South Strabane Fire Department

South Strabane Fire Department would also like to extend a sincere Thank You to Gabe’s for their donation of snacks, refreshments and cleaning supplies. Our members greatly appreciate it and will use these supplies to keep nourished and ready for service to our community. Thank You Gabriel Brothers!

South Strabane Fire Department would like to extend a Thank You to Lane Construction Corporation for donating desks, chairs and safety supplies. I can assure you our staff will use them for projects, fire service continuing education and administrative duties for years to come! Thank You Lane Construction!

South Strabane Fire Department wishes you a safe and happy Halloween. Please be safe out there this evening during the festivities!

South Strabane Fire Department would like to extend a sincere thank you to all responders involved with making this a successful suppression effort with no injuries.

WOULD YOU HELP A NEIGHBOR? WE WOULD! and we NEED YOU! That’s what we are all about, serving our community and being there for our neighbors!... We are actively looking for individuals to join us at South Strabane Fire Department. Social, Junior and Active members needed, families encouraged to join! We believe there is a spot for everyone to help, no experience neccesary, we want you to grow with us! Make new friends and learn something that could save a life or help in a future career! Send us a message or give us a call at 724-222-3885

HELP YOUR LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS: ... With the hot weather we are having outside, please don’t forget to stay hydrated! You could even help your volunteer fire department, Emergency Medical Service or other public service organization by donating cases of water or Gatorade. Members of our community have donated these and other items to us to help keep firefighters and responders ready for action in the station and on emergency scenes. ... If you would like to donate a case please feel free to leave it at our station. We greatly appreciate past donations and will be very thankful for any future donations to help keep all your local responders cool, healthy, and working hard serving the community. Thank you!

Upon review of current social distancing requirements and safety guidelines the South Strabane Fire Department has decided to cancel social functions for the month of July. This cancellation will include Bingo Events and Social Hall Rentals. We will keep you updated as changes are made to our social functions as public health conditions allow. We hope to see all of you safely as soon as possible.

HELP US SERVE YOU! South Strabane Fire Department announces it's annual fund drive! Dear Community, No doubt that thus far the year 2020 has seen many challenges that have affected families, organizations and our community all in different ways. The members of the South Strabane Fire Department are happy to inform you that we are taking the recommended safety precautions to help keep us safe and to better serve you in the events we are seeing occur every day. Likewise, we... hope that all of you have been able to safely deal with these events. We want you to know that in a time of need your fire department will be there to assist with your needs, as that is the most important part of our mission. The South Strabane Fire Department continues to look at ways to be able to better serve the needs of the community in ways that it has for decades and new ways; this includes bringing new training to its members, strategic planning and response management, acquiring new equipment as well as maintaining our fleet of equipment that has served our community well. Part of this continued desire to serve you better comes with burdens of its own as you may know. Though much of our community has been impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic, job losses and other factors your fire department has been effected also with the loss of income due to not being able to hold bingo or rent our social hall. Our 2020 Fund Drive Campaign, like many years in the past is an opportunity for us to seek support in funding and other means needed to help keep us operational and growing. We would ask, if you are able, to please consider donating to keep our great organization serving your needs. Beyond financial funding, there are other ways to get involved with your Fire Department. If you are interested in helping in your community the Fire Department can always use new members with needs from those to actively fight fires, help maintain facilities, operate events and the many other duties that are involved. Interested parties can contact the fire department at 724-222-3885 or send us a message via our social media to see how to help. Donations via check preferred, by mail or drop-off. Thank you in advance for your consideration, The Membership of The South Strabane Fire Department

As a reminder; bingo, hall rentals and social functions for our department are still suspended at this time. Please be advised we are hoping to review guidelines and recommendations in the upcoming days and weeks as we work to re-open to our community. We are excited to see all of you very soon!

South Strabane Township would like to remind residents of some firework safety tips as the summer heats up. Stay safe! South Strabane Fire Department

We regret to announce the passing of life member David Albert Smith on Tuesday, May 26th. Smith, was a past president and chaplain of the Washington County Fireman's Association. The department offers it condolences to the family, friends and acquaintances of David.... All Memorial contributions may be directed to the South Strabane VFD at www.southstrabane.com/fire-department or the Laboratory Presbyterian Church at www.labpresbychurch.org. Condolences may be expressed at www.piattandbarnhillfh.com

This morning at approximately 3:30 a.m. the South Strabane Township Fire Department responded to a water tanker fire on I-70 West. The vehicle was extinguished at the scene was cleared by 5:00 a.m. No injuries occurred.

Please, if you have any questions reach out to county resources!

With all of the negative/scary news out there today we wanted to take a moment to share some good news. On behalf of all of the South Strabane Fire Department we would like to congratulate FF Bober on becoming Firefighter/Paramedic Bober. Congratulations! All of your hard work has paid off and will continue to do so. Thank you for putting in the hard work, we are all proud of you! Keep up the good work and keep improving!

After thoughtful consideration, we have decided to cancel bingo for the remainder of the month of March, starting Monday March 16, 2020. As a precaution, we have decided to take the recommendation by the Pennsylvania Department of Health which highly encourages cancellation of large gatherings. This decision was made out of concern to help protect our community and our volunteers from the potential spread of COVID-19. South Strabane Fire Department’s number one priority is to... protect our community. The following are recommendations from the CDC that we highly encourage everyone to practice. Stay home when you are sick. Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. Wash your hands frequently. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Consider staying at home and away from crowds if you or a family member are an older adult or have underlying health issues. For further information on COVID-19, home preparedness, and what to do if you suspect illness, please follow the below link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/corona/2019-ncov/community//index.html We will update on April’s scheduled bingo at a later time. We thank you for your understanding and wish everyone great health!

Today, your South Strabane Firefighters along with members of North Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company and Canton Township Volunteer Fire Department performed their annual Hazardous Materials Operations Refresher course. This is done every year to maintain our baseline skills in Hazardous Materials responses. Following the refresher course all attendees tested for Pro Board Certification at the Awareness level to progress their certifications and training moving forward!