Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department » Uncategorized http://heidelbergfire.com Allegheny County Station 170 & 750 Mon, 31 May 2010 18:16:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Important Pool Chemical Safety Information http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/05/31/important-pool-chemical-safety-information/ http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/05/31/important-pool-chemical-safety-information/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 18:16:10 +0000 John Mahalchak http://heidelbergfire.com/?p=333 The Allegheny County Health Department has just released new guidelines regarding the safe use and storage of chemicals used in home swimming pools.  These updated guidelines can be found here.  Should you have any questions regarding the implementaion of these recommendations, please feel free to contact us.

]]> http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/05/31/important-pool-chemical-safety-information/feed/ 0 Congratulations to 10 HVFD firefighters who have completed PA Essentials of Firefighting http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/04/13/congratulations-to-10-hvfd-firefighters-who-have-completed-pa-essentials-of-firefighting/ http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/04/13/congratulations-to-10-hvfd-firefighters-who-have-completed-pa-essentials-of-firefighting/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:01:25 +0000 jwissel http://heidelbergfire.com/?p=326 Chief Joseph Wissel, Firefighter Mike Wissel, Firefighter Mickey Wissel, Lieutenant Joseph Henke and Firefighter Chris Fisher are on their way to complete the 166-hour PA Essentials of Firefighting program that is being offered at Sturgeon VFD. Junior Firefighter Raymond Henke, Junior Firefighter T.J. Hartnett, Junior Firefighter Austin Perhach, Junior Firefighter James Glantz, and Junior Firefighter Jenner Urbanek completed the first three modules of the 4 part class.  This program instilled necessary training for our junior members to be support firefighter, which means they can help out with exterior operations only.  All the members of HVFD would like to congratulate these firefighters on their accomplishment.  

]]> http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/04/13/congratulations-to-10-hvfd-firefighters-who-have-completed-pa-essentials-of-firefighting/feed/ 0 HVFD RECEIVES AN AFG GRANT FOR 5th CONSECUTIVE YEAR http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/03/27/hvfd-receives-an-afg-grant-for-5th-consecutive-year/ http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/03/27/hvfd-receives-an-afg-grant-for-5th-consecutive-year/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:34:52 +0000 jwissel http://heidelbergfire.com/?p=322 Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department has received a Grant through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program by the Department of Homeland Security.  This years grant award is for 22 sets of protective firefighter gear.  The officers of HVFD along with a special committee has been reviewing multiple pairs of gear and plan to make a decision on who will manufacture the new equipment by April the 15, 2010.

Firefighter in Protective Gear

]]> http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/03/27/hvfd-receives-an-afg-grant-for-5th-consecutive-year/feed/ 0 HVFD Prepares for Winter Storm http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/02/05/hvfd-prepares-for-winter-storm/ http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/02/05/hvfd-prepares-for-winter-storm/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:35:55 +0000 John Mahalchak http://heidelbergfire.com/?p=301 In coordination with the Heidelberg Emergency Management Coordinator, the HVFD is preparing to deal with the effects from a severe winter storm.  Personnel will be standing by in the station from 5:00 pm until the threat of winter weather passes tomorrow.  If any residents require non-emergency assistance, please call us at (412) 276-5955.  In the event of an emergency, please call 911. 

We also ask for residents assistance in keeping fire hydrants easily accesible.  If you have a fire hydrant on your property, please do your best to ensure that we can access it quickly in the event of an emergency.

For the latest information on the winter storm warning, please check with the National Weather Service.

]]> http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/02/05/hvfd-prepares-for-winter-storm/feed/ 0 Hall Information Form Down http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/02/01/hall-information-form-down/ http://heidelbergfire.com/2010/02/01/hall-information-form-down/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:28:54 +0000 John Mahalchak http://heidelbergfire.com/?p=299 An issue was discovered with the hall information request form that caused submitted data to be lost.  A fix is quickly being worked on, however in the mean time, please contact the Hall Mangager by phone (412.722.6314) with any questions you may have.  We apologize for any inconvience this may cause.

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