Thu, Nov 22nd, 2018 10:00:00 am - With Fall weather comes additional fire-related hazards: travel safety, Thanksgiving cooking, supplemental and alternative home heating, and Christmas decoration and live tree concerns. Here are some tips to make your Thanksgiving memorable (and not include a visit by fire engines!). -Thanksgiving is the PEAK day ...Continued

Sat, Sep 1st, 2018 8:00:00 am - APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE! Rescue Hose Company No. 1 is accepting applications for full and part time professionals to provide emergency medical services. Want to be a part of the team? If interested, download and complete the attached application then follow the directions for submission. ...Continued

Sun, Nov 4th, 2018 2:00:00 am - Remember to check your smoke alarms and replace smoke alarm batteries this weekend when you change your clocks! This is also a GREAT opportunity to review family exit plans and confirm the age of your smoke alarms.. they have a TEN year lifecycle, so if ...Continued

Wed, Oct 31st, 2018 4:00:00 pm - The bridge over the Conococheague Creek in the 2300 block of Buchanan Trail West re-opened this week. While short-term restrictions may periodically occur to allow finishing work, two-way traffic has resumed. ...Continued

Fri, Oct 26th, 2018 6:58:00 pm - Units alerted to 14415 Molly Pitcher Highway, Dollar General for investigation of a propane odor in the building. Crews checked/metered the structure and roof-mouned HVAC units before securing the utilities and ventilating the interior. Apparatus returned to service in forty-five minutes.  ...Continued

Fri, Oct 26th, 2018 9:15:00 am - Company 3 and 8 alerted for an auto accident on Interstate 81 northbound at mile marker 4. Arriving units located damaged vehicles on both sides of the highway (north and south), checked occupants, hazards and set-up scene/traffic control. EMS transported one patient to Meritus Medical ...Continued

Thu, Oct 25th, 2018 9:50:00 am - RHC responded to South Washington Street at East Franklin for a motor vehicle collision. Personnel hydraulically removed the door of one of the two autos to allow access to the occupant and  handled fluids with EMS providing transport from the scene. ...Continued

Sat, Oct 20th, 2018 10:13:00 am - Comapny 3 assisted Company 5 (Mont Alto) with fire in a large agricultural building at 6842 Buttermilk Road, Quincy Township. Crew worked hot spots and exposure hazards while ET shuttled multiple loads of water, clearing in about three hours. ...Continued

Thu, Oct 18th, 2018 7:00:00 pm - This week's Junior Firefighter training included maze and ventilation training. Using a smoke generator, crews safely experienced reduced visibility search conditions, hose line management, postitive and hydraulic ventilation operations. The group meets every Thursday at 1900 hours, working with Instructors on various response and department ...Continued

Thu, Oct 18th, 2018 3:52:00 am - Company 3 responded to assist Washington County Company 13 with a reported barn fire at the intersection of Daley and Reiff Church Roads. Units arrived to smoke from a large poultry building and quickly extinguished the fire, with ET-3 providing water supply while E3-2 was ...Continued