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The money will go toward a new fire engine for the Penn Township Volunteer Fire Company
The Seat Pleasant Volunteer Fire Company, established in 1915, has not been able to find and retain enough volunteers recently
Penn Hills Paramedic Joshua Smith said Nicholas Theofilis would go on ride-alongs as a teen and shadow medical personnel
The driver attempted to go around the fire truck and struck the firefighter with his car; the firefighter suffered a leg injury
The victim, who lost consciousness while talking to a dispatcher, is expected to survive
He was identified after photos of him were aired; he faces charges of vehicle and ID theft, burglary and fraud
His son said he has some burns in his airway and is being transferred to a burn unit
John Shoup was taken to the hospital and treated for a heart attack; he later succumbed to his injury
A driver ignoring emergency lights sped by a parked fire truck, almost hitting a volunteer firefighter
The commercial encourages firefighters to open up instead of burying their fears by reaching out to counselors or loved ones
The stolen truck has been found; the wanted man used the firefighter’s credit card wearing his wife’s coat
Firefighter Adam Bacon was at his second jiu jitsu practice when he broke his neck; he has gained some upper body strength from rehab
Fellow firefighters said they will always be grateful to have fought fires beside the chief
A firefighter pulls out what appears to be a lifeless girl, who had been strapped in a car seat upside down for 14 hours
She said she worried about the firefighters because of constant leadership changes
Firefighters from around the area flooded in to bury the 18-year-old firefighter who died last week
A knee injury prevented him from climbing the stairs to his home’s only bathroom, so firefighters built him one on the main floor
He was getting into a car to go to breakfast with his wife when a large slab of ice slid off a roof and pinned him to the ground
Widow Juliann Ashcraft said she was “grateful to the council for voting with their conscience as opposed to whatever bureaucracy that was happening behind the scenes”
The fire broke out in his garage and spread to the rest of the house; no one was hurt but the house was destroyed
The engine was pulled from service pending a sale; an ambulance and other lifesaving equipment were sold earlier this year
The car had been idling and parked by the firehouse door; a $2,500 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest
His girlfriend is expecting a baby boy in July; he never got to hear the news that he was having a son
His son, a captain, was a passenger in the vehicle when the chief fell ill; he took the wheel and rushed him to the hospital
The driver of the rig struck and killed a man riding a scooter last July; there wasn’t enough evidence to prove any crime
The JV Tool makes forcible entry into commercial doors faster and much less destructive than traditional means
The department has lost 12 firefighters in the last eight months because firefighters went elsewhere for more money
Authorities took custody of the child after a 911 call; the firefighter is being held on suspicion of child endangerment
Whether it’s moving a live electrical wire with a pike pole or simultaneously conducting offensive and defensive fire attacks, you want to avoid all of these acts on the fireground
Daniel Kruger, 25, was cutting down a tree near his home when the tree fell and hit him
In order to stand up in court, a fire investigator’s opinion must have the backing of formal and on-going education
Fire service reputation and tradition can be at cross purposes; yet, outdated practices can be sacrificed for reputation without hurting tradition
Inside the truck was as much as $30,000 worth of firefighting gear, including two sets of air bottles, suits, pillows and masks
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