At 2:50 pm Saturday, QFD responded to the 700 block of Robert Fulton Highway (Rt. 222) in East Drumore Township for a chimney fire. Units arrived with a large 2.5 story farmhouse with a working fire in the chimney. Crews went to work checking for extension and clearing the … [Read more...]
The members of the Quarryville Fire Company hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving. … [Read more...]
At 5:50 am Wednesday morning, QFD and LEMSA responded to a vehicle accident with "two vehicles reported overturned" at Rt. 472 and Edgefield Drive in Colerain Township. Units arrived to find a pickup pulling a trailer with another pickup on the trailer involved. Fortunately, no … [Read more...]
At 1:31 pm, QFD responded to a car into the building at the Rite Aid, 315 West Fourth Street in Quarryville Borough. Crews found a pickup through the front doors. Luckily, there were no injuries and no structural damage other than the destroyed doors. QFD was in service 20 … [Read more...]
This month we had the opportunity to train in a house that is slated for demolition in Chestnut Level. This house provided two nights of great hands-on training for our members, which included hose line advancement, roof ventilation, wall breaching, ceiling pulling, … [Read more...]
At 9:43am, Rescue 57 was dispatched to assist the Rawlinsville FC for a vehicle accident with entrapment at Rt. 272 and Friendly Drive in Drumore Township. Rescue 57, Engine 572 and Squad 572 with Fire Police responded. The rescue crew worked with Engine 581's crew to remove … [Read more...]
Just before 8 pm, after returning from a medical assist, QFD was alerted for a vehicle accident with entrapment at Rt. 472 and Street Road in the Village of Union in Colerain Township. Reports were of a two-vehicle accident with a vehicle on its side and one person trapped. … [Read more...]
On this Veterans Day 2020, the QFD would like to thank all of the veterans for their service to our great country. … [Read more...]
Just after 3 pm Monday, QFD was alerted to assist the Rawlinsville Fire Company on a garage fire in the 600 block of Lancaster Pike in Providence Township. 58 units were originally dispatched for a vehicle fire, but additional calls stated the garage was also on fire. Engine … [Read more...]
On Sunday, QFD responded to 3 separate incidents in the afternoon. Call #1 was an automatic fire alarm at the Daily Grind in Quarryville. The alarm was false. Call #2 was for Truck 57 to assist the Willow Street Fire Company with an inside investigation (oven fire) in … [Read more...]
Thank You to everyone who purchased tickets for our Fall Gun Raffle. Tonight would normally have been our Turkey Shoot, but we were not able to do it this year. However, our Gun Raffle was an overwhelming success. We sold 3,230 tickets (of 3,250 printed). We also received … [Read more...]
Not too much to report. Over the weekend, QFD responded to several calls and also participated in the annual Quarryville Borough Trick or Treat night. Engine 572 responded to a vehicle accident on Rt. 472 in Colerain Township on Thursday, while QFD Fire Police and Squad … [Read more...]
Over the weekend, QFD members went to and supported Bird-in-Hand Fire Company as they hosted a benefit for Jason Boyer, a Station 41 Firefighter (and son of the Fire Chief) who was injured in a traffic accident several weeks ago. We were glad to help and we wish Jason a speedy … [Read more...]
Thank you to everyone who turned out and helped to make our 4th annual Halloween Parade a huge success. Things were changed a bit this year, but that did not stop the estimated crowd of over 750 people from having a good time. Thanks to all of our business partners and … [Read more...]
Just after 11 am, QFD Engine 574 and Tanker 57 responded to a local grain handling facility on Dry Wells Road in Eden Township for a pile of hot grain in a storage barn. Units arrived to find a significant heat build up in two piles of cracked corn used for animal feed. One … [Read more...]
