| Happy Birthday to our Company Chief Mechanic |
| Sat. Aug 8th 2009 |
On Friday August 7th Michael Paiano celebrated his 41st birthday.Mike served as our captain until his early retirement! Now in his retirement days he serves as the company mechanic, and recently graduated from his EVOC class with honors!!!!! Happy Birthday Mike!...
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| EVOC Class Graduates 17 Operators |
| Sun. Aug 2nd 2009 |
Today we wrapped up the EVOC class. 19 total participants all passed thier exams this afternoon. 17 were fom Sardis and 1 each from Southwest Greensburg and Bradenville. Special thanks to both Shaun P. Teacher, and Bill Wright Sr. without Teachwright this wouldn't of been possible. Congrats to ALL T...
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| Fire Drill at Phillips Inc. |
| Sun. Jul 26th 2009 |
On Friday morning the Engine set out for Phillips at 1010 Murry Ridge Lane for a scheduled fire drill. Melanie Lutz an employee with Phillips contacted the Fire Prevention office back in May of this year to schedule this event. After a couple of planning meetings between Phillips and the FD we final...
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| Lost Dog Returned to His Owner |
| Sun. Jul 26th 2009 |
On Thursday evening July 23rd a stranger strolled in to the fire station just before we got a round of nasty thunderstorms. Angus a 3 year old german shepard seem to break free of his leash and take a little hike on over to the firehouse. Lt. Paiano coralled the pup and contacted the ...
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| Crews Take Time out for Appreciation Dinner |
| Sun. Jul 19th 2009 |
On Sunday Evening 78 Engine attended an Appreciation Dinner held by The first United Presbyterian Church of Murrysville, this dinner was held by the members of the church and many Volunteers of the organization. The ceremonies were started off with Pastor Sam saying a few words and the playing of th...
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| Firefighter 1 Prep classes started this evening at 78 |
| Thu. Jul 9th 2009 |
Wednesday evening while most of the company was outside for the scheduled training, some of us were in the training room starting our paperwork and going over some classroom work for the upcoming FF1 test in October. Special thanks to Teachwright LLC and Dan Mertz of MVFC Stati...
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| Add another 2 for the IFSAC/Pro Board Core/ Vehicle Machinery Certification. |
| Thu. Jul 9th 2009 |
Congrats to Lt. J. Paiano Jr. and FF J. Paiano Sr. on their recent certifications. The guys received the good news via U.S. Mail this week. Thanks to all for the hard work and excellent training ethics that we pride ourselves on here at the 78 house.And like the say like father, like son....or wait ...
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| 3 More pass IFSAC/Pro Board CORE/ Vehicle Machinery |
| Wed. Jul 1st 2009 |
Congrats to FF Hauck, FF J. Lucas and Captain Lucas on their recent certifications. All the long hard training pays off. Hang in there we are only half way through the year ,lots more to go!! Job well done guys!!!...
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| So Long to Our Buddy, A Family Member,Our Mascot |
| Thu. Jun 25th 2009 |
It is with heavy hearts to report the passing of our little buddy and mascot Chester, wednesday evening around 2100 hours the news came in to the station, as reported by his loving family. Chester was a good ole boy never hastling anyone or anything.......unless you had some good food you were willi...
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| Fire Prevention Week 2009 Theme |
| Fri. Jun 19th 2009 |
Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned
Testing the water before putting a child in the bath may sound like common sense. Wearing short or close-fitting sleeves when cooking on the stovetop may show foresight. This and other simple actions may be all it takes to prevent devastating burns.
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