Sta 670 Washington Twp VFD is located in Fryburg, PA.
The Washington Township VFD was organized in 1951. We were assigned station number 670 in the early 2000s by Clarion County Office of Emergency services (9-1-1) where we are dispatched through. We provide fire and rescue services to all of Washington Twp and the western portion of Knox Twp in Clarion County. We average around 100 calls for service a year with approximately 20 trained firefighters. Some of the common calls for service we are dispatched for are...Structure fires, brush fires, vehicle fires, vehicle crashes (with injuries and or entrapment), technical rescues (rope, high angle, confined space), weather related incidents (trees down, flooded basements and roads), hazmat calls (fuel spills, natural gas leaks, carbon monoxide incidents), search and rescues, EMS assists when requested by the ambulance (additional EMTs or driver needed, lifting assistance), and are also automatically dispatched with the ambulance for “Echo” level medical calls. (calls requiring CPR/AED such as cardiac arrest). The department also provides automatic aid for the Farmington Twp, and Shippenville/Elk Twp fire departments in Clarion Co, Marienville Fire Dept in Forest Co, and Pinegrove Twp fire department in Venango Co.
The department owns and operates 5 pieces of equipment to serve the community.
Engine 12 - 1999 HME 4Guys pumper with a 6 man cab 1500GPM pump and 1000Gal tank.
Rescue 16 - 2014 Spartan 4Guys rescue with a 500gpm pump, 300gal water tank, 10gal foam tank, foam system, cascade, PTO generator, "jaws of life".
Tanker 14 - 2004 Kenworth 4Guys tanker with a 1500GPM pump and a 2500Gal tank.
Brush 15 - 2008 Dodge 5500 4Guys brush unit with a 250GPM pump 300Gal tank w/mad dog.
Utility 1 - 2014 Kubota 1100 Diesel UTV 75 gallon water tank with a High Pressure Low volume Pump.
Fire Dept line officers for 2016-
Chief - Brady Kapp Jr
Assistant Chief - Doug Smerkar
2nd Assistant Chief - Shane Smerkar
Lieutenant - Seth Beary
Safety Officer - Ike Boehme
Chief Engineer - Leonard Hoffman
Fire police Captain - Tom Nale
Fire Dept administrative officers for 2016 -
President - Justin Nale
Vice President - Ed Hoffman
Secretary - Jason Hoffman
Treasure - Adam Faller
Relief Treasure - Doug Smerkar
Current Board of Directors -
Mike Buzard
Bob Carbaugh
Adam Faller
Ed Hoffman
Jason Hoffman
Leonard Hoffman
Brady Kapp
Justin Nale
Doug Smerkar
Shane Smerkar
