Within the year, West Deer Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 will boast a rare new amenity to keep members in top condition. The department is reconfiguring its new station along Gibsonia Road to accommodate indoor fire training, complete with ladders, search-and-rescue stations and rappelling. “It’s a tremendous feature that we’ll
Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tom Bell can remember watching an informational film early in his training that emphasized the importance of escaping a fire in the first five minutes. Now, he says, people have closer to three minutes to get out of a burning home safely. “It’s a new
When West Deer Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 moved to its new station last year, members knew it would take time for the department to fit the station to their needs. “Making the transition to a new building was needed, we just didn’t have the money to do everything all
One incumbent and two newcomers won four-year supervisor seats in West Deer. John Hollibaugh and Jo Resciniti were on the ballot for a seat representing District 3, and Josh Wiegand and David Harrison were on the ballot for a seat representing District 4. Incumbent Republican Vernon Frey, who was unopposed
West Deer voters will see two additional questions on their ballots on Election Day — one regarding the township’s fire tax, and the other for elected auditors. West Deer is a Home Rule charter community, meaning it is governed by a charter that can only be amended through a voter