With this years Pennsylvania State Grant the Engine was upgraded with new batter powered extraction tools from Genesis Rescue. The Hurst Rescue system was placed on the Air Truck as a second Rescue. 

We received a call from the North Pole at Santa was coming for the annual North Belle Vernon Light Up Night and was asked to use our station's landing zone and board the reindeer in the truck bay while Santa was down the park. Crews escorted Santa down to the park with the trucks. 

The members of Charleroi and North Belle Vernon got together on Monday September 30th for training. The departments split up into groups of 4 with members from both department intermingled in the groups for better mutual aid work, The station style training consisted of a hose maze, ground ladder op...

During our regular meeting held on Monday night members were presented with a wooden flag that honors our four line of duty deaths. Thank you again FF Scott Moody for the great piece. 

We are continuing to upgrade our equipment with the purchase of another thermal imaging camera and a new set of rescue tools. This equipment with along with other future and recent upgrades will better help us help the public. 

At 1701 hrs crews were alerted to a local residence for alarm bells sounding. While en route command was notified of a burgerly alarm sounding in the residence as well. 1st Assistant Chris Ceccarelli arrived on scene to find the furnace malfunctioned and canceled all mutual aid. 80 OIC Chief Kurt Pa...

At 1559 hrs crews were alerted to assist Belle Vernon Fire Co with alarm bells sounding in a local apartment building. Command arrived on scene and found a culinary mishap and cancelled all mutual aid. 80 OIC 2nd Assistant Jeff Antal

At 1745 hrs crews were alerted to assist Rostraver Central Fire Co with alarm bells sounding in a local hotel. Command arrived on scene and found crews working on the system and cancelled all mutual aid. 80 OIC 2nd Assistant Jeff Antal 

At 1251 hrs crews were alerted to assist Belle Vernon Fire Co with alarm bells sounding in a local apartment building. Command arrived on scene and found a culinary mishap and cancelled all mutual aid. 80 OIC 1st Assistant Chris Ceccarelli

At 0715 hrs crews were dispatched to Broad Ave for a reported transformer fire on a utility pole. Command arrived on scene and found no such incident in the area and power not effected. Command cancelled all units. 80 OIC Chief Kurt Parshall.