HIGH PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT SUSPENDING SERVICES

A fire department in Hempfield has suspended all services effective immediately.  WTAE-TV reports that High Park fire department took to its Facebook page to announce the suspension of services, saying that the current service agreement with Hempfield Township is “100 percent one-sided” and that the township fire chief was forcing the department to merge with the Grapeville fire company despite the wishes of High Park firefighters.  The Department also claimed that they were placed on probationary status and that their funding was cut in retaliation.