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Sat. Aug 14th 2010
Multiple calls at one time

At 1722 hrs on August 14th Station 67 was dispatched to 2 calls at one time, The first one was a motorcycle accident vs dear&...

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Fri. Aug 13th 2010
2 Calls in one day

Station 67 was again busy on August 13th, The 1st call was a Automatic Fire Alarm on Rt 286 at Charlene Lane, and the 2nd cal...

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Wed. Aug 11th 2010
Station 67 runs 5 calls in 9 hour period

August 11th was a busy day for Station 67 , 5 calls in one day, The first call was a little before 9am for vehicle accident w...

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Mon. Aug 30th 2010
Declare Independence 4 still on sale

Reminder that we still have a few of the Declare Independence 4 tickets still on sale. Cost is $20.00 starts on Sept 11th and...

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Sun. Aug 15th 2010
Bell Twp Vfd Video 2010

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Sat. Aug 7th 2010
Plane Crash in Bell Township

The Bell Township Vfd was dispatched to a plane crash at 0925Hrs  to 2295 Route 286 in Bell Township. A twin engine , 5 ...

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Salina, PA  15680

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The Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department was born when on "December 5th, 1938, a raging blaze leveled the town hall in Salina, After struggling in vain to halt the flames with a hand pump and bucket brigades, residents decided the needed something better." May 23rd , 1944, The Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department was chartered. The department consisted of 39 members with P.C. Shear serving as the first Fire Chief. The first officers of the BTVFD were Roy Muffley; President, L.T. Carahn; Secretary, Harry Carnham; Treasurer, Plummer Shear; Chief and C.W. Hicks; Assistant Chief. General Refractories donated  a garage which housed their first truck - a 1945 International. In 1968 & 1969 two new trucks were purchased to replace the 1945 International. Both trucks were customized by American Fire Apparatus Company. Both trucks had 1000 gallon booster tanks and were capable of pumping 750 gallons per minute. They were both equipped and carried a total of 800 feet of 2-1/2 inch hose, 2000 feet of 1-1/2 inch hose, 1000 gallon portable water tanks, a generator, two ground ladders and numerous other items. Value of these trucks were $60,000.00 each. The Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary was an important asset to the fire department. These ladies aided the department by taking care of the fire hall, running the kitchen and raising money for improvements and maintenance of the hall.

Today the Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department proudly protects its 2,500 residents in a 34 square mile area by providing Fire-Rescue and EMS Assistance on high priority medical emergencies. The department has 25 active members and is lead into action by Chief Jeff Duffner with two engines, one rescue and one brush truck.


 








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