Ligonier Vol. Hose Co. #1
PO Box 573
Ligonier, PA 15658

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Westmoreland Station 30

King of Prussia

Host company for the 2009 State Fireman's Convention

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Our Hazardous Material and Rapid Intervention Team partner.

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Rescue 43
2008 Sutphen/Precision Custom Rescue 43 has a 6 man cab, Hale 1500 rear mount pump, 400 gallon water, 40 gallon class A foam system. Its rescue components include four 100-foot pre-connected hydraulic reels -- two for cutters, one for spreaders and one for the rams. It has two electric reels, an air reel and a foam booster reel. It also has a set of Rescue 42 struts. sixty 4"x4'x 18" cribbing blocks, four step chocks and an assortment of wedges; 210 ton pound high pressure air bag system, three Milwaukee battery powered sawzalls, one electric sawzall, a tool box with various hand tools and six Drager SCBA's with 6 spare bottles; MSA thermal imaging camera, a plasma cutter, 150 pounds of oil dry in a drop hopper, and a crash kit. The truck includes a Command Light tower and the entire system is served by a 25k generator.


Service 43
2008 Ford F-450 Service 43 stands ready for a variety of calls -- flooding, trees down, traffic control and hauling extra equipment and manpower when needed at an incident scene. Its high towing capacity comes into play to haul Ligonier's antique 1927 fire truck, "Cosmo," to parades and various events.


Tower 43
2002 Sutphen 70+ Tower Tower 43 is the first unit out on all structure alarms. It has a 6 man cab, Hale 2000 gpm pump and 500 gallon water tank. It carries various hand tools, two T-N-T tools, a Clements hook, a rubbish hook, various pike poles, cutter edge saw, regular chain saw and a cut-off saw. It carries seven different ground ladders from 10-foot folding to 35-foot extension, a positive pressure fan, various ropes and riggings, a Bullard thermal camera and a mult-gas meter, six Dragers with extra bottles, and a highrise pack (hose extension kit). Hose on board includes two 150-foot and one 300-foot inch and three-quarter attack lines; one 150- foot two and a half inch attack line, one 300-foot three inch and one 1000-foot five inch supply line. The unit also includes a 7kw generator


Engine 43
2000 Sutphen Engine 43 is second unit out for most calls (first on brush fires and stand-bys). It has a 2250 gpm Hale pump with a 500-gallon tank. It has an 8-man cab and carries various hand tools, eight Dragers with extra bottles, a 750 gpm portable pump, 300 feet of one-inch forestry hose, 1500 feet of 5" supply hose, 300 feet of 3" supply, four 150-foot 1 3/4" attack lines, one 300-foot 1 3/4" attack line, two 150-foot 2 1/2" attack lines,(one with an Elkhart blitz gun); carbon monoxide meters, gas meters, positive pressure fan, a Genesis hydraulic combination tool, a TFT foam pack with class B foam, and cribbing. It also has a 15 kw generator with a Wilbert 6000 light tower.


"Cosmo" (Cosmopolitan)
1927 American LaFrance The beloved "Cosmo" was the first motorized pumper purchased by Ligonier. It was eventually sold but was bought back as part of the company's celebration of Ligonier's Bicentennial in 1959. It was subsequently restored and has been a popular feature at parades and civic gatherings ever since. This piece took first place in the State Fire Convention in 1994, 1995, 1996!

Recent Calls

Sat. Mar 6th 2010
Annual Rolling Rock Club Exercise

Clear and 15 degrees was the setting for the Annual "Drill" east of Ligonier Borough.
Ligonier Valley Fire Depa...

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Fri. Feb 19th 2010
MVA Route 30 East-Two Mile Run Road Area

Friday morning started out with a reported vehicle overturned

MVA:

Date: 2-19-10
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Fri. Feb 19th 2010
Single MVA US Route 30 at Idlewild Park Entrance

A multiple company response for a single vehicle accident was dispatched friday for the second time in the morning hours of F...

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Upcoming Events

Sun. Mar 14th 2010 12:00pm
Fire Chief's Association Westmoreland County

Mon. Mar 15th 2010 6:30pm
Ground Ladder Refresher

Fri. Mar 26th 2010 7:30pm
Fire Chief's Association Westmoreland County

Every 12th of the month 7:00pm
Strip Ticket goes off

Every 2nd Mon. 6:45pm
Rescue Training

Every 3rd Mon. 6:30pm
Tower Training

Every 1st Mon. 6:30pm
Maintenance of equipment

Every 4th Mon. 6:30pm
Drill Night

Every 1st Tue. 7:30pm
Regular Meeting

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2010 Call Volume

January	36
February	37
March	5
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total	78

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Birthdays for March

3rd John Berger
3rd Ralph Bennett
7th Bruce Robinson
12th Graham Fitchko
24th Thomas Hoover
31st Thomas Evans

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