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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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| | | Quickie training on Airbags | | Tue. Aug 17th 2010 | The members of VFR completed their monthly equipment checks on Tuesday August 17 and after wards held their monthly "quickie" training. The topic of this month's training was the set-up, operations, and safety considerations of high pressure airbags. Members were explained the ...
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| | Ladder and Rescue take top honors at Western Convention Parade | | Sun. Aug 8th 2010 | Rescue 51, Ladder 51, and the Fox attended the Western Convention Parade hosted by Kiski Township FD on August 8. The parade route ran through North Apollo Borough and hundreds of folks came out to see all the marching bands and fire apparatus. Rescue 51 received a trophy for the best ap...
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| | One FOX-y piece! | | Sat. Aug 7th 2010 | After many years of work, fundraising, and dedication the Department's 1925 Ahrens Fox Pumper was resurrected from it's life in garages two weeks ago. The Fox had not ran in over twenty years and with a little love and a lot of desire a group of individuals were able to get the needed repairs ...
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| | VFR welcomes new member to active roster | | Tue. Aug 3rd 2010 | Tuesday night a new member was voted in as an active member of the department. Nick Edder, who is a EMT-P and has some experiences in the rescue work, was accepted into the department as a probationary member. Congrats to Nick and we certainly hope to see him around the station for a lon...
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| | Members get up close and personal with Lifeflight 6 | | Thu. Jun 24th 2010 | On Thursday June 24th members from 51 and 53 attended a helicopter safety class sponsored through the Lifeflight program of WPAHS. The program consisted of a few hours of lecture on some safety concerns of the crafts, LZ set-ups, and briefings for the inbound crews. After the lecture Lif...
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| | | Rescue works overturned passenger car on La Belle Vue Rd | | Thu. Aug 19th 2010 | At 12:36PM, Rescue 51 was dispatched on a upgrade by Allegheny Twp Police to a vehicle accident with rollover and entrapment on the 900 block of La Belle Vue Rd to assist Station 101. Rescue 51 responded with 5 and requested Rescue 102 for assistance due to manpower requirements per the PA...
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| | Truck responds to aid Apollo on residential fire | | Wed. Aug 11th 2010 | On Wednesday August 11, 2010 at 1330 hours Ladder 51 was requested to assist units working on a residential fire on North 5th Street in Apollo Borough. Units from Apollo #3, Apollo #2, North Apollo, Kiski Twp, Oklahoma, and Hyde Park (RIT) had been on the fire for 30 minutes. Ladder 51 r...
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| | Utility and Rescue run RIT for Plane into house with fire | | Sun. Aug 8th 2010 | On Saturday August 8, 2010 at 0925 Stations 67, 131, and 59 were activated for an airplane crash in the 220 hundred block of Rt 286. A second call reported the plane had struck a house and that the house was now on fire. Stations 102, Air 49, and RIT 51 were added to the alarm. E-6...
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| | Rescue added to divert traffic in Rt 56 bypass accident | | Mon. Jun 14th 2010 | On June 14, 2010 at 1843 hours Rescue 51 was added to an auto-accident with injuries on the Rt 56 Bypass at Longfellow Street to detour traffic onto Poplar Street away from the accident scene. Rescue 51 responded with 6 and set up a block and cones as requested. Crews remained on-scene f...
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| | Rescue added to car vs. motorcycle accident in Parks | | Mon. Jun 7th 2010 | On Monday June 7, 2010 at 1033 hours Rescue 51 was dispatched to 2944 River Road in Parks Twp., Armstrong County to assist company 200 with a vehicle vs. motorcycle accident with injuries. R 51 responded with 5 and assisted units on-scene with removing some shrubs from around the patient, traf...
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| 2010 Call Volume |
| January |
10 |
| February |
12 |
| March |
9 |
| April |
11 |
| May |
15 |
| June |
19 |
| July |
13 |
| August |
9 |
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98 |
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