Quarryville Fire Department

At 3:15 Friday afternoon, QFD, Refton Fire Company, Willow Street Fire Coand Lancaster EMS responded to the 200 block of Buttercup Drive in Providence Township (Sunset Estates) for a mobile home fire. Engine 574 arrived and laid a supply line from Pine Blvd. to the scene. The … [Read more...]

On Thursday evening, Rescue 57 responded to assist Rawlinsville Volunteer Fire Company on a vehicle accident with entrapment in the 600 block of Lancaster Pike (Rt 272) in Providence Township. The call was originally dispatched as Rt. 272 and Truce Rd., but ended up being just … [Read more...]

On Tuesday evening, our crews trained on some new equipment that we have purchased, and some equipment that we may purchase in the future. The first was a followup training on the new SKED stretcher that we purchased with some of the grant money we received recently. This tool … [Read more...]

On Sunday July 15, Tanker 57 and crew were invited to take part in a "Big Water Drill" with the Union Fire Company No. 1 ~ Oxford, PA. The drill was a weekend training in which skills were taught to move alot water as quickly as possible. The drill centered on the use of multiple … [Read more...]

On Saturday July 14th, 4 QFD members traveled to the 43rd Annual Central Pennsylvania Antique Fire Apparatus Muster (Pump Primers) in Harrisburg. This is a chance for companies and private collectors to show off and display their apparatus from days gone by. We took Engine 572, a … [Read more...]

After 2 days of BBQ'ing, QFD members were able to relax a little bit on Saturday during the annual QFD Summer Picnic. This has been a new tradition started about 5 years ago, and by the amount of members, family and friends that attend, it is one of the best. Well over 100 people … [Read more...]

This is the week everyone waits for.  It is the annual Ferguson and Hassler Supermarket / QFD Chicken and Rib BBQ.  Thursday July 12th will be bbq chicken and Friday July 13th will be ribs.  It looks like it will be great weather, so come out, get a dinner and support your local … [Read more...]

During the very hot and humid July 4th week, QFD was kept busy with running 19 calls and handling several other details, such as the Company meeting and several fireworks stand-bys. Most of the calls were in the QFD first due area, with an assist to Union FC on a building fire in … [Read more...]

Thank you to C R Lapp's Family Restaurant for this great fund raiser for the QFD. Please visit them every Tuesday evening in July from 4 to 8 pm and in doing so, not only will you have a great meal at a great restaurant, but you will also be helping to raise money for our Fire … [Read more...]

Just after 7:30 pm, QFD was alerted to a mulch pile fire at Frey Brothers Mulch on Puseyville Road in East Drumore Township. Units arrived to find a large pile of mulch with what appeared to be a small fire. As crews dug into the pile, they found more fire and began wetting down … [Read more...]

Just after 3 am Tuesday morning, Tanker 57 was alerted as part of the 2nd alarm tanker task force assisting Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Inc. on a barn fire on Hubis Lane in the Calvert section of Cecil County MD (near the Plumpton Park Zoo). Tanker 57 dumped 4 loads of … [Read more...]

Just after 9 am, Rescue 57 was dispatched to assist the Rawlinsville Volunteer Fire Company on a vehicle accident with entrapment on Rt. 272 just North of Osceola Road in Drumore Township. EMS and Fire units arrived to find a serious two-vehicle accident with the vehicles … [Read more...]

Tonight, we had an awesome night at our Open House. Thank You to everyone who came out and visited the station and took part in this event. We figure that there was at least 200+ people who attended. This was great for our first open house since 2003. Again, THANK YOU to our … [Read more...]

At 10:49 pm Wednesday night, Engine 574 and Rescue 57 were alerted to assist the Willow Street Fire Co on a reported house fire in the first block of Snyder Hollow Road in Providence Township. Responding 50 units saw a large fire from several miles away and requested a 2nd alarm, … [Read more...]

It has been a few days since we have posted anything, mainly because there has not been many calls. However, the Volunteers have been very busy doing community events and station events. Here is some of the stuff going on. FF PJ Dalgaard and wife Carla had their baby as did FF … [Read more...]