Redneck Fire Department

Redneck Firefighters

You might be on a redneck fire department if...

Your department has ever had two emergency vehicles pulled over for drag racing on the way to the scene.

You have naked lady mud flaps on your pumper.

Your firehouse has wheels.

You've ever gotten back and found out you locked yourselves out of the firehouse.

Fire training consists of everyone standing around a fire gettin' drunk.

You've ever been toned out on an outhouse fire.

That outhouse fire was with entrapment.

You've ever let a person's house burn down because they wouldn't let you hunt on their ground.

At least one vehicle in the firehouse still has decorations on it from the Halloween Parade and it's January.

Your personnel vehicle has more lights on it than your house has lights in it.

You don't own a Dalmation, but you do have a coon dog named Sparky.

You've ever walked through a christmas display and came up with more than 3 new ideas for a light scheme for your truck.

Your rescue truck can smoke the tires.

Your department's name is misspelled on the equipment.

Your engine had to be towed in the last Christmas Parade.

Dispatch can't mention your name without laughing.

The local news crew won't put your department on TV because you embarassed them last time.

You've ever referred to a light bar as sexy.

Your defib consists of a pair of jumper cables, a marine battery, and a fish finder.

You've ever taken a girl on a date in a pumper.

Your pumper has been on fire more times than it has been to a fire.

Your pumper smokes more than the house fire.

The only time the trucks leave the station is on bingo night.

Your apparatus has carbon monoxide detectors mounted in the cab.

You return from a fire with more junk than you arrived with.

The Chief's car has a rag for a gas cap.

You have tobacco spit stains on the side off your engines.

 

 

Suzi

PUVFD Webmaster

Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department

History Wanted!

Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department
Celebrating 90 Years of Service

The Pleasant Unity VFD was organized in 1917 shortly after the "big fire" that destroyed more than a dozen buildings in both a residential and business district of the town. The fire started in the Novis Clothing store on Church Street and consumed 2 bakeries, a barber shop, butcher shop, hardware store, grocery store, warehouse, odd fellow building, jewelry store and the PU branch of the Red Cross. The fire was stopped 4 hours later by miners who used dynamite to blow up a house which stopped the blaze from spreading further. 12 families were left homeless and another 7 homes were made uninhabitable by the fire. Extinguishers brought from Latrobe were no match for the fire and a chemical truck sent from Greensburg broke down on its way.

Today the 90 year old department provides fire and rescue service throughout the region with state of the art equipment. PUVFD is the primary responder for the Unity Township areas of Pleasant Unity, Jamison, Shantytown, Lycippus, Humphreys, Frogtown, Possum Hollow, and the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport including the new Westmoreland County Air Park. The department also provides rescue services for the airport and Latrobe Speedway.

The PUVFD moved into its current 3 truck bay station on Volunteer Drive in 1985 after outgrowing the former garage built in 1949 which was located on Main Street. The current fire equipment includes a 1999 Ferrara Rescue Pumper Combination Unit and a 1999 Ford 4-WD Utility Brush Truck. Also in station is a 2004 Emergency One 95 foot tower ladder owned by Unity Township Fire Bureau and operated by PUVFD.

The members of the department are in the initial stages of planning an Open House and Community Picnic on Saturday, August 11, 2007. The daylong event will include an open house of the fire station and fire equipment, demonstrations of fire and rescue equipment, children's activities and games, a display of PUVFD historical photos and memorabilia, a covered dish community picnic and a few other items of interest that have yet to be confirmed. All events are planned to be held outdoors behind the station on John George Street. A more detailed itinerary of events for the day will be announced as we get closer to the day of the event.

The members are also trying to obtain copies of as many historical articles and photographs of the fire department. They are specifically looking for photos and articles to determine the dates of service of the first two chiefs of the department. The first fire chief was John M. Bash when the department was organized in 1917 and the second chief was Joseph J. Hutter who served his last year leading the department in 1938. The members are looking for information to find out when Bash finished as chief and Hutter began as chief.

Anyone who has photographs, articles or personal knowledge
is asked to please contact John Bacha at 724-423-2566.

Thanks!
PUVFD

Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department BLOG!

Welcome to Your PUVFD Blog!

This is the very first post - just so I could get our unity township firefighters started in the world of blogs! Whoo-hoo!

Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department is an all volunteer, non-profit organization which provides fire protection - rescue services - as well as variety of community programs for local residents and business owners of the Unity Township area, Westmoreland County, PA.
Membership is available for active firefighters as well as non-firefighting members who may be able to assist with fundraising and business operations. Our full history, updated news, ordering address signs, rent space for hall rentals for banquets, auctions, fundraising events, funeral affairs, wedding parties, bridal showers, volunteer fire membership information, unity township events, fundraising organizations, firehouse equipment, firefighters application, volunteer members and officers, photo gallery of fire station equipment, emergency safety information, and other resources can be found throughout our website.

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