Paul Peirce | Tribune-Review
A first responder looks over Loyalhanna Creek along Route 30 in Derry Township where an SUV veered off the highway and into the water. Two people were hospitalized after the crash, fire officials said.
Paul Peirce | Tribune-Review
River rescue units from Bradenville and New Alexandria responded Monday to Loyalhanna Creek along Route 30 in Derry Township, where an SUV veered off the highway into the water near Kingston Dam. Two people were taken to AHN Forbes Hospital after the crash, fire officials said.
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A firefighter works outside of a New Kensington house. A $4.3 million federal grant has helped officials recruit 267 firefighters to Westmoreland County departments.
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Officials are on target to meet a goal to recruit 300 new firefighters in Westmoreland County under a $4.3 million federal grant.
There have been 267 new recruits to fire departments around the county since the grant was awarded in 2017, according to James Shaw, Hempfield’s director of code and safety. The grant has footed the bill for new turnout gear, physicals and training for those recruits, inching closer to reaching the target number by November when the funding runs out.