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
Crews from multiple fire departments were battling a blaze Thursday evening that caused extensive damage to a Penn Township home. The blaze was reported at about 4:45 p.m. in the 300 block of Mount Manor Road. Harrison City and Westmoreland City fire departments were the first to respond to the
A fire that destroyed an Irwin house in June also cost the Irwin fire department more than $35,000 in damaged equipment, an Irwin fire official said. Irwin Councilman Shawn Stitely, who is the deputy fire chief in Irwin Volunteer Fire Department, told council last week that the fire department lost
Irwin Councilman Tyler Baum has hopes of bringing to life ideas spawned during an Ivy League education to his hometown. Baum, 25, a Republican, said he’s been inspired by “Hillbilly Elegy” author and U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, won a seat on council in 2021 and became the borough’s
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, May 31: South Greensburg EMT facing charges of child endangerment Police said a 22-year-old South Greensburg man used tape to secure a pacifier in his 2-month-old baby’s mouth, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The station reports investigators