Crawford/Venango County Fire School
West Mead #1 sent four members to fire school over the weekend of September 6-7. Department members took courses covering basement fires, emergency vehicle driving, and incident safety officers. […]
Drafting Training, RIT on Highway 86
This week for training we focused on the fundamentals of drafting with the engines. […]
Live Fire Training
West Mead #1 and several other departments were invited by Cochranton Volunteer Fire Department to train with live fire at the Crawford-Venango County Fire School burn building near Cambridge Springs. […]
Vehicle Rescue Training, Storm Response
This week’s drill focused on rehearsing basic vehicle extrication evolutions. With severe weather just to our north in Erie County, members briefly reviewed scene size-up, rescuer and patient safety, and stabilization. […]
Tanker Shuttle Training
Fire departments from around the county teamed together to continue to refine tanker shuttle and dump tank operations. […]
Controlled Burn, West Mead Dodgeball
The fire officers of West Mead #1 and West Mead #2 changed things up this week for drill. […]
Tour of Meadville Health and Rehab
Mutual aid department West Mead #2 hosted a site tour of Meadville Health and Rehab. […]
Water Rescue, Water Movement Drills
While several members were training on water movement with mutual aid departments, West Mead 1 divers and swift water personnel trained with the Crawford County Scuba Team. […]
Mutual Aid Live Fire Training
West Mead #1 partnered with Cochranton, East Mead, Greenwood, and Utica Volunteer Fire Departments to conduct training at the Crawford/Venango Fire School burn building. […]
Surface Ice Rescue, Primary Search Drills
West Mead #1 ran two drills this week for training. […]