West Mifflin #3 Volunteer Fire Company

What West Mifflin #3 Volunteer Fire Company does

West Mifflin #3 Volunteer Fire Company (also known as Station 295 and South End Rescue Company) is a nonprofit volunteer fire company founded in September 1938 as the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Company, headquartered at 3722 Rodeo Drive, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The organization provides 911-dispatched emergency services — firefighting, vehicle and technical rescue, aircraft firefighting/rescue, hazardous material response, and emergency medical services — to residents and property owners in the south end of West Mifflin, including the Glencoe Plan, President's Plan, Park Ave/Pittsburgh-McKeesport Blvd corridor, Lebanon Church Road area, Mifflin Estates, and Lower Lebanon. Volunteers complete over 500 hours of specialized training and respond to more than 360 calls per year, a number that is growing annually. Mutual aid relationships with Skyview Station 296 and Dravosburg VFD#1 extend operational coverage through joint drills and community initiatives such as the UPMC Children's Hospital Toy Drive.

The company's core technology and product surface consists of specialized firefighting and rescue apparatus — including Rescue 295 (a 2003 Saulsbury Heavy Rescue Pumper with 1,500 GPM pump, 500-gallon water tank, 130-gallon foam tank, four pre-connected hydraulic rescue tools, rescue air bags, and a 30 KW hydraulic generator) and a recently modernized fleet after the December 2020 retirement of Engine 295 (1990 Grumman Firecat), Truck 295 (1989 Grumman Aerial Cat), and Squad 295 (2006 Ford F-350). Digital infrastructure is limited to a YourFirstDue.com-hosted website, a Broadcastify radio feed, a Facebook page, and PayPal-enabled donations.

Revenue is generated entirely through community support mechanisms rather than fee-for-service contracts: an Annual Fund Drive (suggested $50 per household and $100 per business donations), 400-seat banquet hall rentals (built in 1975), electronic sign rentals ($5/day, $20/week, $45/month), a member social club with bar and food service, and an online merchandise store. The organization is governed by a Chief (Craig McDivett), Deputy Chief (Dan O'Connell Jr.), Assistant Chief (Butch Hagan), Captain (Sean Dornin), Lieutenant (Mason Hagan), Chief Engineer (Paul Bidzilya), a President (Greg Hlasnick), Vice President (Terry Bentley), Treasurer (Trudy Pavlik), Financial Secretary (Dale Pavlik), and a Board of Directors. Customer acquisition is community-led — through Facebook, the website, local school and church partnerships, and the CCAC FireVEST scholarship program — with no traditional sales motion or external investors.

Name

West Mifflin #3 Volunteer Fire Company

Legal name

West Mifflin #3 Volunteer Fire Company

Website

https://wm3vfc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

West Mifflin #3 Volunteer Fire Company is a nonprofit volunteer fire company founded in 1938, providing 911-dispatched firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical services to the south end of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, funded primarily by community donations and ancillary hall and sign rentals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

Keywords

• Volunteer firefighting
• Emergency response
• Fire suppression
• Rescue services
• Fire safety education

Headquarters

HQ city

West Mifflin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Annual fund drive with suggested donations of $50 for households and $100 for businesses. The organization also conducts fundraising events such as Sportsmen's Bashes, car cruises, and holiday toy drives.
2. Hall Rental: 400-seat banquet hall available for rental to generate revenue.
3. Sign Rental: Electronic sign rental service: $5/day, $20/week, $45/month with additional fees for logos/pictures.
4. Social Club: Social club with bar and food service operating during specific hours, generating revenue from beverage and food sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

West Mifflin #3 Volunteer Fire Company is a private nonprofit volunteer fire company providing 24/7 firefighting, emergency medical, vehicle and technical rescue, hazardous material response, and aircraft firefighting/rescue services to the South End of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The organization supplements its emergency mission with ancillary community services including a 400-seat banquet hall rental, electronic sign rental, a member social club with bar and food service, an online merchandise store, and an annual donation fund drive.

