The
Buena Vista VFC is proud to announce that we have been recognized as a
participating fire department from the Pennsylvania Office of the State
Fire Commissioner. This recognizes all of the training our members have
done to become certified at the Firefighter 1 level or higher. Currently ...

Recently the Buena Vista VFC received our order of 2 new FLIR K65 thermal imagining cameras and truck chargers. These cameras were purchased using grant money from the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner. They will enable our members to search for people in structure fires and wildern...

Tonight
members
practiced operating and running the pump on our all-terrain vehicle 145
SOV. This offers us the capabilities to fight brush fires as well as
access and extricate patients from off-road and wilderness settings.

Congratulations to 145 Firefighter Sarah Davenport on passing her National Registry EMT exam!

Congratulations to Lieutenant Chris Gioia on achieving his
Proboard/IFSAC Fire Officer I certification!

At 0338 Station 145 was dispatched for a structure fire at the Buena Vista VFC Community Pool. Upon arrival, the pool's the bath house was fully involved. 145 Engine arrived first and crews got a quick knock down on the fire. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal's office investigated the fire a...

At 1130 this morning, Station 145 was dispatched to a vehicle rollover
at Greenock Buena Vista Road and Wildcat Road in Elizabeth Township. 145
Chief arrived and reported that the vehicle was on fire, and 145 Engine
arrived shortly thereafter and stretched a line. The occupants of the
vehicl...

Shortly before 10AM, Station 145 was dispatched for a residential fire alarm that was almost immediately reported false. While members were still in station, Station 145 was alerted for a motor vehicle accident with injuries near Swiss Alpine Village on Scenery Drive. 145 Engine went en route with 7...

At
0935 this morning, Station 145 was alerted for a residential structure
fire on Industry Road in Elizabeth Township. 145 Engine arrived on scene
and began fire attack with 147 Engine who arrived shortly after. Crews
worked on scene for over 4 hours, and were able to get the fire under
co...

This afternoon, Station 145 was dispatched along with Station 147 (Central) and Station 140 (Elizabeth Township) for a single vehicle crash near Butlers Golf Course on Rock Run
Road. 145 Assistant arrived on scene first to report negative entrapment, and only one patient with minor injuries. Crews...