Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Department

08/23/2026

To those in the county who have access to the Ritchie Fire channel, please be advised. This needs resolved quickly.

07/25/2026

07/22/2026

Units 10, 13, 15, and around ten firemen responded to several flooding & roadway obstruction/trees down calls this evening in the wake of this afternoon’s storm. Most of the calls occurred in the Mountain area on Rt. 74 North.

07/13/2026

We’re saddened to announce the passing of longtime PVFD Ladies’ Auxiliary member Betty Horner. Betty was a member of our fire department family for nearly 70 years, beginning when her husband Larry Horner Sr joined the department in 1958.

She faithfully served in the Ladies Auxiliary for over 65 years. Many of those years were spent with her daughter Sondra and daughter in law Cheryl being members of the Auxiliary as well. Please keep her son, firefighter Larry Horner Jr, and the rest of their family in your prayers in the coming days.

Her funeral service will be Tuesday at 2pm at McCullough Funeral Home in Pennsboro.

07/04/2026

Happy 250th birthday to the greatest country the world has ever known. 🇺🇸

04/15/2026

Two fires before 10:00 am today. First call was for a brush fire at North Bend State Park at 0317. HVFD responded with two trucks and four personnel. Cairo Fire-EMS Department and Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department were also on scene. Second call was for a vehicle fire near Pennsboro. HVFD had one engine, one tanker and three personnel on scene along with Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Department. Please refrain from burning until we receive a significant amount of rain.

04/10/2026

This afternoon at 3:05pm, the Pennsboro, Ellenboro, & Harrisville VFDs were toned for a brush fire with exposures off of Rt 74 near Mountain. Engine 12, Unit 13 & UTV 17 responded with 5 personnel. A two acre area near an oil well was discovered mostly burned out upon arrival. The rest of the fire was quickly extinguished. The fire originated from a brush pile that had burned several days earlier during the proper burning hours, but had apparently not burned out completely.

While there was no wrongdoing here, we would like to remind everyone of the current burn laws. Please be cautious of your surroundings and the wind.