07/03/2026: You know the one: fireworks safety for July 4th. The good news: there are MANY professional shows this year to celebrate the milestone 250 years of independence. After a day of games and grilling, you MAY be tempted to finish off the evening with a do-it-yourself fireworks display. Depending on where your fun takes place- Borough of Greencastle or Antrim Township- you may (or may not) be able to include fireworks in your gathering. Again this year, be aware of the

07/03/2026: With Fourth of July travel well underway, we remind everyone of the "Move Over, Slow Down" law in Pennsylvania. Our agency frequently works incidents on Interstate 81 and other high volume roadways. Many times, traffic refuses to move over or slow down. The law requires drivers approaching an emergency response area who are able to safely merge in to a lane further away from the response area to "pass at a speed no more than 20 miles per hour less than the posted

06/25/2026- 1506 hours: Company 3, Washington County Company 13 and EMS units from Company 8 and WC 75 alerted for a single vehicle collision on Interstate 81 southbound in the area of mile marker 3. Arriving to an SUV on the shoulder after striking a portable construction sign board and guardrail, personnel secured the roadway and assisted EMS with occupant removal and packaging for transport to Meritus Medical Center. Units returned to service in thirty minutes. 06/22/2026

06/20/2026- 0943 hours: Box 3-04 alerted for a house on fire- 28 West Dahlgren Street in Greencastle. Arriving units had an exterior fire with extension to the building, contained the fire, overhauled and checked for additional extension, then ventilated as needed- clearing in forty minutes.

06/19/2026- 1951 hours: Company 3 responded to 2816 State Line Road for a vehicle on fire in a field. Working with the residents to gain access, Engine 3-1 and Car 3 arrived to a well-involved pick-up, extinguished the fire and overhauled before clearing in about thirty minutes. 06/18/2026- 1239 hours: RHC responded to the area of 2342 Buchanan Trail West for a vehicle accident, arriving to an auto overturned submerged in the Conococheague Creek. Crews made contact and worked