Quarryville Fire Department

Wednesday night was a fantastic night for the annual Solanco Fair Parade. Thousands and thousands of people lined the streets for the two-hour parade. This parade is a major undertaking by the fair committee, Quarryville Borough and the QFD Fire Police. Weeks and weeks of … [Read more...]

On Saturday, 14 firefighters (9 of them QFD members) completed the practical day of our Truck II class. This lass built upon the things learned in Truc I, and focuses mostly on operating in and on commercial structures. We were very fortunate to be able to do the practical … [Read more...]

Just before 1 pm, QFD and Union Fire Company No. 1 ~ Oxford, PA EMS responded to Pine Drive in Colerain Township for a vehicle accident with a car into a house. Units arrived to find significant damage to the car and the house. The scene was stabilized and turned over to PSP. The … [Read more...]

Never Forget 9-11-01 and those that are sick, suffering and still sacrificing. … [Read more...]

On Sunday morning, our members and friends were able to join together with many, many other emergency service providers from across the area to climb in the Lancaster PA 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lancaster Barnstormers Clipper Magazine Stadium. This is an annual event that … [Read more...]

Tuesday night before the monthly Company Meeting, as the siren was blowing for a relocate to Cecil County Station 8, the new Engine 574 pulled into the parking lot. The engine looked even better than most of us imagined, and will be a great rural tactical engine. The tools and … [Read more...]

At 7:15 am Tuesday morning as the work day traffic commenced, Rescue 57 responded to this vehicle accident in the 2200 block of Beaver Valley Pike (Rt. 222) in Providence Township. A vehicle ran off the roadway and down an embankment into high brush and trees, and also struck a … [Read more...]

At 4 am Labor Day morning, QFD was alerted for Engine 574 to assist the Robert Fulton Fire Company on a "mobile home" fire on Fulton View Road in East Drumore Township. Units arrived with a fully involved camper next to a house. 89 units extinguished the fire, the crew of Engine … [Read more...]

On Saturday morning, QFD and most all of our mutual aid partners ran a quick water supply drill to train and practice on the way we at QFD will operate our water supply at first due fires. We utilize a nurse tanker operation with the addition of large diameter clapper valves. The … [Read more...]

IMG_1870You never know what you might see on the PA Turnpike. This morning, FF Wayne Brion noticed a fairly new looking Pierce Engine that happened to say Quarryville Fire Company on the side near the Breezewood Exit. It should be in Lancaster County by now. … [Read more...]

Back to school kiddies !!!!! We wish all of the students, teachers, bus drivers and staff a great first day back to school here is Solanco. Please be alert on the roadways for increased bus and foot traffic. For some great back to school traffic safety tips, … [Read more...]

On Saturday, several members were at several different functions. Engine 574 and a crew were at the LCFA Pequea Lane training site for the practical portion of Truck Company Operations 1. This was the last part of the 16 hour class that several members of the Southern End … [Read more...]

At 11:30 am, Rescue 57 and Squad 572 (and Fire Police) responded to the 800 block of Buck Road in East Drumore Township for a vehicle accident. Units arrived with a two-vehicle accident with a large debris field. The front of one of the vehicles was completely destroyed. … [Read more...]

Fire Police Captain Carl Diem has been dealing with some health issues for quite some time. Just recently, Carl was diagnosed with bladder cancer. The doctors have said that this is treatable, and Carl will begin treatments soon. Please keep Carl in your thoughts and prayers … [Read more...]

The New Engine Committee flew to Appleton, Wisconsin this morning and have been busy going over the many, many items on the checklist to make sure everything is perfect with the new engine. The final inspection should take about 2 days to complete. As you can see, this is … [Read more...]