Mark your calendar that Santa Claus will be riding in a Pleasant Unity VFD fire truck to visit local children in the PUVFD home fire district on Sunday, December 16, 2018 starting around 12 Noon. Santa will have treats for the kids, please listen for the firetruck sirens as they enter your street and send the kids out to see Santa. This is an old tradition sponsored by PUVFD every holiday season.
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Tickets are available for the Pleasant Unity VFD's 34th Bonanza Dinner and Elimination Drawing to be held Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the fire department social hall. This annual fundraiser is the longest running fundraising event held by the department currently in its 34th year! The evening consists of a cocktail and hors d'eourves hour from 5 to 6 PM with a buffet dinner to begin at 6 PM. After dinner the elimination drawing begins offering 17 prizes @ $100 each, 1...
The Third annual PUVFD Golf Outing is being held this coming Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Glengarry Golf Links in the Lycippus section of our home response district. We still have room for more golfers to join us on Saturday, it is a 2:30 PM shotgun start. The outing includes golf, cart, steak dinner and dogs at the turn as well as refreshments on the course. We have several skill prize holes and more. Your local volunteer fire department greatly appreciates your sup...
Pleasant Unity VFD's annual letter fund drive campaign is now underway. Firefighters folded and stuffed letters Tuesday evening and letters went out in the mail this morning. This letter drive is labeled as 2018-19 as we did not get the letter drive sent out in 2018. Several of our residents did send their annual donation anyway in 2018 and we greatly appreciate their dedication to our all volunteer fire department. We did send this letter drive to everyone on o...
Pleasant Unity VFD has brought back a popular fundraising ticket. Get your chance to win a Cub Cadet Z-Force Zero Turn - 4 wheel steering tractor with a 48" fabricated deck, a Cub Cadet 21", 24 h.p. 3 in 1 Push Mower and a Cub Cadet 17 cu. ft. Utility Cart. Also included are an Echo brand String Trimmer, Chain Saw and Handheld Blower all on a 6' X 10' tow behind trailer. Yes, the winner will have enough equipment to start their own lawncare business! Tick...
The Spring Sportsmen's Bash tickets are now available. This annual event will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM at the PUVFD social hall. The ticket includes a chance to win 13 guns on the ticket and 4 cash prizes. Additional raffles will be held throughout the evening. These tickets go very fast so we suggest you get your tickets early. As always we thank you for your continued support.
Mark your calendar that Santa Claus will be riding in a Pleasant Unity VFD fire truck to visit local children in the PUVFD home fire district on Sunday, December 16, 2018 starting around 12 Noon. Santa will have treats for the kids, please listen for the firetruck sirens as they enter your street and send the kids out to see Santa. This is an old tradition sponsored by PUVFD every holiday season.
The Annual PUVFD Bonanza elimination dinner and drawing is scheduled for Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall. This is the 33rd year we have conducted this fundraising event which is very much enjoyed by those who attend. Tickets are now available from any Pleasant Unity Firefighter or contact the event chairperson Hilary Bacha at 724-875-2349 or by email at bonanza@puvfd.org. PLEASE CLICK ON THE "FILES" TA...
UPDATE - AS OF APPROXIMATELY 12:15 PM THIS DATE - THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY 911 CENTER IS BACK FULLY ON LINE.Note: Firefighters were available at the Unity Township Fire Stations during the outage to answer station phones and handle walk-in contacts during the outage. We also were able to have crews available "in station" for immediate response due to the fact we knew there would possibly be a delay being notified of an emergency. Your Unity Township Emergency Managemen...
The PUVFD Spring Sportsmen's Bash is being held Saturday, March 3, 2018 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM at the department social hall. Tickets have been distributed and available through your regular ticket sources. Anyone looking for tickets can try the Country Café in Pleasant Unity or email to gunbash@puvfd.org.
Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department continues the longtime tradition of driving Santa Claus around the PUVFD home fire district to visit with the kids of our area. Santa will begin at 12 Noon on Sunday, December 17th and travel throughout the PUVFD district. Have the kids listen for the fire trucks as they hit your street and send them out to see Santa and get their treat bag from one of Santa's elf's. Merry Christmas from the Officers and Members of Pleasant Unity...
