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 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...

At 15:02 the Rescue and Service were dispatched to a multiple vehicle accident on Route 30 at Beatty County Road to assist Station 33. Deputy 33 arrived to report two vehicles involved, occupants still in both cars with entrapment in one vehicle, and Route 30 Westbound blocked. Hands from the Rescue...

At 04:14 the Engine was dispatched to assist station 113 with a working residential structure fire on Avenue D in Latrobe. Hands assisted with suppression and overhaul. Also assisting were 114, 71, and 41.

At 22:50 the Rescue was dispatched to a multiple vehicle accident with injuries on Route 30 East at Route 981 in District 73. Chief 39 arrived to report two vehicles involved with no entrapment, two injuries, and three lanes of Route 30 Eastbound and Route 981 Southbound blocked. Mutual Aid Ambulanc...