Carbon V.F.D. Station 23
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member outdoorboy34
N 40° 17.359 W 079° 33.547
17T E 622474 N 4460865
The Carbon VFD is located at 421 Juniper Street in the village of Carbon, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WMKXQF
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Kurt Franke
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The Carbon Volunteer Fire Department is a progressive, 100% volunteer department located in the Municipality of Hempfield Township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Carbon is situated just outside the City of Greensburg and is 30 miles, or about one half hour east of Pittsburgh. The Carbon Fire Department (Station 23) is responsible for providing fire protection and rescue services to the residents and visitors of Carbon and its neighboring communities in a suburban area of central Hempfield Township.

The Carbon Fire Department operates entirely out of one fire station which is located in Carbon. Carbon is dispatched by Westmoreland County 911 over the countywide fire dispatch channel and Hempfield Township Fire Dispatch over.

The Carbon Fire District consists of the communities of Carbon, Swede Hill, and Haydenville; the housing plans/subdivisions of Heather Ridge, Hempfield Manor, Westwind Acres, Westwind Estates, Woodward Estates, Grandview Estates, Mount Odin, and Cool Valley; the Menock Manor and Suburban Estates Trailer Parks, Oakridge Estates Townhomes, Hunt Club Villas Condominium Complex, the Greensburg-Hempfield Business Park, and a large stretch of retail and commercial property along State Route 136 (West Newton Road) and U.S. Route 30 (Lincoln Highway).

Additionally, Carbon is often called to assist (provide mutual aid to) other nearby communities such as Fort Allen, Midway/St. Clair, South Greensburg, Southwest Greensburg, and the City of Greensburg thus bringing our total population to nearly 70,000 residents and our annual call volume to 400-500 fire calls per year.

Some of the more well known fundraisers throughout the year are the annual fish fry which takes place during Lent, and our annual jeep ticket sales which are held from early October to New Year's Day.
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer

EMS Involvement: no

Has 911 Dispatch: yes

Has Emergency Call Box: yes

Has Emergency Siren: yes

Has Fire Pole: no

Average Alarms Per Year: 500

Number of Firetrucks: 4

Related Website: [Web Link]

Physical Address:
421 Juniper Street
Greensburg, PA USA
15601


Number of Emergency Staff: 30

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