pAfter 9 months of refurbishment and mechanical upgrades Engine 574 is complete and ready for service.nbsp After we got the rig back from Glicks Fire Equipment we needed to upgrade the wheels tires and springs to accomodate the new weight.nbsp This was all completed and now … [Read more...]
pThursday morning started at 543 am with a vehicle accident with a car into a barn at 2179 Beaver Valley Pike in Providence Township.nbsp Units arrived and confirmed the same with one injury to the occupant of the vehicle.nbsp The Company was in service 40 minutes.ppAt 802 am … [Read more...]
pOn Saturday evening over 170 QFD members life members and guests attended the annual Company Awards Banquet.nbsp At this banquet we also celebrated the 110th year of service to our community.nbsp As in many years past this event was held at the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge in … [Read more...]
pThis Tuesday the Company Training Night was on car fires.nbsp This is a training evolution we have been doing every year for quite some time.nbsp The members were supplied two cars from Criswells Auto Salvage to burn.nbsp This was a great time for newer members to experience … [Read more...]
pJust before 7 am Rescue 57 and Engine 572 were alerted to assist the Robert Fulton FC 89 on a vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer a car and a truck.nbsp 89 units were on the scene with a loaded tanker trailer hauling appx. 7500 gallons of diesel fuelnbspon its side … [Read more...]
pThis Tuesday evenings training consisted of a review of our RIT Rapid Intervention Team training and QFD RIT operations.nbsp The members first listened to the audio of the MAYDAY from Lancaster City in February and discussed the incident.nbsp Lt. Ken Yost had met with one of the … [Read more...]
pAt 800 am just after the Company returned from a vehicle accident Truck and Rescue 57 were dispatched to assist the Willow Street FC 50 and other mutual aid companies on a building fire at 2600 Willow Street Pike in West Lampeter Township.nbsp The Police Department called … [Read more...]
pAt 1213 pm QFD units were dispatched to 37 Salem Road in Colerain Township for a chimney fire.nbsp While responding FFs S. Kreider and K. Kreider arrived with a working chimney fire and smoke coming from the walls around the chimney.nbsp Chief 57 upgraded the assignment bringing … [Read more...]
pThe 2013 Quarryville Fire Company Annual Fund Drive is underway.nbsp If you live in our first-due area you should have received a fund drive packet in the mail.nbsp In it you will find our letter a letter of support from the Solanco Public Safety Committee a contribution return … [Read more...]
pAt 913 am QFD was alerted for a building fire assisting Bart Township FC 51 at 501 Furnace Road in Eden Township.nbsp Information reported an outside furnace shed on fire.ppEngine 51-1 arrived with a 15 X 20 outdoor furnace building fully involved.nbsp Engine 51-1s crew … [Read more...]
pAt 231 pm QFD was dispatched for the Engine Truck Tanker and Rescue to assist Rawlinsville FC 58 on a building fire at 1134 Lancaster Pike in Drumore Township at the Jackson Motel.nbsp Rexcue 57 arrived to find a fire that originated from accidentally spilled flammable liquid … [Read more...]
pThis afternoon Past Chief Tim Cox brought Engine 574 home from Glicks Fire Equipment after putting the finishing touches on its refurbishment.nbsp Later in the evening crews put alot of the equipment back on board loaded the attack lines and the supply line and basically looked … [Read more...]
pAfter a weekend full of activities but not many calls the Company was alerted Monday morning at 724 am for a vehicle accident at Rt. 372 and Bushong Road in Eden Township.nbsp Crews arrived with a two-vehicle accident with two patients.nbsp Crews assisted with patient care … [Read more...]
pIf you have read our site for any amount of time you already know that sometime in late February we have Oil Change Saturday.nbsp This year was no exception.nbsp Under the direction of Chief Engineer Wayne Brion the following maintenance items were performedpul liOil and … [Read more...]
pAt 704 pm the Company and local EMS were sent to the intersection of State Street and Lime Street in Quarryville Borough for a vehicle accident with entrapment.nbsp The company arrived on apparatus and on foot since it was just down the street from the station to find a … [Read more...]
