Bradenville fire chief: Fund drive phone calls are bogus
Phone solicitations Derry Township residents have received from callers claiming to represent the local volunteer fire department are bogus, according to Bradenville Fire Chief Mark Piantine.
“Some people have been getting phone calls soliciting for the fire department for a fund drive, and we do not solicit on the phone,” Piantine said Thursday .
Piantine said he’d received reports of two such bogus calls. He stressed that the fire department conducts its fund drives by mail solicitations only.
The solicitations are mailed twice annually, he said, noting this year’s were sent in March and August.
Jeff Himler is a TribLive reporter covering Greater Latrobe, Ligonier Valley, Mt. Pleasant Area and Derry Area school districts and their communities. He also reports on transportation issues. A journalist for more than three decades, he enjoys delving into local history. He can be reached at jhimler@triblive.com.
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