| Vent 3 Assists Youngwood VFD |
| Wed. Jul 2nd 2008 |
Vent 3 was dispatched at 13:18 on July 2, 2008 to Firestone Rubber Products in Youngwood Borough assisting Station 26 for ventilation. Youngwood VFD was originally dispatched to an Automatic Fire Alarm at the location and upgraded the response to a full first alarm upon arrival....
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| Warning on Gas Grill Propane Tanks |
| Wed. Jun 18th 2008 |
Meth cooks are getting the propane tanks from the exchanges at Wal-Mart, Kroger, etc. and emptying them of the propane. Then, they are filling them with anhydrous ammonia. After they are finished with them, they return them to the store. They are then refilled with propane and sent back for you and ...
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| Firefighter Safran has Passed |
| Wed. Jun 11th 2008 |
A Firefighter Service will be conducted Thursday, June 12th for deceased brother John Safran. All firefighters are requested to meet at the station at 6:30 p.m. in uniform/proper attire. John was one of our eldest firefighters serving many roles in his tenure including Fire Chief.
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| Construction Has Started |
| Mon. Jun 9th 2008 |
Construction has started on the new multi-purpose room between the garage and clubroom. Groundbreaking occurred on May 29th and went better than anticipated. Block is being set and is expected to be complete by June 15th. Next phase will be getting the construction under ...
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| Pledge Received to Replace Stolen Equipment |
| Wed. May 28th 2008 |
A pledge was received from The Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Washington, Pennsylvania of $1,500 to cover full replacement of the stolen Battle-of-the-Barrel Equipment. The stolen equipment occurred between May 17th and May 24th which canceled a community event sponsored by North ...
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| Thiefs Disrupt N.H.T. Summer Kickoff Event |
| Wed. May 28th 2008 |
From the Tribune-Review
The theft of a fundraising fixture that helped a North Huntingdon Township volunteer fire department raise thousands of dollars during the past 25 years has left fire officials scratching their heads and angry.
"You know the sad part of this is that this rig ha...
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| MVU used at NHT Manufacturing Facility |
| Wed. May 14th 2008 |
A strong odor of natural gas was discovered at Extrude Hone Corporation on Industry Blvd in North Huntingdon around 9:00 a.m. today. Employees were evacuated and fire units were summoned to the structure. Units from Westmoreland City, Strawpump, Irwin and Adamsburg were assigned to the 8...
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| Congratulations Deer Park Area Fire Dept. |
| Thu. Apr 24th 2008 |
In an effort to make room for the new apparatus to come in a few months, the 2000 Ferrara/Freightliner Pumper was sold to Deer Park Area Fire Department in Wisconsin. The truck was loaded on a trailer at the local Target store parking lot and hit the road for its new home at around 10:30 a.m. ...
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| Vent-3 Attends Campaign |
| Sat. Mar 22nd 2008 |
Two firefighters from Westmoreland City V.F.D. took Vent-3 to Rainbow Fire Company in White Oak to show support for Volunteer Fire Departments on Good Friday. The event was well attended and was covered by KDKA. Please go to KDKA for the complete story (http://kdka.com/local/Volunteer.fi...
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| KDKA and "Jump on the Truck" Campaign |
| Thu. Mar 20th 2008 |
NEWSRADIO 1020 KDKA HELPS TROUBLED FIRE DEPARTMENTS WITH 'JUMP ON THE TRUCK' CAMPAIGN
Marty Griffin to broadcast live from White Oak's Rainbow VFD on Good Friday
PITTSBURGH, March 14, 2008 – NewsRadio 1020 KDKA will address surprising and growing problems within local volunteer fire depa...
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