At 4:00 AM on Tuesday, December 11th PUVFD was activated to assist with a structure fire 203 Main St, in Youngstown's response area. Tower/Ladder 36 arrived on scene and  firefighters placed ground ladders around the structure. Firefighters then set up the tower to provide aerial support and to scan for hot spots. Youngstown command determined that the fire was out and all crews worked on clean up and overhaul. Other fire companies assisting were Bradenville, Latrobe, Lloydsville, and G...

At 10:54 pm PUVFD was activated for a call of smoke in the structure at 1903 Route 130. After arriving on scene firefighters found some smoldering in the basement ceiling below the first floor fireplace. Firefighters extinguished the smoldering pieces and proceeded to search for any extension of the fire. After dismantling some of the fireplace on the first floor and checking any adjacent parts of the structure it was determined that all fire had been located and extinguished. Other companies as...

PUVFD was activated at 5:09 pm for a reported chimney fire at 438 Distillery Rd in Cook Township. Units on scene confirmed a working fire that had spread to the house. PUVFD assisted with interior fire suppression and overhaul. PUVFD units were on scene for about two and a half hours. Other units assisting Chestnut Ridge were Youngstown, Darlington, Ligonier, Waterford, Calumet, Lloydsville, Trauger, Wilpen, Bradenville, Kecksburg, Latrobe, Saltlick, and New Centersvile.

PUVFD was activated at 1:17 AM early Christmas morning to assist Lloydsville VFD with a house fire on Glacier Court in the Wimmerton area of Unity Township.  An officer from Lloydsville VFD was on scene quickly confirming a well involved working house fire.  Crews from PUVFD threw ladders on all sides of the building and then assisted with fire suppression and overhaul.  The house was unoccupied and there were no injuries.  Also assisting Lloydsville were fire units from Youn...

PUVFD was activated at 7:39 PM to assist Marguerite VFD with a reported trailer fire on Persian Lane in the Woodside Village Mobile Home park in Unity Township.  Our engine 36-1 arrived just after Marguerite to the well involved trailer fire and crews were assigned to fire suppression assisting crews from 33.  The occupants were not home and there were no injuries.  Also assisting Marguerite were fire units from Dryridge, Trauger, Youngstown, Lloydsville, Mutual, and Latrobe.

PUVFD was activated at 9:16 AM this morning for a two vehicle accident on Route 130 at Pleasant Unity Mutual Road near the Pleasant Unity Sewage Treatment Plant.  Arriving firefighters found two vehicles had collided at the intersection and one driver required medical treatment.  Firefighters provided traffic control and handled fluids spilled on the roadway.  Also assisting were firefighters from Mutual and Dryridge VFD's.

PUVFD was activated at 2:10 PM for a two vehicle accident on Route 982 at Charles Houck Road in an area known as Musick's Corner to assist Whitney-Hostetter VFD.  Arriving firefighters found two vehicles collided in the intersection with one occupant who was injured requiring medical treatment.  Also assisting were firefighters from Youngstown VFD.

PUVFD was activated at 8:12 AM this morning for an automatic fire alarm at a building in the Bishop Connare Center complex on Seminary Drive to assist Marguerite VFD.  Arriving firefighters found smoke in several rooms in the basement level and discovered a problem with a motor on the basement level HVAC system.  The fire was contained to the motor and no damage to the structure.  Firefighters ventilated smoke from the building, there were no injuries.  Also assisting Marguer...

P)UVFD was activated at 7:56 am this morning for a residential automatic fire alarm on Phillips Road in our home fire district.  First arriving firefighters found the house full of smoke as the result of an oven fire.  Firefighters assisted the resident to safety and ventilated smoke from the house.  There were no injuries.  Also assisting PUVFD were firefighters from Mutual, Marguerite, Trauger, Whitney-Hostetter and Dryridge VFD's.

PUVFD was activated at 3:07 AM this morning to assist Mt. Pleasant Borough VFD with a working structure fire on West Main Street in the Borough.  PUVFD firefighters responded with the tower ladder truck and set up for roof operations in the alley.  PUVFD also assisted with ground ladders to the upper floor windows and with ventilation.  Also assisting Mt. Pleasant were firefighters from Norvelt, Everson, Scottdale, Hecla, East Huntingdon, Greensburg, Bullskin, Trauger and Kecksbur...

