Crabtree VFD Chief Bill Watkins and Youngstown VFD Chief Barry Banker visited the Greater Latrobe Senior and Junior High School to present the Unity Township Fire Bureau/Latrobe program on Firefighting and the Junior firefighter program. We thank the GLSD Administration and the students who attended...

Baggaley Elementary School Kindergarten students visited the Youngstown VFD fire station for our annual fire prevention program. Students were able to learn about stop-drop-and-roll, crawl low in smoke, what to do in case of a fire, smoke detectors, and see some of the many things done by firefighte...

The Youngstown Volunteer Fire Department held their annual Halloween parade. In addition to leading the parade firefighters provided traffic control for the parade and festivities.

Dump It, Draft It, Pump It - Water Movement Drill. YVFD volunteers practiced simple water movement from a Tanker, into a dump tank, pump operators drafting with suction, and moving water through a supply hose.

Tonight YVFD firefighters refreshed their knowledge of various hydrant hookups. Firefighters practiced hooking up the Hydrant Assist valve to the apparatus and the hydrant.

At 07:55 the Rescue was dispatched to assist station 114 with a vehicle into a pole with unknown injuries in the parking lot of Latrobe 30 Plaza. Captain 114 arrived to report one car into a pole, no entrapment, and the occupant being evaluated. One person was transported by Mutual Aid Ambulance.

At 13:37 the Rescue and Service were sent to assist station 114 with a multiple vehicle accident with injuries on Route 981 North of Monastery Drive. Three people were transported by Mutual Aid Ambulance. Also assisting was 113-2.

At 20:49 station 39 was activated to assist station 43 as part of a working resident structure fire assignment on Washington Street in Ligonier. The Engine, Rescue-Engine, Service, and Foam trucks were sent with hands who assisted with suppression and overhaul. Other units assisting included 42, 44,...

At 17:07 the Rescue and Service were sent to assist Station 71 with a multiple vehicle accident with entrapment on Route 30 Westbound near County Street. The crash involved a car, a pick-up truck towing a trailer and a parked pick-up truck. Command requested hands from the Rescue assist with extrica...

At 10:44 the Engine, Tanker, and Foam trucks were sent to assist Station 36 with a commercial structure fire on Turnberry Circle. The first arriving officer reported smoke showing. The size up was updated to include an H/V/AC unit on fire outside the building with duct work burning inside and the bu...