pAt 430 pm Rescue and Tanker 57 were alerted to assist the Rawlinsville FC 58 on a shed fire at 612 Lancaster Pike in Providence Township.nbsp RVFC units arrived with a 20 X 20 shed fully involved.nbsp Tanker 57 supplied water to Tanker 58 and the Rescue crew assisted with … [Read more...]

pAt 1230 pm QFD units and local EMS were dispatched to the intersection of Rt. 472 and Solanco Road for a vehicle accident with entrapment.nbsp QFD units arrived with a two-vehicle accident with an suv on its side.nbsp The crews stabilized the vehicle and removed the windshield … [Read more...]

pnbspAt 534pm Tanker and Truck 57 were dispatched to assist Robert Fulton FC 89 and other area units on a house fire. Asst 89 arrived with smoke showing from the rear wall. Engine 89-1 and Engine 89-3RFFC arrived and pulled multiple hand lines off of Engine 89-1 and extinguished … [Read more...]

pAt 1015 am Rescue 57 was dispatched to assist the Rawlinsville FC 58 and other units operating on a silo fire at 13 Clearfield Road in Providence Township.nbsp A silo was found to have fire in the silage which was 15 years old.nbsp Tanker 57 was also dipatched on the call at … [Read more...]

pEvery few months the QFD Training Committee plans some quotscenario basedquot drills for the company.nbsp These drills are planned and put together by the training committee and the topics are not announced to the members until the night of the drill.nbsp This makes the training … [Read more...]

pAt 340 pm QFD volunteers were dispatched for an unknown type fire at 856 Wesley Road in Little Britain Township.nbsp On response of Rescue 57 the update from LCWC was a compressor on fire near the barn.ppRescue 57 arrived with a industrial type compressor on fire about 50 feet … [Read more...]

pOn Saturday after several weeks of using the old New Providence Baptist Church for training QFD volunteers along with several neighboring companies burned down the structure.nbspnbspppMembers leftnbspthenbspstation at 8 am on the cool and breezy morning and by 915 most of the … [Read more...]

pQFD members have been busy providing fire safety tours and talks over the past few weeks.nbsp During the three weeks around Fire Safety Week we met with 10 groups and provided fire safety and prevention instructions to 233 children and 62 adults.nbspppThanks to all of the … [Read more...]

pDuring months that we havenbspfive Tuesdays we use the extra night for a drivers training night.nbsp During these trainings we cover topics from safety maintenance special hazards vehicle operation and placement and skills.nbsp Tonight we concentrated on a skills … [Read more...]

pJust before 8 pm a line of severe storms hit the Providence TownshipDrumore Township Strasburg area producing signifcant damage in many areas.nbsp The following is some of the calls that the volunteer members of the Quarryville Fire Company 1 handled throughout the … [Read more...]

pAt 1159 pm QFD Volunteers and local EMS were dispatched to the 400 block of Buck Road in East Drumore Township for a vehicle accident with entrapment.nbsp Initial reports from LCWC indicated a one vehicle accident with a person trapped and one ejected.nbspppRescue 57 and Engine … [Read more...]

pThis Tuesday evening the members went back to the old New Providence Baptist Church for roof operations.nbsp We have used this acquired structure for a multitude of training scenarios.nbsp Tonight the roof of the Holy building became even holier.ppCrews divided into three groups … [Read more...]

pCongratulations to FF Curt and Heather Appler on the birth of their second son Collin Curtis Appler born on Friday October 10.nbspEveryone is doing fine.ppCongratulations to the Appler Family.p … [Read more...]

pAt 215 pm QFD Volunteers were dispatched to 5674 Street Road in Colerain Township for a chimney fire.nbsp Units arrived with a fire in the chimney that was extinguished using 3 chimney bombs dry chemical in a bag from the bucket of Truck 57.nbsp Rescue 57s crew cleaned out the … [Read more...]

pWith the junior members off of school for Columbus Day we took time to go out train at the acquired structure.nbsp Today crews did apparatus familiarization ceiling and wall pulling and wall breaching.nbsp The juniors worked for over 2.5 hours on the various skills.nbsp Good job … [Read more...]