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...]

Today is a mixed emotion kind of day. We are happy that the Engine Committee is in Appleton, Wisconsin to perform the final inspection on the new Engine 574 (more on that later). We are sad that after 8 years of active service, Jeff Johnson and wife Karen are leaving … [Read more...]

Final Production Report on the new engine. The committee will be heading to Pierce Mfg on Thursday to do the final inspection of the unit, at which time everything, including the striping, should be complete. The committee andGlick Fire Equipment Company salesman will make sure … [Read more...]

At 7:06 pm Saturday evening, QFD and multiple mutual aid companies were sent to the 1st block of Stony Hill Road in Eden Township for a reported house fire. As units responded, a large column of smoke could be seen in the area. Chief 57-1 (Jeremy Welk) arrived with a 2.5 story … [Read more...]

Other than some striping and a few odds and ends, the new Engine 574 is almost complete. Within the next two weeks, the committee will be heading out to Appleton Wisconsin to do final inspection. We are really looking forward to getting this rig delivered and make it our own. … [Read more...]

At 2:42 pm Friday afternoon, Rescue 57 was alerted to assist the Robert Fulton Fire Company on a garage fire in the 100 block of Honeysuckle Road in Little Britain Township. First in 89 units arrived with a 30'X40' garage well involved. Rescue 57 was the first mutual aid unit to … [Read more...]