IN Murrysville Spring 2014 | Page 55

White Valley Volunteer Fire Department Firefighters responded to 471 alarms for 2,918 total man-hours. The alarms varied from structure fires to vehicle accidents to brush fires. Leading the alarms for 2013 were false automatic alarms (134), vehicle accidents (86), structure fires (35), and gas leaks/fuel spills/chemical spills (27). Please visit the White Valley Volunteer Fire Department’s website at www. whitevalleyvfd.org for information on the fire department’s activities and events. D ue to vacancies created by retirements and voluntary separations, personnel changes included the hiring of two (2) full-time Police Officers. One Police Officer was promoted to Sergeant and one Sergeant was promoted to the rank of Detective Sergeant. The Municipality hired two (2) full-time Public Works Laborers and promoted three (3) full-time Public Works employees to vacant Operator and Truck Driver positions. Other accomplishments included: • Completion of the renovated Murrysville Community Library’s Children’s area. • Welcomed the Blue Spruce Shoppes at the former Blue Spruce Motel site. • Completed the Co