Penn Hills Fire Service

The Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Service was started in the Lincoln Park Community of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania in the 1920's.

The Penn Hills Firefighters operate out of seven stations, spread throughout the Municipality of Penn Hills and are 100% volunteer. The volunteer firefighters are alerted through pagers and respond to various types of emergencies, including structure, vehicle, brush, and gas fires, odor investigations, vehicle, water and technical rescues, and other public assist calls.

Some stations are hosts to a Junior Firefighter program, allowing students 16 years and older to participate in training and responding to assist at scenes. Firefighters respond to over 1800 incidents per year. Penn Hills fire units have assisted neighboring communities Verona (285), Wilkins (302, 303, 304), Oakmont (216), Wilkinsburg (305), the City of Pittsburgh and Plum (233, 234, 235, 236). Most firefighters meet weekly to train.

History

Penn Hills Station 221 (Lincoln Park #1) was founded in 1921. Station 222 (Rosedale #2) was established in 1923, followed by 223 (North Bessemer), 224 (Point Breeze), 225 (Thad Stevens), 226 (Universal), and 227 (Penn No. 7).

The first ambulances in Penn Hills operated out of Rosedale VFD and later the Penn Hills Police. The Ambulance is now operated as Penn Hills EMS, a division of the Penn Hills Police Department, which staffs a minimum of 2 paramedics 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

See also

* Rosedale Volunteer Fire Department
* Fire engine
* Fire fighter
* Fireboat
* Fire safety
* Firemen's pole
* Firefighting worldwide
* Glossary of firefighting equipment
* Glossary of firefighting terms
* Glossary of wildland fire terms
* History of fire brigades
* Incident Command System

External links

* [http://www.phvfd221.org Penn Hills Station 221]
* [http://www.phvfd222.org Penn Hills Station 222]
* [http://www.phvfd225.org Penn Hills Station 225]
* [http://www.phvfd227.org Penn Hills Station 227]
* [http://www.pennhillsfire.com Penn Hills Fire]
* [http://www.pennhills.org Penn Hills Municipality]