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...]

On Tuesday morning just after midnight, Tanker 57, Engine 574 and Engine 572 responded across the Susquehanna River to 50 Castle Fin Road in Lower Chanceford Township to assist the Airville Fire Company on a barn fire.  Tanker 57 hauled 7 loads of water and the engine crews … [Read more...]

Thank You to C.R. Lapp's Family Restaurant and to all of our supporters for the donation of $1,240.28 during Lapp's Give Back Tuesdays during July. We appreciate everyone who turned out and supported not only our fire company, but also one of our local businesses. THANK YOU … [Read more...]

At 2 am Tuesday morning, QFD was alerted to assist the Rawlinsville Volunteer Fire Company on a house fire in the 100 block of Magnolia Drive in Martic Township. Deputy 58 (Fuhrman) arrived with a two-story dwelling with smoke and fire showing, gave the layout instructions and … [Read more...]

During the course of the summer, we have been fortunate to have an acquired structure in the first due to train in. During May and June, Bart Township Fire Company utilized the structure to get their members trained on their new SCBA's that they received earlier in the year. Our … [Read more...]

At 8:30 am, QFD was alerted to assist the Rawlinsville Volunteer Fire Company on a barn collapse with a possible person trapped in the 800 block of Lancaster Pike (Rt. 272) in Providence Township. Engine 581 arrived and confirmed the barn collapsed and began checking for any … [Read more...]

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...]