ABOUT

The Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department is made up of three branches: 

• Fire Branch

• Emergency Medical Services Branch (EMS)

• Search and Rescue Branch (SAR)

The Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department has three career staff and approximately 70 volunteers. The department responds to emergent and non-emergent calls throughout the Petersburg Borough serving over 3,000 residents and visitors to our community.  Our primary response area is Service Area 1, however, we do respond to emergencies outside Service Area 1.  We respond on the road system via vehicles with personnel and equipment.  We respond off of the road system and to remote locations via boat, fixed-winged aircraft, or helicopter with personnel and equipment.

The Fire Branch has two Fire Stations, a training tower/burn room, a pump test pit, and 10 vehicles in its fleet.

• Station 1 is the main station where you can find the Career Staff, three 750 gallon Engines capable of pumping 1,250 gallons per minute, one 250 gallons Engine/Squad, two Basic Life Support/Advanced Life Support Ambulances, one SAR vehicle, and one Admin vehicle.

• Station 2 is located at Scow Bay and is unmanned.  It houses one 750 gallon Engine capable of pumping 1,250 gallons per minute and 3,500 gallon Water Tanker with a portable tank.  The Training tower/burn room and pump test pit are also located at Station 2.