PUVFD was activated at 7:48 PM this evening to assist Norvelt VFD for a reported house fire on East Laurel Circle in the Village of Norvelt in Mt. Pleasant Township.  Arriving firefighters found a working fire in a single family house with unknown occupancy.  The fire appeared to have started in the first floor living room area and extended to other rooms on the first floor and also into the roof.  PUVFD firefighters assisted with a primary search looking for any victims and also ...

PUVFD was activated at 3:11 PM to assist Youngstown VFD for an unknown type fire on Pine Valley Lane off Route 982 just south of the Village of Baggaley in Unity Township.  Arriving firefighters found a pile of tires on fire along with fire that had extended up into the woods.  Pleasant Unity firefighters assisted with extinguishing the fire extending into the woods while other fire units were put to work on the pile of tires that were burning.  There were no injuries.  Also ...

PUVFD was activated to assist Youngstown VFD for a vehicle fire endangering a house on Bethel Church Road in Unity Township.  Arriving firefighters found that the homeowner used a truck to pull the burning car away from the residence prior to fire department arrival eliminating the threat to the house.  PUVFD firefighters provided a water supply to the first arriving fire engine.  There were no injuries.  Also assisting were firefighters from Whitney-Hostetter, Lloydsville, B...

PUVFD was activated at 4:34 PM this afternoon along with the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport Fire Department to assist at the airport filling two fixed wing air tankers that were called in to assist Seward Volunteer Fire Department with a forest fire in PA State Game Lands in St. Clair Township.  PUVFD and APRA firefighters filled the single engine aircrafts with water which were providing aerial water drops over the forest fire area.  Two contracted planes flew in and landed at the air...

PUVFD was activated at 4:15 PM this afternoon to assist Marguerite VFD with a two vehicle accident with reported patients entrapped on Route 30 just West of Frye Farm Road in Unity Township.  Arriving firefighters found two vehicles involved with one that had rolled several times coming to rest on its roof on top of the center median barrier; however, all persons involved were self extricated upon arrival.  The occupant had minor injuries.  Also assisting Marguerite were fire unit...

PUVFD was activated at 4:59 PM for a chimney fire at a private residence along Route 130 in the Lycippus Area of our home fire district in Unity Township.  Arriving firefighters confirmed the fire was contained to the chimney and did not extend to the residence.  Firefighters removed burning debris from the chimney and removed smoke from the house.  Also assisting Pleasant Unity were firefighters from Marguerite, Trauger, Mutual, Kecksburg, Youngstown and Whitney-Hostetter.

PUVFD was activated at 7:32 PM this evening for a brush fire on Magnolia Drive in Mountain Laurel Estates housing development to assist Marguerite VFD.  Apparently a controlled burn from earlier in the day was ignited by strong winds and caught brush on fire in the woods behind a residence.  Also assisting Marguerite were fire units from Dryridge and Lloydsville VFD's.

PUVFD was activated at 5:43 pm this evening for a reported furnace fire on Phillips Road in the Jamison area of Pleasant Unity.  Arriving Firefighter's found a working fire in the furnace and flue pipe in the basement of a multi-family residential building. A dry chemical extinguisher was utilized on the fuel oil fueled fire and quickly knocked down the flames; however, a fairly significant amount of smoke accumulated in the large basement, the common area and in two of the three apartm...

PUVFD was activated at 5:45 pm this evening for a reported house fire on Snyder Avenue in the Hillside Estates Plan of our home fire district.  Arriving firefighters found a working fire in a double wide modular home near the end of Snyder Avenue.  Engine 36 arrived first and knocked down the fire in a short time but heavy smoke conditions caused a significant amount of damage throughout the residence.  Firefighters spent some time overhauling the fire area checking for any fire e...

PUVFD was activated at 5:45 pm this evening to assist Dryridge VFD with a single vehicle accident on Bailey Farm Road near Green Valley Road on the far western edge of Unity Township.  Arriving firefighters located a single vehicle that struck a utility pole then traveled over an embankment striking a tree and came to rest on a hillside off the roadway.  The lone occupant of the vehicle was unresponsive and heavily entrapped in the vehicle.  It was quickly determined that the...