The Youngstown Volunteer Fire Department participated in the 24th annual Hempfield-Greensburg Area Fire Prevention Program and Display at Westmoreland Mall. Thanks to those who stopped by and visited. We appreciate the invitation to this great community fire prevention event.

As part of the YVFD’s Community Outreach for Fire Prevention members of the YVFD took our Rescue-Engine to visit the 55 members of Cub Scout Pack 311. Firefighters showed and explained the equipment on our apparatus and talked about fire prevention. Thanks for the opportunity to show you the e...

The YVFD participated in the Lowe’s Safety Day along with other area departments. It was our pleasure to talk to people about the department, our equipment, and Fire Safety.

Congratulations to our friends and firefighting partners at the Darlington Volunteer Fire Department Station 42 on the Dedication of their new fire station addition.

The YVFD was on hand for the opening of the worlds largest American Flag. In storage since it was last opened on the one year anniversary of 9-11, the 420 foot by 120 foot flag was displayed and inspected at the grounds of Advance Carbide Grinding in Derry Township.

At 04:11 the Engine and Tanker-Pumper were dispatched to assist station 114 with a structure fire on Valleyview Drive. Chief 114 arrived to confirm a working structure fire. Engine 39 was ordered to lay in a 2nd supply line from an additional hydrant and commence Deck Gun and Step Gun master stream ...

At 13:01 the Rescue and Service were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with unknown injuries on Theater Street just off Arnold Palmer Drive. Chief 39 arrived to find a vehicle into a pole, no entrapment, and the sole occupant denying injury. Mutual Ambulance examined the patient, but did not tr...

At 15:06 the Rescue and Service were dispatched to a multiple vehicle accident with a truck rolled over and entrapment on Route 982 North of Schultz Lane in the first due. Chief 39 arrived to find two vehicles with one rolled on its side and the other blocking the highway, no entrapment, and two inj...

At 17:56 the Rescue and Service were sent to assist Station 114 with a multiple vehicle accident with entrapment on Route 981 at Monastery Drive. First arriving officers reported two vehicles, no entrapment, one occupant still in an unstable vehicle on a rock. One person was transported by Mutual Ai...

At 11:57 the Service was activated to assist Station 71 with traffic control on Route 217 at Industrial Boulevard for a large tank which came off a truck.