Mahoning Valley Departments

[daysleeper47]

Are you a member or buff of another department in the area besides Youngstown? If so, tell us a little bit about that department. I am starting to work on a web-project creating seperate websites within my Youngstown site for other area departments. It should be up by summer. So please share with us about the stations, trucks, or any stories you may know about that department.

[yfdgricker]

I'm also an Austintown Fire Buff. HAHA! And all of you thought I was just a Youngstown Fire Buff Actually, my great uncle was fire chief for Austintown for a number of years before retiring in the 80's, my grandfather retired as a captain and my uncle (still on the department) is an Lt. I was in the Austintown Fire Department's explorer post as well but it's no longer in exsistance.

Ok, I'm going to sleep now! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[yfd4]

Can enlighten regarding Warren City Fd any info desired from 1891-present...just ask me and I'll gladly reply.....yfd4

[Box 2565]

Hi YFD4!

I have several questions regarding Warren.  One of the projects I'm working on right now is a data base of rigs built by Robinson Fire Apparatus of St. Louis.  The information that I received is that the WFD had a Robinson pumper delivered in 1912.  would you happen to know which companies it was assigned to, the GPM of the pump, and when was the rig disposed of?

Also, currently in the World of Fire report when I see runs in Warren there usually seems to be only an engine and truck responding.  How many companies does the WFD operate and from how many stations?

Thanks!

Steve

[yfd4]

Regarding the WFD Robinson which was delivered to Mill Creek Park in Youngstown and tested the same day as YFD's Robinson that probably went to No. 2 station on Oak and  Fruit Sts the truck was a 700 gpm with I believe what appears to be a double-piston-type dome pump mounted behind the driver and ran as Engine 1 or actually simply No. 1 on the rig which was marked WFD No. 1. I suspect it was elimnated shorltly after or during 1931 when the original chief DK Moser died and was succeeded by Edwin Oldacres.

The present WFD Roster is as follows:

Central Fire Station...111 South St....built 1971

Squad 1....1997 E-One/Hush 1500/750/FF-A,B....vista cab...TMP

Ladder 1...1992 E-One/Hurr 1500/200/95ft A/twr

Rescue 1....1997 E-One/Hush 3-dr Heavy Rescue/Haz-Mat/Command unit w/ vista cab


North End Fire Station...1435 N. Park Av...built 1918

closed permanently 1971


Southwest Fire Station....1275 Palmyra Rd...built 1963

decommissioned 1995...permanently transfered to WPD


East End Fire Station....1600 Youngstown Rd....built 1931...presently a private Ambulance Service


permanently closed 1971



Northeast Fire Station....Atlantic St and Kenilworth Ave...built 1957 but not opened till 1960


Engine 5....1989 Pierce/Arrow 1250/750 2-dr



Northwest Fire Station....2454 Parkman Rd...built 1963


Engine 6....1992 E-One/Cycl 1250/500 T/C Vista cab TMP


Reserve.....1984 Duplex/FMC 1250/750 2-dr
                  1974 GMC/ALF 100ft MM general duty aerial
                  1975 Jeep 12gpm Brush unit


Possibly 2 new trucks in the next 3 years including possibly one as a telesqurt.....plans for a new Southeast Fire Station NOT likely

[yfd4]

At its zenith Warren City Fire had 6 stations and 96 firefighters plus chief.Currently there are three stations and less than the authorized strength of 84 and actually less than the 75 that were on in 1999. The current plan is to hire sufficient persons to return to 75.The fire load here is not by any means excessive and the city has an ISO rating of 3 even with only the present setup.

[Box 2565]

Hello yfd4,

A couple more questions.  Why is the rig designated Squad 1?  Is it a rescue-engine or is the rig equipped with some other compliment of additional tools?

Is Rescue 1 staffed?

