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It breaks our hearts to report that one of our life members Dick Eichner passed away on December 13. Dick was an iconic member of the Wexford community! He will truly be missed by the community. He was still delivering eggs, and produce to his customers daily. Our company is…

Unfortunately, after great consideration, we have decided to cancel Santa Express for 2020. This decision was made in the interest of public safety. In order to continue to provide the residents of Pine Township and surrounding communities uncompromised fire and rescue services, we must make some difficult decisions to ensure…

Here is what our dedicated firefighters have been up to in the Wexford VFC Recap for November: WEXFORD VFC RECAP- INCIDENTS November was a relatively quiet month with 27 total calls. Notable incidents include an assist with the Marshall VFD with a kitchen fire (pictured above) on November 14.  The…

Incidents We responded to 28 incidents during October. It was a relatively quiet month for our members, and there were no major incidents. Most incidents involved alarms or motor vehicle crashes. Training Training progress continued through October. Members continued to work on their vehicle rescue skills using a few old…

Incidents We responded to 39 incidents in September. It was an active month for our members but fortunately, there were no significant incidents involving a major fire loss. Most incidents involved alarms or motor vehicle crashes. Training Members continued training hard to ensure they’re ready to protect the community. Of…

Incidents August was an active month for the Wexford VFC with 43 calls. Crews assisted McCandless fire companies with a barn fire on August 2. In addition, a severe storm event generated seven calls over a two-hour period on August 27. Most calls during the event involved trees down and…

Incidents It was an active month for the Wexford VFC with 41 total calls. Two calls involved structural fire responses in surrounding communities. On July 3, our units assisted the Adams Area Fire District with a residential structure fire in Mars Borough. Additionally, on July 18, our tanker truck responded…

Calls June was an active month for our members as Allegheny County move to green status. We responded to 44 calls. The leading type of call was automatic fire alarms, followed by motor vehicle crashes. A couple of storm events generated some related storm damage calls. Training Members continued in-house…

As some of the COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, activities started to pick back up for us in May. We responded to 33 fire calls and unfortunately saw a return of vehicle crashes that had been virtually nonexistent since March. Members also started to get back to in-person training as we…