Quarryville Fire Department

Just before 1 am, QFD and mutual aid units were alerted to a first-due barn fire at 128 Black Bear Road in East Drumore Township. Multiple calls received at the 911 center and a large glow in the sky prompted the 57 Duty Officer (AC 572 Brian Henry) to call for a second … [Read more...]

It was a beautiful night for a parade in Quarryville on Wednesday. Sun, blue sky and great temperatures made this years fair parade one of the largest that many of us remember. Truck 57 and Engine 575 were in the parade, with Engine 5 pulling the newly lettered trailer with … [Read more...]

It's hard to believe, but it is time once again for the 69th Annual Solanco Fair. Stop by our fair stand in the lower main exhibition tent (closest to Rt. 472) to get fire safety materials and pick up information on how you can become a firefighter. We will have pamphlets from … [Read more...]

What better way to spend the evening of 9-11 but by training to get better at what we may have to do. This week, we had another "scenario" drill in which the general membership did not know what we were going to do until we were "dispatched". At 7 pm, the drill was started … [Read more...]

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On Sunday morning, members once again attended the annual Lancaster PA 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb at Clipper Magazine Stadium. The crew walked / climbed the entire 110 flights (5 times through the stadium) with over 260 other firefighters, EMT's, Paramedics, Police officers and … [Read more...]

Our annual Fall Picture Fund Drive is in progress. If you live in our first due area, you should receive a packet that looks like the one pictured. Please take the time to review it, and if led to, make a tax deductible donation to your local Volunteer Fire Company. We wanted … [Read more...]

Thank You to the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community for the donation of over $12,000.00 to purchase 4 new five-gas meters for use on fire and rescue incidents. These new meters replace our current 10 year old meters that have reached the end of their serviceable life. … [Read more...]

Our hearts and thoughts are with the family and fire company family of Fire Chief Mike Reese of the Willow Street Fire Co who suddenly and unexpectedly passed away on Thursday. Mike was a friend of many of us at QFD, and was also a coworker of the ones who work for LCWC. The … [Read more...]

At 10:47 pm Tuesday night, while it was pouring rain and about 30 minutes after a lightning storm went through the area, the Company was turned out to a house fire at 127 S. Lime Street in Quarryville Borough. This brought mutual aid from Bart Township Fire Company, Rawlinsville … [Read more...]

Tanker 57 responded at 1:36 am to this barn fire on West Christine Road (Rt. 272) just off of Rt. 1 in West Nottingham Township assisting the Union Fire Company No. 1 ~ Oxford, PA. Tanker 57 operated as part of the 1st alarm tanker task force and dumped 2 loads of water. While … [Read more...]

The Job Is Rescue...... For this weeks training, a "secret" scenario was set up to allow members to think on their feet and test their skills and the equipment. The company was "alerted" for an unknown type issue at James Groff & Son, Inc.. Engine 574 and Chief 57 … [Read more...]

Last week, the Herald and Chronicle Newspapers did an article about the Fire Police of the Quarryville Fire Company. "We're not out there to make people mad. We're not out there to just order people around. We're not trying to disrupt people's lives for no reason." This is … [Read more...]

If you have been watching the news or following other social media sources, you are probably aware of the flyers that a person or business named the Volunteer Firefighting Alliance has been sending out in county asking for donations to be sent to their mail processing center. … [Read more...]

Just before 4 pm Wednesday, Rescue 57 was alerted to assist the Christiana Fire Company - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on a house fire in the first block of High Street in Sadsbury Twp. We were dispatched on the "working fire dispatch" after CFD 52 crews responding saw a large … [Read more...]