Responding to neighbor’s 911 call, firefighters quickly knock down Third Avenue apartment fire

OLEAN — No injuries were reported when a fire broke out in an apartment at 450 Third Ave. about 12:59 a.m. Thursday. Olean Fire Department Capt. Nathan Veno said two […]
City firefighters stretched thin responding to house fire on North Sixth Street Friday

By RICK MILLER Olean Star City of Olean firefighters were stretched thin late Friday morning when fire broke out in a 2 ½-story house on North Sixth Street. The fire […]
Hundreds of kids, adults turn out for Olean’s first Fire Truck Spray Event

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The City of Olean’s first annual Fire Truck Spray Event on Thursday couldn’t have happened at a better time. With temperatures in the low 90s, […]
City firefighter hospitalized after house fire

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Olean firefighters responded to a 911 call Monday afternoon of a home on South 16th Street with heavy fire throughout the first floor. “Multiple lines […]
Olean Swift Water team, others respond to call for Pennsylvania flooding

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Members of the Olean Fire Department’s Swift Water Team were dispatched with a rescue boat Friday to Westfield, Pa., and Knoxville, Pa, where flooding […]