Product overview

West Mifflin #3 Volunteer Fire Company operates as a community volunteer fire department with a fleet of specialized fire apparatus including Engine 295, Rescue 295, and support vehicles. The organization supplements its emergency services with ancillary revenue-generating services including hall rental, sign rental, a social club, an online store, and online donation processing. The fire apparatus fleet has undergone recent modernization, with retired vehicles replaced by newer models, including a 2020 Ford F-250 replacing Squad 295.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Response Services 24/7 volunteer firefighting, vehicle and technical rescue, hazardous material response, aircraft firefighting/rescue, and emergency medical services delivered through 911 dispatch to the South End of West Mifflin, PA. Supported by a specialized fleet and volunteer firefighters who complete over 500 hours of training. The organization responded to over 360 calls in the most recent reported year.
• Hall Rental A 400-seat banquet hall built onto the fire station, available for rental to host community events, private parties, and gatherings. Pricing requires direct contact via phone (412) 466-5090. The facility was built by volunteer labor and has been in continuous operation since 1975.
• Sign Rental Electronic sign rental service allowing local businesses and organizations to display rotating messages, with pricing of $5.00 per day, $20.00 per week, or $45.00 per month. Signs display in rotation for 6-8 seconds per slide, with an additional $2.00 fee for logos or pictures.
• Social Club A members-only social club with bar and food service generating revenue to support the volunteer fire company. Operating hours are Sunday 12PM-7:30PM, Monday-Thursday 3PM-11PM, Friday 3PM-12AM, and Saturday 12PM-12AM.
• Online Store Online merchandise store for the fire company, allowing supporters to purchase branded items to support the volunteer organization.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dravosburg VFD#1coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partner in the annual Children's Hospital Toy Drive, which has been a community tradition for 6 years. Collaborates on community outreach initiatives supporting UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
• Skyview Station 296coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary mutual aid partner for the majority of calls in the service area. Conducts joint drill nights for search and truck company operations to ensure smooth dual-dispatch operations.
• Independence Township Volunteer Fire DepartmentminorOthersRetired Engine 295 (1990 Grumman Firecat) was transferred to this department in Beaver County after being replaced in December 2020.
• McDaniel's Fire & RescueminorOthersRetired Truck 295 (1989 Grumman Aerial Cat) was transferred to this department in Breckinridge, Kentucky after being replaced in December 2020.
• Cornerstone Christian Preparatory AcademyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal private school where fire prevention demonstrations are conducted. Students raised funds through a 'Penny War' fundraiser and made a donation to the fire company.
• The Source Church PittsburghminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal church that conducted community outreach by visiting the firehouse with donations and receiving a tour. Represents ongoing mutual community support relationship.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• 1st Due Custom Solutions: Vendor partner that supplied custom grill numbers for West Mifflin #3's South End Rescue vehicle. Functions as a fire/EMS apparatus customization and software vendor adjacent to the company's operations, comparable as an ecosystem enabler for volunteer fire departments.
• YourFirstDue Inc. Provider of the website platform powering wm3vfc.com (news, calendar, apparatus gallery, member login, donation processing). Functions as an adjacent technology vendor serving volunteer fire and EMS organizations with digital infrastructure comparable to West Mifflin #3's needs.
• National Volunteer Fire Council: National membership organization representing volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue services. Comparable as the industry-association peer for any volunteer fire company, providing advocacy, training resources (including the FireVEST scholarship program in which West Mifflin #3 participates), and funding-access programs.

Direct peers

• Skyview Volunteer Fire Department (Station 296): Primary mutual aid partner covering the majority of West Mifflin #3's calls, with joint drill nights for search and truck company operations. Functions as a directly comparable volunteer fire organization in the same West Mifflin / Allegheny County service cluster with overlapping response territory.
• Independence Township Volunteer Fire Department: Beaver County, PA volunteer fire department that received West Mifflin #3's retired Engine 295 (1990 Grumman Firecat) in December 2020. Comparable rural-to-suburban Pennsylvania volunteer fire organization with similar apparatus fleet profiles and mutual aid regional integration.
• West Mifflin #1 Volunteer Fire Company: Sister volunteer fire company serving the same West Mifflin borough. Directly comparable structure: volunteer-staffed, nonprofit, donation-driven, single-station fire and rescue provider with overlapping mutual aid relationships in the South Pittsburgh region.
• Dravosburg Volunteer Fire Department #1: Pennsylvania-based volunteer fire department that is an explicit mutual aid partner of West Mifflin #3, co-hosting the annual Children's Hospital Toy Drive for six years. Operates with a similar volunteer membership model, donation-funded revenue base, and community-event revenue streams in the same regional cluster.
• West Mifflin #2 Volunteer Fire Company: Another West Mifflin borough volunteer fire company with the same charter structure as #1 and #3. Identical operating model — community-funded, volunteer-staffed fire/rescue with social club and hall-rental revenue streams — making it a tightly comparable peer for benchmarking.

Regional players

• McDaniel's Fire & Rescue: Kentucky-based volunteer fire/rescue organization that received West Mifflin #3's retired Truck 295 (1989 Grumman Aerial Cat) in December 2020. Comparable volunteer-staffed model with technical rescue capability, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WM3VFC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/west-mifflin-vfc-3

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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