Welcome to Westmoreland County Team 211 Rough Terrian Support Unit.

" Team 211 Were Not Just for Brush Fires Anymore "

History of the Team

     Westmoreland County TEAM 211 Rough Terrain Fire & Rescue (R T F R) is a self- supporting support team for search, rescue, and brush/wildland fires. R T F R is an all volunteer team that uses mostly our own money to buy and build all of the equipment that we use. From ATV’s, stokes trailers,tanks,pumps and hand tools, the members pay for these things right out of their own pockets. Our team currently responds throughout 5 counties providing our service, working with the Red Cross, PEMA, FEMA, PA State Police and the PA Turnpike Commission.

What We Provide

RTFR is available to assist any emergency agency with: -Wildland firefighting -All natural disasters -Search and rescue -Remote crime scene access and lighting for law enforcement -Physical recovery -ATV and man power on foot -Enclosed trailer used as command -Tow behind water tankers with pumps that can be used as drop tanks. Not only can we provdide help in the above ways but we also are teamed up with Murrysville Medic One who responds to all of our calls with there rehab unit not just for our protection but yours as well!

Evolution From then to Now

Remember a time when men fighting wildfires with damp feed sacks and any tool they had at hand, and had to carry all the things they would need to fight the fire in on foot. Then came the tools like the Brush broom, Drip torch, Indian tanks, Pulaski, Flapper and the Council tools. Despite the new technology, hand tools used in wildfire fighting have not changed over the years nor the way you carry them into the frontline. In the early 50's a new fleet of fire trucks was put into service and put an end to the farmer's despair over fires throughout rural America. These trucks could carry 500 to 700 gallons of water, even produce trucks carrying milk cans full of water were used to help supply the pumpers. In the 50's came the use of the Jeep, it could haul 80 gallons of water, a pump, hose reel and hand tools. Now with Team 211 we use ATV’s to carry water,tools and manpower into the frontline. We can't haul 500 or 700 gallons of water, most of the tanks we use are only 55 gallons. But with 5 or more ATV's running back and forth we can carry more water to the frontline. If a man goes down how many of your people will it take to get them out? With Team 211 it will take 1 to 2 people. Our ATV’s and manpower on foot not only help with fires but also search and rescue. When the next wildfire, brush fire or missing or lost person call comes in, give us a call.