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Food truck rally planned Saturday in Lower Burrell
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3, 3255 Leechburg Road, will host a Food Truck Rally from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the firehall.
Cash and credit and debit cards will be accepted. Outdoor covered seating and free parking will be available. Twenty percent of proceeds will be donated to the fire company.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 (Station 69) Lt. Rick Pomycala shows off one of 18 self-contained breathing apparatus units that replace older ones.
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After failed attempts to secure grant money, Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 secured $108,000 from a state insurance fund to pay for firefighters’ special breathing equipment.
The fire company recently received 18 self-contained breathing apparatus as well as portable air supplies. Firefighters wear the breathing equipment when entering building fires and other
dangerous conditions.
“It’s important for our volunteers to have proper and safe equipment,” Lower Burrell Councilman Chris Fabry said. “They put their lives on the line for the residents of Lower Burrell and neighboring communities. It’s vital that they are protected in every way pos
Courtesy of Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3
Firefighters from Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 showed off their newly refurbished fire engine last September.
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It’s food trucks galore with Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company
No. 3 scheduling three themed roundups with up to 16 food trucks and craft beer.
The events are set for May 1, July 24 and Oct. 9.
Although the pandemic caused Lower Burrell No. 3 and Kinloch (fire company No. 1), to cancel their joint carnival last year, No. 3 made their fundraising goal within two hours of last year’s first and only food truck event.
Courtesy of Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 1
Part of Facebook post advertising AR-15 raffle for Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 1.
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In a year when the covid pandemic has forced many organizations to cancel fundraising events, Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 (Kinloch) has had success raffling off AR-15 semiautomatic rifles to raise money.
The department’s fundraising efforts have been down about $100,000 this year, but Kinloch Chief Ted Hereda said each of the department’s virtual raffles of AR-15s has netted about $1,000 with tickets typically selling out in 12 hours.