Open house set at Monessen VFD No. 1

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

Community members are welcome to stop by from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Monessen Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 will host its second annual open house Saturday.

The event will provide an opportunity for local residents to stop by, learn how the station operates and meet their neighborhood heroes.

The open house will run from noon to 4 p.m. and will include walkthroughs on the processes firefighters follow when responding to an emergency call, informational talks about fire department procedures and...

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