Hempfield Township
Volunteer Fire Departments

The twelve (12) fire departments in Hempfield Township are always looking for emergency service volunteers. They are responsible for performing a number of challenging duties such as controlling fires, saving lives, providing emergency services to victims, saving property and protecting the environment. Training is provided. If you’re possibly interested, take a moment to contact one of the fire departments listed on this page to discuss the matter further.

There are twelve (12) fire departments, operated strictly by volunteers, throughout Hempfield Township. If you would like to spend time giving back to your community, please consider joining Hempfield's volunteer team.

Adamsburg   Bovard   Carbon   Fort Allen   Grapeville   Hannastown   Hempfield #2   High Park 
 Luxor   Midway/St. Clair   North Hempfield   West Point

VFD News

Fish Fry (Take Outs Available)

Support your local Hempfield Township Fire Departments' Fish Fry.

Annual Spring Gun Bash

Training Schedule for 2012

Below please find, the tentative training schedule and class registration forms for the first half of 2012. You will find that the schedule contains a variety of classes and Fire Fighter 1 certification.

These classes will be free of charge to Hempfield Township firefighters.

If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact at 724-834-7232, extension 127, or by e-mail at bbeitel@hempfieldtwp.org.

• Training Schedule 2012

Downloadable Class Registration Forms

• Essentials
• Emergency Vehicle Driver
• Firefighter Survival
• Heartsaver CPR
• Pump Operation I
• Pump Operation II
• Structural Firefighting - Live Burn Session
• Truck Company Operations

Gas Well Training Scheduled

The Hempfield Township Fire Chiefs'' Association has announced that Gas Well Training will take place Saturday, February 11, 2012
at 9:00 AM, Station 29.

Hempfield Fire Prevention Day 

Pictures from Hempfield Fire Prevention Day 10/11/11. Visit Our Photo Gallery! 

Hempfield Township Fire Departments Receive Equipment Improving Chances to Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Mutual Aid EMS with funding provided by the Richard King Mellon Foundation and support from the Excela Frick/Westmoreland Foundation has implemented a Vital Heart AED Program in Westmoreland County.

Placing Automated External Defibrillators (AED) with first responders increases the survival rate and decreases the response time for a victim of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). There are more than 350,000 victims of SCA in the United States every year. Thanks to the generous support from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, Mutual Aid EMS has been able to obtain more than 100 AED’s that have been distributed among police and fire departments throughout Westmoreland County including departments in Hempfield Township. Continued support of the program is being funded through the Excela Frick/Westmoreland Foundation Memory Tree program.

“Time is the critical factor in saving lives and what you do in the first few minutes of an emergency can be the difference in saving someone’s life.” – Rodger Gennaro, Mutual Aid EMS

The goal is to have an AED and first responder within minutes of a person in cardiac arrest. AED’s are a key chance for survival for someone suffering SCA.

The Mutual Aid EMS project is nearing completion of its first goal. The following Hempfield Township volunteer fire departments, who completed a needs survey, received an AED and five year support program at no cost to the department: Adamsburg, Bovard, Carbon, Grapeville, Hannastown, Hempfield #2, Hempfield Township EMA, High Park, Luxor, Midway/St. Clair, North Hempfield, and West Point. Neighboring departments including New Stanton and Youngwood VFD also received AED’s.

For more information on the AED program, contact Rodger Gennaro at Mutual Aid Ambulance Service. Monetary donations for future AED placements may be made by contacting or directly donating to the Excela Frick/Westmoreland Foundation Memory Tree program.

Rapid-entry Boxes

Another tool that will soon be available to our fire fighters and businesses will be Rapid-entry Boxes. These boxes will give emergency responders access to business structures that cannot be gained immediately. The emergency responders will be able to use a key to access the secured boxes that businesses will locate outside their establishment for quick entry when a representative is not available to allow access during an undetermined alarm. Many alarms that a department may respond to during the year are not true emergencies but must be investigated when triggered.

The boxes will allow entry without having to break down doors for entrance in these situations and having to unnecessarily burden the volunteers with that decision. The Township will invest $7,200 in providing each of the 12 fire departments with the corresponding secure keys to enter these boxes. This Rapid-entry program will be voluntary but highly recommended to businesses in the Township.

"These additional tools are a continuing reflection of the continuing support that I and my fellow Supervisors have towards assisting our volunteer fire fighters perform their essential community service, stated Supervisor Weimer.”

