July was an uncharacteristically quiet month for fire calls with 26, but members were still very active with training and many other department activities. We were pleased to be a part of another Pine Township Community Day as the Township celebrated the 30th anniversary of the event. With the help…
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June was a steady month with 36 total calls for service. Members were also active with training as approximately 15 members participated in a vehicle rescue class hosted at our station through the Community College of Allegheny County. Members from the Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department as participated in the…
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May was an active month for calls and training. We responded to 50 calls throughout the month. There were many calls due the stormy and wet weather, especially as the result of the hail storm that passed through part of Pine Township on May 28. Members of the Wexford VFC…
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April was a busy month with 42 calls. These responses included two structure fires in neighboring communities. A single family dwelling in Adams Township, and an apartment building in McCandless Township. Members were busy with behind the scenes activities as we put 27 new breathing apparatus packs in service. Each…
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March was a quiet month for the members of the Wexford VFC with 19 calls. The most common type of call was alarm activations. There were also a few motor vehicle crashes, a couple small brush fires, and a gas leak. There was plenty of action behind the scenes. Members…
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February proved to be a very active month for fire calls with 54. Approximately 14 calls occurred during a high wind event the weekend of February 23. Most of those calls involved trees down on roads and utility damage. Crews handled a vehicle fire on Graham Road on February 17…
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For the fire call volume, January came in like a lamb and out like a lion. We ended the month with 35 calls with 13 occurring over the last four days of the month. Five of those called occurred on January 31 including an assist with a structure fire in…
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2018 was another record year with a total of 487 incidents. This was the highest total on record and an increase of 51 incidents from 2017’s total. A total of 56 members completed a total of 3894 of recorded man hours on incidents, training, company events and other activities in…
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We are excited to share that there will be some big capital improvements coming to the Wexford VFC in 2019 that will help us better serve the community. NEW BREATHING APPARATUS 27 New Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus units (SCBA) have been ordered and should delivered within the first quarter of 2019….
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We were alerted at 1:44 am on December 1 for a working garage fire in Adams Township. The fire was reported to be threatening a nearby house. Engine 2, Chief, and Tanker responded to the fire. First due companies from Adams Area Fire District, and the Callery VFC found a…
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