Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Company No. 1
Wednesday, July 8th, 2020
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 t...
Thursday, July 2nd, 2020
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...
Tuesday, June 30th, 2020
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 ...
Saturday, July 13th, 2019
Congratulations to Lieutenant Chris Gioia on achieving his
Proboard/IFSAC Fire Officer I certification!
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Participating Department Certification
Wednesday, July 8th, 2020
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 25% of our firefighters are certified as FF1 or higher.
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2020
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.
Thursday, July 2nd, 2020
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.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2020
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.
Saturday, July 13th, 2019
Congratulations to Lieutenant Chris Gioia on achieving his Proboard/IFSAC Fire Officer I certification!
Friday, May 24th, 2019
Congratulations to Assistant Chief Angelo Gioia on achieving his Proboard/IFSAC Firefighter II certification!
Friday, May 24th, 2019
Our new turnout gear washer/extractor and gear dryer were both delivered and installed in Station 145! The washer extractor can be used to remove harmful carcinogens after fighting fires, as well as removing infectious substances from gear/uniforms.
Thursday, April 4th, 2019
For company training this evening we welcomed members from STAT Medevac for a class on landing zone safety. We covered how to safely establish a landing zone, making contact with the helicopter, and how to safely operate around a helicopter on the ground.
Thursday, March 7th, 2019
For company training this evening we welcomed members from the Allegheny County HAZMAT Red team, Station 440, which can be requested to assist us with hazardous materials calls in our jurisdiction. Topics covered during the training were how to request aid, what the capabilities of the red team are,...
Monday, January 14th, 2019
Congratulations to Lieutenant Chris Gioia on achieving both his Proboard/IFSAC Firefighter II and National Registry Emergency Medical Technician certifications!
Friday, November 9th, 2018
Station 145 recently took delivery of a Genesis Eforce 17C combination rescue tool, which can be used to assist to perform simple vehicle rescues. Thank you to Anthony from Genesis for all of his help along the way!
Thursday, August 23rd, 2018
Members from Station 145 took the Engine to the Elizabeth boat launch, where we practiced pump operations with other area fire departments. We got to familiarize ourselves with aerial master streams, drafting, and hoseline advancement.
Tuesday, April 17th, 2018
Congratulations to Lieutenant Chris Gioia on achieving his Proboard/IFSAC Fire Service Instructor 1 certification!
Thursday, April 5th, 2018
Station 145 recently took delivery of a Plymovent diesel exhaust system for the fire garage. Whenever any of our apparatus are turned on, the system automatically kicks in and removes harmful diesel exhaust from the garage, allowing firefighters to breathe clean air and reduce the risk of cancer fro...
Tuesday, March 27th, 2018
Members from Buena Vista VFC concluded an Engine Company Operations class held at the Westmoreland County Community College Public Safety Training Center, where we practiced fire attack and hoseline advancement techniques.
Sunday, February 25th, 2018
Congratulations to Assistant Chief Angelo Gioia and Lieutenant Chris Gioia on achieving their Proboard/IFSAC Hazardous Materials Awareness certification!
Sunday, December 17th, 2017
On Saturday December 17 Santa, along with his fire elves, visited Buena Vista and Mount Vernon and delivered treat bags to children that have been good this year.
Friday, December 15th, 2017
Congratulations to FF Ben Desmond and Lt Chris Gioia on passing their Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician exam! They both attended the BVR class hosted by Central VFC, where they were able to learn basic vehicle rescue practices and also familiarize themselves with Rescue 147's capabilities and equi...
Tuesday, November 14th, 2017
Members from the Buena Vista and Central VFCs gathered at Station 147 to review ATV operations as well as patient packaging practices.
Saturday, October 21st, 2017
On Saurday October 21st, members of Station 145 (Buena Vista) and Station 147 (Central) held a joint drill to hold a meet and greet, become familiar with each others equipment, and assess our combined fire and rescue capabilities.
Saturday, October 7th, 2017
Come join the Buena Vista VFC at our social hall (upstairs) for a Spaghetti Dinner! Dinner includes pasta, meatballs, salad, bread, drinks (iced tea, lemonade, water, coffee), and dessert!Adults: $7.00Children (6 to 10): $5.00Children 5 and under eat free!Tickets can be purchased in advance or at th...
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