Rescue 14 EMS Child Seat Safety and CPR Classes

Are Your Children Riding Safely in Your Car?
Have a certified child passenger safety technician check your child seat installation in your vehicle at NO COST.   Call for an appointment today.

Rescue 14 E.M.S.  724-523-5609

MONTHLY C.P.R. CLASSES ALSO AVAILABLE

Fire Department Contacts & Information

Adamsburg Volunteer Fire Department

The Adamsburg & Community Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1951 and provides fire, rescue, and first responder emergency medical services to the citizens of Hempfield Township, Adamsburg Borough, and Arona Borough.

 

Visit the Adamsburg VFD Website

495 Edna Road P.O. Box 92
Adamsburg, Pennsylvania 15611

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-527-6250

Bovard Volunteer Fire Department

Bovard is located in south western Pennsylvania.  Bovard VFD is comprised of about 20 firefighters operating a 1998 KME International engine, a 1971 Pierce Mack as a back up engine, a 2001 Ferrara/Darley Foam truck on a Ford F-550 chassis, and a 2004 GMC Yukon as a medical response unit.

2 Washington Street
Bovard, Pennsylvania 15619

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-837-8408

Carbon Volunteer Fire Department

The Carbon Volunteer Fire Department is a progressive, 100% volunteer department located in the Municipality of Hempfield Township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. 

Carbon is situated just outside the City of Greensburg and is 30 miles, or about one half hour east of Pittsburgh.  The Carbon Fire Department (Station 23) is responsible for providing fire protection and rescue services to the residents and visitors of Carbon and its neighboring communities in a primarily suburban area of central Hempfield Township.

Visit the Carbon VFD Website

421 Juniper St.
Greensburg, PA 15601

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-836-2145  

Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Department

Established in 1968, Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Department serves 3 Hempfield schools, including Fort Allen Elementary, Harrold Middle School, and Hempfield Area Senior High School.  Notable in the Fort Allen service area are a BP refinery near RT. 136 a Nuclear Plant located off I-70.

P.O. Box 477
Greensburg, PA 15601

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-836-2029

Grapeville Volunteer Fire Department

The Grapeville Fire Company, Hempfield Township Fire Company # 1, is located in Grapeville, PA.  The service area of the Grapeville VFD includes US Route 30, PA Route 130, The Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass (Toll 66), a mainline two-way railroad, as well as multiple shopping plazas, housing plans and businesses totaling 8 square miles.

Visit the Grapeville VFD Website

Grapeville Volunteer Fire Company celebrated its 90th year of service in 2008..  

Organized in 1918, Chartered in 1925.    1918-2008   90 YEARS.

P.O. Box 162
Grapeville, PA 15634

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-523-5308
FAX - 724-523-5044

Hannastown Volunteer Fire Department

P.O. Box 171
100 Front St
Hannastown, PA 15635

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-834-1575                       

Hempfield #2 Volunteer Fire Department

Founded 1940
Thornton Ave.
Greensburg, PA 15601

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-837-7344
FAX - 724-837-7344 421

High Park Volunteer Fire Department

High Park V.F.D. got a FEMA Grant written by FF/EMT Marsha Schondelmeyer to purchase a new 2008 KME 4x4 Predator Rescue-Pumper.  

This truck is the first out on all rescue incidents in our area and surrounding areas.  It has 750 gallons of water with a 1250 gpm.  It carries equipment for vehicle, rope, trench, structure collapse rescue and also fire fighting equipment.   Since the purchase of this truck, High Park firefighters have been going through endless hours of training to provide the highest standard of service to the residents and surrounding residents in and around Hempfield Township.

Fish fry every Friday during lent from noon till 8pm.  Eat in, take out, delivery to businesses.

Visit the High Park VFD Website

400 Baughman Avenue
Jeannette, PA 15644

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-527-3560
FAX - 724-527-2880

Luxor Volunteer Fire Department

455 Bovard Luxor Road
Luxor, Pennsylvania 15662

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-836-7281

Midway/St. Clair Volunteer Fire Department

1966 Broadway Ave
Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-834-3560

North Hempfield Volunteer Fire Department

1284 Business Route 66
Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-832-6722

West Point Volunteer Fire Department

100 Volunteer Drive
Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601

EMERGENCIES – Dial 911
Main Fire Station Phone 724-834-6886

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