With all of the Somber posts this past week with the passing of FF / Life Member Jimmy Ellis, we felt it was time for some good news!

We are proud to announce that the Apparatus committee has completed the spec and signed for a New Seagrave Marauder Pumper.

The spec features:
-Marauder 141” cab
-Cummins Engine
-Allison Automatic Transmission
-Hale 2000 GPM pump
-750 Gallon Tank
-Seating for 6 (5 ... (Full Story & Photos)

The schedule below contains the events for Wednesday July 20th.

Funeral mass is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at St. Bernard Parish, 311 Washington Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15216.

Fellow firefighters and companies that plan to attend the 10 a.m. mass Wednesday are to stage apparatus at the Mount Lebanon Cemetery, 509 Washington Rd, Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228. Mt. Lebanon Fire Department members will coordinate ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Adams Area Fire District, Butler County Station 42, regrets to announce the passing of Vice President and Life Member James “Jimmy” M. Ellis, Jr., aged 49, after a recent illness. Jimmy joined our parent organization, Mars Volunteer Fire Company, in 1990 as a teenage junior member. Except for being away for a tour in the Air National Guard, he remained an active member ever since. He served ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Thursday, May 19, Members of the Adams Area Fire District assisted the fourth grade classes and teachers at the Mars Area Elementary School with an Egg Drop Project. Egg drop projects are often used as STEAM class enhancements to help students explore basic concepts such as gravity, force and acceleration. The general idea was to have students design a container that would allow a cradled egg ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Adams Area Fire District often takes phone calls and receives visitors each year inquiring about what to do with or wishing to drop off their expired fire extinguishers.

The FACTS:
1. Fire Extinguishers DO have a useful life of 8-10 years if unused and they DO have expiration dates on the labels. If it doesn't have an expiration date, it's likely very old and my not work properly when you ... (Full Story & Photos)