After Falling Through Floor At Burning Home, Charleroi Firefighter Returns To Job He Loves Nearly 3 Months Later

Pittsburgh PA

30 September, 2021

10:19 AM

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By Amy Wadas, CBS Pittsburgh September 30, 2021 After nearly three months of healing, a local firefighter is back on the job. Charleroi Fire Captain Matt Prentice, 30, was injured in July after responding to a call in nearby Monessen. Prentice has the address of the home on Parkway Avenue etched in his memory. While he was searching the home, he fell through the second floor and was flown to UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.