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Two firefighters injured in Clearfield County fire, explosion

Monday, August 30 by wcednews

Beccaria Township, PA – Two firefighters were injured after a garage fire and a resulting explosion in Clearfield County over the weekend, but details are still scarce. Fire crews were called the to the scene on Evergreen Drive in Beccaria Township, near Coalport, just before... Read More.

Six people without home after S Brady St fire

Saturday, August 28 by wcednews

DuBois, PA - Six people are left without a home after fire damaged an apartment building on South Brady Street in DuBois earlier this week. The building in the 200 block of South Brady Street caught fire around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Although it was reportedly a... Read More.

Brockway man killed in one-vehicle Route 28 crash

Friday, August 27 by wcednews

Redbank Township, PA – A Brockway man was killed in a one-vehicle crash in Clarion County on Wednesday. 54-year-old Jeffrey Comito had been driving his Chevy Equinox on Route 28 in Redbank Township just after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. He lost control for unknown reasons, left the... Read More.

$600K in volunteer fire assistance grants awarded to 109 departments

Thursday, August 19 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania has awarded $602,306 in grants to help our state’s rural communities increase protection from wildfires. The grants were awarded to qualifying local firefighting forces in rural areas and communities with fewer than 10,000 people. The funding may be used for training and... Read More.

Neighbor extinguishes flames after man sets own house on fire

Thursday, August 12 by wcednews

Warsaw Township, PA – A quick-thinking neighbor was able to save a home and a life recently in Jefferson County. An unnamed person had ingested several different types of prescription pills and intentionally set his own house on fire on Bell Run Road near Warsaw... Read More.

Overnight fire destroys Luthersburg woodmill

Tuesday, August 10 by wcednews

Brady Township, PA – A woodmill caught fire in Brady Township, near Luthersburg, overnight last night. The first calls to fire companies came around 1 a.m. this morning, with a caller reporting visible flames from a woodmill along Evergreen Road, which appears to be Colonial... Read More.

Fire damages PA Industrial Heat Transfer in Saint Marys

Friday, August 6 by wcednews

Saint Marys, PA – A business in Elk County is damaged after a late night fire. PA Industrial Heat Transfer in Saint Marys reportedly caught fire just after 11 p.m. Thursday. A caller told fire crews that they could see fire coming from the loading docks. When... Read More.

Everyone escapes house fire near Big Run

Friday, August 6 by wcednews

Henderson Township, PA – A home near Big Run was damaged in a fire yesterday, but thankfully everyone was able to escape. A home along Big Run Prescottville Road in Jefferson County caught fire around 2:45 Thursday afternoon. Although it was originally reported in the garage,... Read More.

Downed power line causes small fire in Curwensville

Monday, July 26 by wcednews

Curwensville, PA – Sunday in Curwensville, a downed power line caused a small fire and a power surge. Company 8 Rescue Hose and Ladder got called to a home on Bailey Road in Curwensville just after noon Sunday for a tree that had snapped a... Read More.

DuBois VFD fights Gateway Towers apartment fire, other alarms

Monday, July 19 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – DuBois Volunteer Fire Department had back-to-back calls on Sunday. First, crews were called out to Martin's Grocery Store for an activated alarm from a air conditioning unit. That call was mostly uneventful. However, then the DuBois Volunteer Fire Department was almost immediately afterwards... Read More.

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