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Pa. firefighter arrested following vote to disband volunteer fire dept.

The altercation came after officials voted to disband Pitcairn #2 Volunteer Fire Department during a heated meeting

By Madasyn Czebiniak
The Tribune-Review

PITCAIRN, Pa. — A Pitcairn volunteer firefighter was arrested Monday night following an altercation among several people in Pitcairn, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV.

The altercation came after borough council voted to disband Pitcairn #2 Volunteer Fire Department during a heated meeting, according to the television station.

WPXI-TV didn’t name the firefighter. The investigation is ongoing.

Pitcairn has two volunteer fire departments. VFD #2 was set to be disbanded at the end of the year, WPXI-TV said.

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