 dog displaced by house fire. Took custody of ferrets. Offered Pet Care Kit to family. Description: 3 ferrets and 1 dog displaced by house fire. Took custody of ferrets. Offered Pet Care Kit to family. -Ferrets initially put in temp foster care with CART member who could keep them in oxygen chamber and monitor their health as one was revived on scene with oxygen. Family member signed them over to CART and took dog with them to wife's father's home. Still trying to reach family to see what supplies they might need for dog (pug). Phone # is "not available". Red Cross not called in. We were working with FF on scene, Jered Sparks with Slickville FD. Jered is trying to get additional info on family to follow up with them about dog. Volunteers: Audrey Barnes- went to scene to pick up dog and ferrets (but dog was gone with family by the time she arrived). Jan Merlino- took in 3 ferrets as temporary foster Linda Posch- on standby to take in dog as temp foster Renee Barnes- on standby to take in ferrets as more long term foster if needed *Ferrets will be handed over to local rescue for adoption once we see they are stabilized. Temporary Shelter: Yes Location: Jan Merlino's home Census: 3 ferrets Who Was Helped: Forbes Road FD Comments: Client: Tracy & Christopher Hrobak 7475 Rt. 22 724-289-3786 (phone says unavailable) Above Bundy's Meats on Rt. 22 near Delmont area | |||
April 18th, 2025 | Westmoreland | 3 cats & owner displaced by house fire. Pet Care Kit delivered to family member nearby. | |
Incident Date: 04/18/2025 Incident Time: 0000 Activation Date: 04/18/2025 Activation Time: 6:26 pm Official: Westmoreland 911 Supervisor County: Westmoreland City: Penn Twp- Claridge Number Helped: 3 Synopsis: 3 cats & owner displaced by house fire. Pet Care Kit delivered to family member nearby. Description: 3 cats & owner displaced by house fire. Pet Care Kit delivered to family member nearby. Cats were taken to AVETS emergency facility in Monroeville. They were kept overnight for care and observation. We offered owner the use of our oxygen generator and tent if needed, plus gave her mother the Pet Care Kit for when they return home soon. Needs: Litter box/scooper/litter, set of bowls, dry food Volunteers: Lori & Andy delivered Kit the next day. Temporary Shelter: No Location: none Census: none Who Was Helped: Penn Twp. Fire Dept.- Ed Grant Comments: Client: D.J. Stevenson 3110 Bratkovich; Claridge 724-261-6592 Staying at: 49 Belaire Rd; Delmont (Mom) |