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The George G. McMurtry Vandergrift VFD 1
278 Franklin Avenue
Vandergrift, PA 15690
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George G. McMurtry
Fire Dept.
Vandergrift No. 1
Serving Vandergrift and the Surrounding Communities Since 1897
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| | | Let it snow, Let it snow..... okay enough already! | | Fri. Feb 5th 2010 | Referred to as "Snowmagedon" by the local media, the snow storm that hit the area Friday caused widespread problems for everyone. Members of the George G. McMurtry FD staffed the station from Friday afternoon through Sunday morning due to the poor road conditions. The members k...
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| | New Workout Area in the Station | | Thu. Jan 21st 2010 | Thanks to generous donations of money and equipment by the community and members, a new workout area has been created in Station 51. The members spent quite a few evenings cleaning out the basement and making room for our new addition. Dick's Sporting Goods at Pittsburgh Mills also gave ...
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| | Rescue lettering in progress | | Sat. Dec 5th 2009 | The new rescue is currently at Boyer Graphics getting the lettering and such done to it. Progress is strarting to pick up after a solid week of prep work needed to be done to get the surfaces ready for the applications.
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| | Light Up night in Vandergrift draws hundreds... | | Sun. Nov 29th 2009 | Vandergrift hosted it's annual Light Up Night on November 27. The yearly celebration is sponsored through the Vandergrift VIP in an attempt to shine the spotlight back on our peaceful town and it's breathtaking historical district. The event includes a parade and a special trip from from...
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| | New rescue boat motor | | Mon. Nov 23rd 2009 | Members of the George G. McMurtry FD, Vandergrift No. 1 received notification on October 6, 2009 that it had been selected as a grant award winner from the Armstrong County Community Foundation to fund the purchase a much needed pump jet motor for our rescue boat.
An order...
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| | | Rapid Extrication for Allegheny Twp. Accident | | Wed. Oct 28th 2009 | On Tuesday October 27, 2009 at 1515 hours Stations 99, Rescue 51, EMS 116, and IRP 120 were alerted for a vehicle accident with rollover and possible entrapment near the intersections of Rt 56 and Rt 356. Rescue 51 responded with 5 and Squad 51 with 4. Upon arrival of the EMS units, comm...
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| | Vehicle fire on Longfellow Street | | Fri. Oct 23rd 2009 | On Friday October 23, 2009 at 1220 hours Station 50 and Engine 51 were alerted for a vehicle fire at 414 Longfellow Street in Vandergrift Borough. Chief 50 was on-scene quickly and reported a working vehicle fire and requested Snorkel 50 to proceed in from Hamilton and Engine 51 to come in the...
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| | Residential House Fire - West Leechburg | | Fri. Oct 23rd 2009 | On Friday October 23, 2009 at 0958 hours Stations 53, 99, Ladder and Rescue 51, Snorkel 50, RIT 69 and EMS 116 were alerted to second street in West Leechburg for a reported house fire. Ladder 51 marked up with 4 and assisted in fire suppression, overhaul, and ventilation. Crews remained...
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| | One extricated from Allegheny Township collision | | Thu. Oct 22nd 2009 | On Wednesday October 21, 2009 at 1705 Station 99 and Rescue 51 were activated for a vehicle accident with entrapment. EMS units from station 116 were already on-scene and were requesting the patient be vertically extricated for precautionary reasons. Rescue 51, Squad 51, and Engine 51 al...
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| | CO Detector activation leads to elevated readings | | Tue. Oct 13th 2009 | On Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 0026 hours Station 51 was alerted for a CO Detector activated with no symptoms on Washington Ave. Upon arrival the homeowner verified that no one in the residence had any symptoms of exposure. A check of the residence found a faulty boiler yielding elevat...
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