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Emergency Responders Honored at February’s Plum Borough Council Meeting

Emergency Responders Honored at February’s Plum Borough Council Meeting

  • February 13, 2024
  • Announcements
Monday evening at the Plum Borough Council meeting, several emergency responders from Plum Borough were recognized, including several from our department: #1 Joe Schwan for his 50 years of service as a firefighter to Plum Borough 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼: https://www.youtube.com/live/zVrtVUlc-2s?si=4Cp68iMruebWUKim&t=764…
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Celebrating Firefighter Schwan’s 50 Years of Service

Celebrating Firefighter Schwan’s 50 Years of Service

  • February 3, 2024
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Saturday evening members of the Holiday Park VFD & Unity VFD gathered to celebrate Joe Schwan’s 50 years of fire service to Plum Borough. Joe is a Lifetime member of both departments and past chief at Holiday Park. Local government…
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EMR Class Kicks Off at Holiday Park VFD

EMR Class Kicks Off at Holiday Park VFD

  • January 22, 2024
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This evening, 19 students from three counties and numerous agencies kicked off the Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Course. This is the third time Holiday Park VFD has hosted the CCAC Public Safety Institute in holding this class. Students will spend…
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LaBertew Earns National Firefighter 1 Certification

LaBertew Earns National Firefighter 1 Certification

  • January 9, 2024
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The officers & members of the Holiday Park VFD are proud to offer our congratulations to Captain Ryan LaBertew on his passing the National ProBoard examination for Firefighter 1 certification. Ryan currently serves in the captain role as well as…
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Understanding Fire Department Uniforms

Understanding Fire Department Uniforms

  • January 7, 2024
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How can you tell apart of the various ranks and positions within the fire department? Well, like the military we have rank insignia on our collars and stripes on our jackets…. Officers Chief = 5 Gold Stripes on jacket sleeve…
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Command Staff Take Office for 2024

Command Staff Take Office for 2024

  • January 3, 2024
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Holiday Park VFD is pleased to announce and congratulate the line officers & staff for 2024 who oversee the operational side of the department. This ranges from firefighting to EMS to rescue incidents along with training and apparatus maintenance. Chief…
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Executive Officers & Board of Directors Take Office for 2024

Executive Officers & Board of Directors Take Office for 2024

  • January 3, 2024
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Meet our Executive Officers & Board of Directors who are overseeing the administrative & business aspects of the department for 2024. These positions cover the non-operational (or non-firematic) aspects of the department, the Chiefs & Line Officers handle those operational…
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Busy First Day of 2024 with Six Calls

Busy First Day of 2024 with Six Calls

  • January 2, 2024
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The first day of 2024 started early for Holiday Park VFD as crews had the first emergency call at 1am and then five more calls to round out the day. Included in those six calls, was a mutual aid request…
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Holiday Park VFD Mourns the Loss of Company Member Ron Richards

Holiday Park VFD Mourns the Loss of Company Member Ron Richards

  • December 18, 2023
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The officers and members of the Holiday Park VFD are saddened by the loss of one of our members, Ron Richards, on Sunday. Ron and his family have been a part of our fire department since 2013 serving in various…
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First Responders Escort Donations for USMC Toys for Tots 2023

First Responders Escort Donations for USMC Toys for Tots 2023

  • December 7, 2023
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Thanks to the generosity of the Plum Borough community & our neighbors, the First Responders were able to escort an ambulance full of toy donations to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation at Plum Borough School District Senior High School. The…
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Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department is located in Allegheny County, approximately 13 miles east of the City of Pittsburgh, in western Pennsylvania. We protect approximately 29+ square miles and over 40,000 residents. We have been supporting our community since 1962.

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