The Unity Township Fire Bureau in conjunction with Giant Eagle Pharmacy is sponsoring a Flu Shot Clinic at Pleasant Unity VFD Social Hall on Monday, November 20, 2017 beginning at 6:30 PM. Flu shots will be available for ANY local resident as well as firefighters and their families. The Flu Shots are FREE if you provide your health insurance card and as a bonus Giant Eagle will provide a $5.00 gift card credit for Giant Eagle Advantage Card holders and those who do not have a Giant E...
The Pleasant Unity VFD Fall Sportsmen's Bash tickets are now available for purchase. The bash will be held SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Pleasant Unity VFD social hall and grounds behind the station. The ticket features mostly all Browning brand firearms with a couple AR-15's also in the mix of prizes. The ticket includes a "GUN BLITZ" from 7:00 to 7:30 where a Browning firearm is given away EVERY 5 MINUTES! This bash is reco...
On behalf of the Officers and Members of Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department, we wish to thank everyone for participating, supporting or attending the PUVFD 100th Anniversary Celebration held in conjunction with the Westmoreland County Firemen's Association 82nd annual convention. The entire event went off exactly as planned and the weather was beautiful. There are so many people to thank for making this happen so just want to say THANK YOU to every business, resident, neighb...
Friday and Saturday, June 9 & 10 we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department by hosting the 82nd Westmoreland County Firemen's Convention. Everything is prepped and ready to go behind the Pleasant Unity Fire Station for a nice, family oriented, fun filled weekend. The events and times for the weekend are listed below, please come and take part in this community milestone. Bring the kids and enjoy this event that was designed to ho...
Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department members, officers, fire corps members and community volunteers have been working hard planning a special 100th Anniversary Celebration to commemorate the origination of PUVFD in 1917. A series of events are planned to honor those who dedicated their time, knowledge and souls while having served or continue to serve as a firefighter with this department since 1917. We are very proud to be the first fire depart...
PUVFD provides treats and a ride for Santa Claus to visit local kids in our home fire district each year. This event, typically held the Sunday before Christmas, has Santa on the back of a Pleasant Unity VFD fire truck visiting kids before Christmas. A special "thank you" to the residents who provided our crew of "elfs" with cookies and snacks during the afternoon event.
Longtime PUVFD Firefighter Edward J. Hutter passed away December 14, 2016. Please see obituary notice below. Edward Joseph Hutter, 73, of Pleasant Unity, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born February 15, 1943 in Greensburg, a son of the late Edison J. and Betty I. (Minerd) Hutter. “Red Ball” as he was known to many owned and operated the E.J. Hutter Garage in Pleasant Unity and was a graduate of Hurst High School.&nbs...
Santa Claus will be making his rounds throughout the Pleasant Unity VFD home fire district THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18TH starting at 1:00 pm. Please watch and listen for the firetrucks on your street beginning at 1:00 pm. We typically start in Humphreys and continue to the following areas: Hillside Estates, Weatherton Estates, uptown Pleasant Unity, Jamison, Shantytown, Glengarry Golf area, Lycippus, Highlands Plan, Possum Hollow, High Meadows, Fess and back through Lycippus typic...
As part of the PUVFD 100th Anniversary and Westmoreland County Firemens Convention being held on June 8, 9 & 10, 2017 at the Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department, the department is putting together a keepsake book filled with photos and historical information to commemorate the 100th anniversary of PUVFD. Individuals, families and businesses may include a paid advertisement in memory of a former PUVFD firefighter, in honor of a current PUVFD firefighter or provide an organizat...
Monday, November 14th at 7pm the officers and members of PUVFD invite the public to join us for our second planning meeting for next year's celebration. Any interested persons in lending a helping hand in anyway next year are asked to please try to attend this next meeting. We appreciate any and all help and realize we will need some assistance from the public to make this event a memorable one. We hope to see you!
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REFLECTIVE ADDRESS SIGNS
Junior Firefighters are needed!! The fire companies that comprise the Unity Township Fire Bureau have initiated a Junior Firefighter Recruitment Campaign at the Greater Latrobe Senior High School. Please watch the short video produced by Greater Latrobe students to help with our campaign by clicking the link below.
Any prospective Junior Firefighter or their parents who have any questions may contact Chief John Bacha at chief@puvfd.org.