| That new Fire Engine Smell....... |
| Mon. Sep 8th 2008 |
The Firefighters at Station 8 have been the recent receipients of a new Pierce cascade/rehab truck, and now are the proud owners of a brand new Ferrara Inferno attack pumper. It was delivered the Friday before Huricane Gustav was set to hit the FFA factory in Holden, LA .
Ferrara Fire Apparatus, In...
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| Station 8 Answers the Call at MDA Telethon |
| Sun. Aug 31st 2008 |
When MDA asked the Pasadena Fire Department to "man" some of their phones, 4 members of the service from Station 8 stepped up, and by all reports, a good time was had by all. Firefighters Heather Haskins and Jay Farrell, along with Lieutenant George Higgins, and Captain Cliff Wedgman took ...
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| Hurricane Preparedness - Hurricane Gustav |
| Fri. Aug 29th 2008 |
All station officers shall start preliminary preparations for foul weather. All personnel should review the severe weather procedures. All current weather predictions for probable Hurricane Gustav project the storm to increase to category 3 strength after entering the Gulf of Mexico. Most modeli...
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| That new Fire Engine Smell....... |
| Fri. Feb 1st 2008 |
Station 2 has been receiving plenty of NEW lately!
Their station itself is a state of the art example of what any urban Firehouse should consist of. It features exhaust evacuators for the truck bays, industrial washing machine and dryer for the heavy bunker gear, an excersize room, a conference/tra...
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| On-Line FILE LIBRARY being populated! |
| Thu. Jan 31st 2008 |
Thanks to some volunteers who have taken the extra time to edit, refine, and submit the documents, the FILES library is getting stocked with usefull info and form for both Firefighters and department officers.
Thanks go out to Santiago Diaz for the updated PFD Constitution and Bylaws.
Thanks ...
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| pasadenavfd.com has its 120th member! |
| Sun. Dec 2nd 2007 |
Jerry Marshall is the 120th person to gets his or her account at pasadenavfd.com!
Jerry joins the rest in being able to access many "members only" areas that have been populated with the likes of the PVFD Constitution and Bylaws thanks to PVFD's own Santiago Diaz.
A forum section h...
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| Another City of South Houston Parade of Lights in the books! |
| Sat. Dec 1st 2007 |
The unseasonably warm weather held out for the 2007 Parade of Lights, even though the forecasted rain threatened the entire evening.
Engine 21, Ladder 4, and Cascade 8 were joined by Jack Taylor's Engine 23 as entrants in this year's parade....
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| PVFD Children's Christmas Party a great success! |
| Sat. Dec 1st 2007 |
Each year, one of the high points of the holiday season is the annual PVFD Children's Christmas Party, and the 2007 party went off without a hitch. Drinks and snacks were served, presents were distributed, arts and crafts were created and judged, and Santa took pictures with the kids!...
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| 1st of 6 New Life Flight Helicopters Delivered |
| Wed. Nov 21st 2007 |
Eurocopter Deutschland delivered the first of six identical EC-145 helicopters to Memorial Hermann Hospital's Life Flight program to replace their current fleet of 3 BK-117s and 1 BO-105. Life Flight started the second air medical ambulance program in the United States with an SA319B Alouette I...
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| PVFD New Uniform Shirt Being Distributed! |
| Wed. Nov 21st 2007 |
Ed Keenan, PVFD Firefighter/Assistant Secretary/Treasurer of Station 10, rocks the new look as he is the first to model the new Blauer shirt at the Monday night meeting.
The shirt has reflective striping, and "Pasadena Fire" on the back, epaulets, and a badge ta...
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