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Fri. Aug 27th 2010
Sardis Firefighters Visit Darlington for Alex Painter Benefit

Tonight the Chief and about 10 firefighters headed out to Darlington Volunteer Fire Department near Ligionier for a benefit f...

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Sat. Aug 14th 2010
Sardis Classic Welcomes 100 New SGA Members

Today the volunteers headed to the northern part of the first due and hosted our inaugural golf classic. This event was a HUG...

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Sat. Aug 7th 2010
Happy Birthday to Our Company Chief Mechanic

Today our Chief Mechanic Michael Paiano turns forty.....something, just think Goat wont be much longer til you start gettin s...

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Sardis Volunteer Fire Company Station 78
5205 Rocky Hill Lane
Murrysville, PA  15668

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724-327-3987 or 724-733-2602

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On December 30,1957 the Sardis firefighters broke ground for their new fire station which was located on Route 80(now Rt.286) andWallace lane.On hand for the ceremonies were the line officers,association officers,township officals and the rest of the firefighters.The building was 32'x75' cement block building adequate to house 4 pieces of equipment and the use for local civic and social functions.Finally having a home to house the volunteers equipment was a great feeling to the men and women of the VFC.They housed the equipment at a service station down the road and held thier meetings at Sardis Elementary School prior to building the new fire station in 1957.The volunteers made a long 600 mile journey to Clintonville,Wis in September 1958 to bring home thier new pumper.It was a FWD S-500 with 750 gallons of water and a 500 gpm pump.Chief Donald Beecher along with President Eugene Schreiber and firefighters Herb Clements, Richard Grindle and Company mascot Big Dal (our first dalmation) were proud to bring the new pumper back to Sardis.After all the excitment of the new pumper wore off and back to answering alarms day in and day out,the volunteers would yet meet another milestone. They dedicated the new building on May,16 1959 with a strong membership of 41 volunteers and much help from community this was a exciting day for the men and women of the VFC.In November of 1965 the volunteers added a new social hall on to the fire station adding more room for fund raising events such as dinners and auctions just to name a few.In the spring of 1968 the VFC added another piece to the fleet a Ford F250 Brush truck,a much needed piece of equipment which we still have today and many consider the pride of our fleet. Through the 60's and 70's along with a tanker and a squad truck the volunteers would answer many calls and do alot of fundraising with the times changing and the fire calls becoming more numerous,it was time to expand.After a tragic fire at the station on October 27,1981 the volunteers picked themselves up and continued the proud tradition and added a new truck bay and a 33'x77' addition making our banquet facilities even larger.The Sunset Room would now be able to seat 400 people.Weddings,Bingo and Fish Frys are now the main fund raisers.On July 13,1985 yet another tragedy would strike the volunteers,our 1958 FWD was destroyed in an accident in Monroeville,Pa thus making way for our 1986 E-One "Hush" a state of the art pumper.Also in 1988 Sardis started providing Rescue Services due to many automobile and industrial accidents in our growing community.The 90's into the new millenium the fire calls and duties in the the fire service rapidly would grow.In 2003 the VFC would yet expand again adding a 78'x146' addition adding 2 more truck bays and a new dayroom with a kitchen and additional storage rooms. With the much needed space 3 more pieces of apparatus would expand our fleet to 7.Special Operations was the first bringing a new look to rescue work for the volunteers,with tons of training and lots of hard work Chief Bill Paiano and the rest of the VFC would meet the challenge and move foward in fire and rescue operations,next was the Collapse truck and the utility that works close with the Special Ops.Today,Calls have escalated into the hundreds and training hours have tripled but thats what makes us proud to say we are "The Proud Volunteers of Sardis Volunteer Fire Company" a great tradition since 1957.

 






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Mon. Aug 23rd 2010
Extrication in Ringertown: Rescue Rig & Chief 2nd Due

This afternoon the alarm rang at 1245 hours for the crash at 7339 Ringertown Road and Morosini Farm Court in the 2nd District...

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Thu. Aug 19th 2010
Rescue Engine and Chief on Early Morning Cut Job Involving Tractor Trailer

Early this morning at 0431 hours the alarm rang for the crash with entrapment involving a tractor trailer. The crash was at t...

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Wed. Aug 11th 2010
Engine Company Stretches CAFS Line on Oak Ridge Job Zone 1-3

The alarm came in at 2105 this evening for 309 Oak Ridge Lane in the 1st District for a reported Apartment Fire possible entr...

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