Thanks,

Steve

[yfd4]

Beginning in Oct 1921 wfd ran a downtown city service truck with 5 men to all alarms citywide of any structural proportions plus a disrict pump. This practice was carried thru till 1962 by which time the rig was upgraded(in 1948 ) to a junior aerial with more than 5 men. In oct 1962 some of these men were assigned to a pumper/tanker which from 1949 was for minor and out-of-city runs where no hydrant service existed. The then chief wanted this additional unit on all structure calls because it had a 600 gal booster for quick knock-downs without hooking up to a hydrant. Because the downtown station was in the center of the city it could easily accesss most areas quickly. A brief experiment in 1966 with a small hi-pressure unit failed and the tanker/pumper was returned to service. In 1969 the service aerial truck which was really a junior aerial was reduced to 1 person only as a driver, the tanker discontinued and a new Detroit-style Squad with a small hi-pressure booster pump put in service with a very large compliment of men. In 1992 this unit was removed from service and replaced with a rescue/pumper running 6 men. In 1997 a newer version of this unit entered service with the E-one Hush which is 38 feet long. It is a rescue/pumper but really only acts as a pumper/manpower squad with enough persons to advance an attack line with a back-up...again arriving in most cases first-due citywide  but not always. The heavy rescue/hazmat/command is normally cross-staffed by the squad and ladder personnel except on rare days when there are more than 9 men at the downtown station...actually 12 are needed for an independent rescue crew.

<admin note - a space was added between the 1948 and the ) so the board wouldn't put a smiley in.>

[yfd4]

Rumor has it that the Warren Fire Dept is in the process of selecting yet another Interim Chief. According to sources close to the FD the present Interim Chief J. Nutt will no longer be continuing on and likely will NOT be returning to duty as the Assistant Chief either but instead will be entering happy retirement. I repeat....Chief Nutt will be stepping aside...stepping aside....did you copy? copy?(is there an echo around here somewhere?) YFD4

[yfd4]

Rumor update...unknown at present if Interim Chief Nutt is coming or going? Also new Ford Explorer delivered to Central Station  in Warren Ohio FD awaiting outfitting as Command Vehicle.

[yfd4]

The permanent Chief offficer is on sick leave pending a disability finding and will likely retire when such status is granted thus necessitating an Interim chief at least for the immediate future.    YFD4

[cfde4]

box2565,
hi, i know some of them from Mahoning county
Campbell, Struthers, Poland, Loweville, Coitsville twp.
Springfield twp., New Middletown, Beaver twp.
Green twp. Canfield, Milton twp., North Jackson
Berlin twp and there are some others  i know
i can try to answer any questions about Campbell
evan

[daysleeper47]

FD Name
District
County/Numbering Sytem
Frequency

Austintown Twp FD      
Austintown      
Mahoning      150s      
155.7450            
Austintown 800

Beaver Twp FD      
North Lima      
Mahoning            
154.3250      141.3
     
Beloit FD      
Beloit      
Mahoning      34s      
154.0700      173.8
     
Berlin Twp FD      
Berlin Center      
Mahoning      30s      
154.0700      173.8
     
Boardman Twp FD      
Boardman      
Mahoning      70s      
154.1600      173.8
     
Campbell FD      
Campbell      
Mahoning      40s
                 
Cardinal JFD      
Canfield      
Mahoning      900s      
154.4000      173.8
     
Coitsville VFD      
Lowellville      
Mahoning            
154.2050      131.8
     
Craig Beach VFD      
Lake Milton      
Mahoning            
154.9950      173.8
     
Damascus VFD      
Damascus      
Mahoning      21s      
154.0700
           
Ellsworth Twp FD      
Ellsworth      Mahoning            
154.0700      173.8
     
Green Twp VFD      
Greenford      
Mahoning      35s
                 
Jackson Twp FD      
North Jackson      
Mahoning      
                 
Lowellville FD      
Lowellville      
Mahoning            
154.2050      173.8
     
Milton Twp FD      
Lake Milton      
Mahoning            
154.9950      
     
New Middletown Village FD      
New Middletown      
Mahoning            
154.2050      131.8
     
Sebring FD      
Sebring      
Mahoning      37s      
154.9650      
     
Springfield Twp FD      
New Springfield      
Mahoning            
158.7750      
     
Struthers FD      
Struthers      
Mahoning      80s
                 
Western Reserve JFD      
Poland      
Mahoning      90s      
154.2050      131.8
     
Youngstown FD      
Youngstown      
Mahoning      1s      
154.3700      162.2      
160.0350

[daysleeper47]

Steve, I think that is all of the departments in Mahoning County. If I am forgetting any, I'm sure Greg knows. Hope this helps. I am woirking on an apparatus list. I will post that in the next couple of days.

[cfde4]

joe
just to let you know you gave campbell coitsville's
number we dont have a county number that i am aware of
evan