| Another EMT-B added |
| Mon. Aug 9th 2010 |
Deputy Chief Bill Wright, Jr successfully completed the State's EMT-B certification at the Mutual Aid Training Institute. With the new addition that brings the number of EMT's in the department to 11. The members of Southwest Greensburg continue to dedicate themselves to providing the be...
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| Structural Burn Session |
| Sat. Aug 7th 2010 |
Crews from Southwest and Youngwood fire departments participated in its annual burn session at the Indiana County Fire Academy today. Participants performed evolutions involving fires in the 2nd division and basement. A safe and successful day of training was completed. A special t...
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| The Gang rolls into Jeannette |
| Thu. Jul 29th 2010 |
The crew from twenty four rolled into Jeannette's Battle of the Barrel to help celebrate its Community days. The "Guthrie Street Gang" entered 2 teams into the field of 12. Team 1 consisted of Deputy Chief Bill Wright, Jr, Captain Justin Schell, and Firefighters Bill Wright, Am...
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| Two members receive EMT-B certification |
| Sat. Jul 10th 2010 |
Congratulations to Chief Shaun Teacher and Captain Justin Schell for receiving their PA Department of Health Emergency Medical Technician certification. Chief Teacher and Captain Schell started their training in early January at the Mutual Aid Ambulance Training Institute. With the addit...
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| Two complete State Fire Academy resident course |
| Fri. Jun 25th 2010 |
This past week Lt. Justin Schell and FF Shawn Anthony attended the PA State Fire Academy in Lewistown to complete the resident program "Engine Company Operations at Residential Fires". The week long program concentrates on developing skills and knowledge of single engine company oper...
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| "Guthrie Street Gang" invades Youngstown |
| Fri. Jun 11th 2010 |
Southwest Greensburg participated in the Battle of the Barrel held at Youngstown Fire Department in conjunction with the Westmoreland County Convention being held in marguerite. Deputy Chief Bill Wright, Jr, Lieutenant Justin Schell, and Firefighters Ed Milliron, Jim "Ja" Rule, and A...
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| Truck 24 contract signed. |
| Sat. Jun 5th 2010 |
This evening, Chief Teacher met with Steve Dill of Dill's Fire & Safety Equipment Co., Inc, the local dealer for Smeal Fire Apparatus, to sign the contract to order the departments new apparatus. After months of meetings with numerous fire apparatus manufactures, and looking at numerous tr...
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| New Addition To The SWG VFD |
| Fri. Jun 4th 2010 |
At this evenings department meeting the members of the Southwest Greensburg Fire Dept voted in two new members, Amber Noel and William R. Wright. After being voted on by the members both were sworn in by President G. Thomas. Welcome to the department!!...
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| Holiday or Not There Is Always Time For Training |
| Mon. May 31st 2010 |
On Memorial Day a few of the members were able to get together and show the newest member of the department Jim Rule the way around the pump panel on Engine 24-1. Firefighter Rule was instructed by Chief Teacher and Lieutenant J. Schell, the 2 officers were assisted by Firefighter R. Sche...
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| Busy day for the "Guthrie Street Gang" |
| Mon. May 24th 2010 |
Today the members of Southwest Greensburg V.F.D. were activated for 4 different alarms in 2 different municipalities, from AFA's to an MVA with entrapment, and a possible trailer fire. See the call history for the full story....
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