A team of Washington County first responders is getting closer to launching a Critical Incident Stress Management Team to help law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responders who face traumatic situations on the job. Healing Bridges, a nonprofit behavioral health organization, in ...
A mobile home in Bentleyville caught fire Sunday afternoon after it was struck by lightning. According to Bentleyville Fire-Rescue, crews were called at about 2:23 p.m. to the 300 block of Beallsville Road for a fire. Assistant Fire Chief Dominic Sicchitano said it was a newly built home, and ...
It’s fitting that Vet Pets of SWPA is this month’s recipient of the Driven By Hope Award, sponsored by Washington Auto Mall because the organization is in the market for a vehicle to drive. Vet Pets’ current “Drive for Heroes Campaign” is an initiative dedicated to supporting ...
Firefighters and first responders cheered and clapped Tuesday morning as McDonald Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Ryan Johnston completed his final radiation treatment at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC Washington for brain cancer. Johnston, 32, was met with a surprise send-off ...
Washington County Opioid Overdose Coalition on Monday recognized first responders who administered naloxone to save the lives of people who had overdosed on opioids. At least 35 lives were saved since April 2024 by emergency medical services technicians, firefighters, police officers, ...
A house fire on Hillview Lane in Melcroft left six people and three dogs without a home. “We were called to a two-story house fire (Monday) morning, and on our arrival the fire was fully engulfed in the back side of the house,” said Jerry Gales, chief of the Saltlick Township Volunteer ...
