No injuries occured as a result of a kitchen fire in the 200 building at Mt. View Gardens in Waynesburg.  The fire was mostly contained to the kitchen area of the apartment. 

A pickup truck car caught fire on S. Washington Street in Waynesburg.  Attached are some pictures of the firefighters putting the fire out.

Firefighters conduct fire prevention activities to Waynesburg Central Elementary Students.

  At Barton's Junk Yard, the Fire Company was able to see first hand how to new best utilize some new rescue equipment that was purchased recently.  Two sets of struts were purchased.  This equipment will allow us to quickly stabilize vehicles that were involved in crashes.  This equipment was purchased from Fire Station Resources. 

In addition, the Fire Company got to practice using new Crash Software that quickly allows the rescuers to identify danger zones that a rescuer needs to know when attempting to extricate victims from crashes. 

The Waynesburg - Franklin Twp. hosted the August meeting of the Greene County Firemens' Association.  In addtion to the County Association, the Greene County Commisioners were on hand to discuss their 2008 Grant Assistance to the 16 Fire Companies in the County.  A special thank you goes out to Rich Policz for the Cookie Cakes he made for the evening.  Thanks Rich, we did not know you could do such good work.

Blair Zimmerman recently retired from the Waynesburg - Franklin Twp. Volunteer Fire Company.  Every member who retires from the Fire Company receives a Retirement Plaque which lists  their years of service.  The Fire Company wishes to thank Blair for his years of service.  Don't be a stranger Blair.

The Waynesburg - Franklin Twp. Volunteer Fire Company responded to a two vehicle crash on State Route 188 near Valley Farm Drive in Franklin Twp.  Both drivers in the crash were flown to the hospital.  Assisting us on the scene were EMS Southwest and the Pennsylvania State Police.

Here are some pictures from the Bingo Tent and Popcorn Stand.  Thanks to Jack Glidden for taking the pictures. We had a fantastic turnout from the membership and would like to thank everyone who helped make this year's fair a success.

The Fire Company will very busy this week with activites at the Greene County Fair.  We operate the Bingo Tent, Popcorn Stand, and Fire Protection for events.  Scott Collins hopes to start Bingo each night around 5 pm  and the popcorn stand should be opened around 5:30. 
The highlights of events for this week are:
Monday 8/4 – Lawn, Garden, & Farm Stock Tractor Pulls Tuesday 8/5 – Classic Super Stock Tractor and 4x4 Truck Pulls Wednesday 8/6 – Singing Group & Karaoke Thursday 8/7 – 4-H Sale and Mini Mod Tractors along with Super Stock 4x4 Pulls Friday 8/8 – Demo Derby Saturday 8/9 – Super Stock/Pro Stock Tractors, Open Street Semi’s, and Tri-Axle Dump Trucks
Please be sure to stop by and visit with us.

February 6, 2008 - Murtha Announces Local Fire Department and EMS Grants (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Congressman John P. Murtha announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released Assistance to Firefighters Grants to local fire department and EMS organizations. “Nearly 75 percent of our nations 35,000 local fire agencies are volunteer,” commented Murtha. “Their jobs are made more difficult by shrinking budgets that don’t have the flexibility for funding equipment, training or new vehicles. These grants help our firefighters respond safely and efficiently, so that they can do a better job protecting our communities.” These competitive grants are provided to fire departments and nonaffiliated EMS organizations to enhance first responders’ ability to protect the health and safety of the public and that of first-responder personnel. Since 2004, Assistance to Firefighters Grants has provided a total of almost $2.2 billion to first-responder organizations to purchase response equipment, personal protective equipment, and vehicles. Greene County Waynesburg - Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Co. $188,813 (Operations & Safety)