Quarryville Fire Department

7 QFD members completed the final portion of the forcible entry class that they were enrolled in this past week. Today was the hands on segment, which consisted of a lot of door forcing, metal cutting, lock breaking/pulling and some great discussions. Thanks to the instructors … [Read more...]

Tuesday evening 7 members attended a forcible entry class at Bart Township Fire Company that is being held as part of the Solanco Training Group. Another 26 members took the new engine and all the other rigs to the SECA pond to start pump familiarization. Multiple lines were … [Read more...]

Thank You to Providence Church for their annual firefighters appreciation dinner that they provided for our members and families tonight before the monthly company meeting. This is something that Providence has been doing for quite some time, and we truly appreciate it. … [Read more...]

Our Annual Fall Turkey Shoot and Gun Raffle is coming up on Saturday November 2nd. This year is shaping up to be even bigger and better than last year. As in years past, we have our Fall Gun Ticket, which has 6 guns, a gun safe and a crossbow (over $3,500.00 worth of prizes) … [Read more...]

At 1:32 pm Tuesday, Rawlinsville Volunteer Fire Company and Robert Fulton Fire Company were dispatched to the area of Scalpy Hollow Road in Drumore Township for an unknown type fire. After searching for a while, units arrived on a large working woods fire in the Scalpy … [Read more...]

After 33 years of responding to thousands of calls, Engine 572 left the station for the last time Monday afternoon. It was sold to a collector in the Manheim area, who we know will take good care of it. It will still be in-county, so we can still see it out and about, and maybe … [Read more...]

Just after noon Monday, QFD Volunteers were alerted for a brush fire in the first block of Solanco Road in Colerian Township. Units arrived in the area to find a large picked cornfield on fire, but the actual access had to be off of Drywells Road. Once in scene, an additional … [Read more...]

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...]