[UPDATE: June 13, 2019] Friends and neighbors of the Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department! We are once again running the "Aspinwall Community Flea and Farmer's Market" every Sunday from April 28 until October 27, from 7am until 2pm, at the Municipal Lot on Commercial … [Read more...]
ASPINWALL: June 9, 2019 The Officers and Members of the Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department extend their congratulations and best wishes for a bright future ahead to Junior Firefighter Katie Palumbo upon her graduation from Fox Chapel High School. Katie has been a fixture … [Read more...]
ASPINWALL: June 4, 2019 The Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department responded to two motor vehicle accidents today. The first occurred during the morning rush hour. A contractor van over-turned on PA Route 28 Southbound, prior to the Highland Park Bridge split. The driver of … [Read more...]
ASPINWALL: May 28, 2019 Today Mrs. Byrnes' 2nd Grade Class, from Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy, made a special response and came to the aid of the Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department. The children of the class drafted letters and drew beautiful artwork, thanking … [Read more...]
ASPINWALL, PA: Twenty Aspinwall Volunteer Firefighters were in line of march in the 2019 Aspinwall (PA) Memorial Day Parade on Monday to the delight of the crowds of residents, neighbors and friends along the parade route. L-R Rear: 1st Lt. R. French, 2nd Lt. D. May, FF J. … [Read more...]
AVFD Assists at Double Entrapment MVA in Fox Chapel
May 8, 2019: Fox Chapel, PA Minutes after being dispatched on the first alarm commercial structure fire in Etna, PA, Aspinwall's Rescue was requested to respond to a overturned motor vehicle accident with two occupants confirmed entrapped in Fox Chapel Borough. A crew of … [Read more...]
May 8, 2019: Etna, PA Members of the Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched on the first alarm to Etna Borough for a Commercial Structure fire in the 400 Block of Butler Street. Engine 102 dropped 1000 foot of 5 inch hose to establish a water supply for … [Read more...]
April 30, 2019: Sharpsburg, PA The Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched on a first alarm assignment into Sharpsburg, PA for a working fire in a residential duplex structure in the 1800 Block of Cecil Street. 102 Engine 1 was tasked with establishing a water … [Read more...]
Aspinwall VFD, Station 102, Last Incident…
Incident 147; March 31, 2019 23:15 Station 102 dispatched as 2nd Alarm Rapid Intervention Team for a confirmed Dwelling Fire in Station 121 Local (Cheswick). 102 RIT crew augmented first due RIT crew from Eureka Fire-Rescue until fire confirmed as out and released by 121 … [Read more...]
MARCH 6, 2019: ETNA, PA At 11:25 Hours, Stations 149 (Etna VFD), 260 ( Cherry City), 265 (Sharpsburg) 191 (Millvale ) , 264 Truck (Undercliff) and 317 ( Reserve Fire) RIT were alerted to respond on the first alarm assignment for a reported commercial structure fire at 200 … [Read more...]
Station 102 responds to Working Vehicle Fire on Route 28
Route 28 North, PA-- At 04:45 hours, Stations 102, 265, and 149 were alerted to respond to Route 28 Northbound between Etna and Sharpsburg for a working vehicle fire. PD closed Route 28 Northbound at Route 8 so fire units could easily access the fire. Upon arrival of 102 … [Read more...]
Station 102 responds to a Working Vehicle Fire on Route 28
March 3rd, 2019 At 04:45 Hours, Stations 102, 265 and 149 were alerted to respond to Route 28 North between Etna and Sharpsburg for a reported vehicle on fire. … [Read more...]
AVFD Finishes a Frenzied February with 53 Runs
ASPINWALL, PA: Your Aspinwall Volunteer Firefighters were busy in February responding to a handful of working structure fires in the early half of the month, several motor vehicle accidents up and down Route 28 as well as one late last Sunday evening on Dorseyville Road in Fox … [Read more...]
Aspinwall VFD Breaks Incident Record in 2018
The Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to 702 emergency incidents in 2018 breaking all previous incident records. 108 Incidents took place in the Borough, while the remainder of the incidents our department was offering assistance to our neighboring … [Read more...]
Your Aspinwall Volunteer Firefighters had the pleasure of welcoming to our firehouse today the Honorable Keith Rothfus, a member of the United States House of Representative for the 12th District of Pennsylvania. While in the area, he stopped by to meet some of the men and women … [Read more...]
