| New Boat 103 Arrives |
| Tue. Jan 19th 2010 |
The new Boat 103 arrived recently and was quickly inspected by the members. The Boat is an inflatable Zodiac Mark 3 with a 40 h.p. Evinrude pump jet motor. The boat was purchased to increase the capabilities of the water rescue team at Station 103. This boat will allow team me...
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| End of Year Report |
| Fri. Jan 15th 2010 |
At the January meeting 2nd Assistant Chief Greg Zenyuh Sr. presented the end of the year report for 2009. During 2009 the CVFC responded to 249 incidents. Of those incidents 40 were working structure fires, 35 were rescue incidents, and 19 were vegetation fires. Other&nbs...
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| Water Rescue Advanced Line Systems Rescue Training |
| Wed. Nov 25th 2009 |
This past week members of the CVFC completed the Advanced Line Systems Rescue module of the Pennsylvania Water Rescue Program. The Advanced Line Systems Rescue requires personnel to: Select the appropriate system for the situation, establish and operate a line system, effect the rescue o...
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| Water Rescue Technician Level Training |
| Sun. Oct 25th 2009 |
Several members of the Collinsburg VFC trained to technician level status as determined by the PA Fish and Boat Commission by passing the Emergency Boat Operation and Rescue class held this past week at our station. This class focused on boat handling, moving water tactics, and boat ...
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| CVFC Receives Recognition |
| Tue. Jul 21st 2009 |
The Office of the State Fire Commissioner has recognized the Collinsburg VFC as a participating department of the Pennsylvania Fire Service Certification Program. This indicates that a portion of the membership of our company has received professional training and accreditation in the state....
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| Swift Water Rescue Training |
| Fri. Jul 10th 2009 |
This past Wednesday members of Collinsburg and Sutersville attended their last class to become certified in Water Rescue and Emergency Response. The class, held at Stony Creek near Johnstown, was designed to allow students real swift water application of the self rescue and civilian rescue tec...
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| Busy Training Schedule |
| Fri. Apr 24th 2009 |
During the month of April, members of Station 103 had a combined total of over 250 hours of State Certified Training. Classes included Hazardous Materials Awareness, Structural Burn Session, and Hazardous Materials Operations. Good Job to all those members who attended. Keep u...
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| Recent Training Completion |
| Mon. Feb 2nd 2009 |
Chief Joel Koricich along with several Station 11 members successfully completed the Pa State Fire Academy, "Incident Safety Officer" class at the Westmoreland County Community College, Public Safety Trainng Center. The class focused on the role and function of the Incident Safety Officer&...
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| 2008 End of Year Report |
| Mon. Jan 12th 2009 |
For the year 2008 Collinsburg VFC responded to 221 total calls. These calls included 34 working structure fires, 35 vehicle accidents, 12 vegetation fire, 10 hazardous condition calls and numerous other types of incident responses.
In 2008 Collinsburg VFC responded into eleven different...
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| West Newton VFC honors Captain Rich Doran |
| Mon. Jan 12th 2009 |
On January 10, 2009 at their yearly firefighter banquet members of the West Newton VFC honored several local companies along with a few specific individuals for their lifesaving efforts on the night of January 24, 2008. On that evening several local companies responded to Smithton Pike in Sout...
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At 14:33 hours on
September
5th Station 103 was
requested to assist
Rostraver Central with a
brush fire at 471
Patterson...
On May 28, 2010 crews
from 82 (West Newton),
103 (Collinsburg), and
107 (Turkeytown) were
called to a MVA with
possible entra...
