Last evening, Co. 63 and multiple EMS units were sent to the intersection of Strasburg Pk. and Windy Hill Rd. for an MVA. First arriving units found a 2 car crash with patients on the roadway. Additional EMS resources were requested. Crews from 63 assisted EMS in packaging and assessing a total of 6 patients, 3 of which had been ejected from one of the vehicles. Crews were on this scene for about 1 hour. This morning, Co. 63 and EMS went to Greenfield Rd. and Rt. 340 for a crash. Chief 63 (Nolt) was first arriving and reported 1 patient heavily entrapped in the vehicle and requested the second due rescue to be added to the box. Crews from 63 and 24 (Eden) worked for about 15 minutes to free the driver who was seriously injured. Crews also discovered a deceased dog in the vehicle. 63 personnel were on the scene for over 4 hours assisting the accident reconstruction team.

Please come out and support the Lafayette Fire Company at a Community Fund Raiser being held at the Conestoga Restaurant and Bar at 1501 East King St. in Lancaster. There will be a live and silent auction as well as music from Live Phase Entertainment and of course fire trucks for the kids to see. The event will be held on Thursday June 12th starting at 6pm so come out for some good food and help support your local volunteers. For additional info check out www.theconestoga.com

This evening a majority of the volunteers completed their annual hazardous materials operations refresher training with a practical exercise at the station. Crews went over setting up several decontamination stations for various types of situations.

This evening, Crews from 63 and 410 (Witmer) headed out to Johnson and Johnson on Colonial Village Ln. in 410’s area of the Greenfield Corporate Center for a training exercise. Plant safety personnel wanted to conduct a training evolution where an employee had become injured on the roof and required extrication. Crews ran 2 evolutions to remove the injured patient first using the stokes and the tower basket, and second using a haul system anchored to the basket. Additional personnel went over ground ladder practices. Thanks to J and J for the food afterwards.

Around 3am today, Co. 63 was sent to the 1700 block of Lincoln Highway E. for a crash. Initial reports were that it was a single vehicle into a pole with wires down resulting from a police pursuit. Medic 612-8 arrived and reported entrapment as well. Engine 631 arrived, but had to turn around and take an alternate route due to wires blocking the roadway. Engine 633 which was re-routed arrived to the vehicle before the rescue/engine and removed the patient through the windshield. Crews remained on the scene for 3 hours due to a fire risk posed by the crossed power lines, until PPL could mitigate the problem

59 years ago, Lafayette purchased a Chevrolet chassis on which High Welding constructed a body to become the first new pumper purchased in the history of the fire company. The problem was that when the chassis came to Lancaster, it was painted orange instead of red. With the membership in 1949 liking the different color, it was decided to paint the body to match the chassis. This unit became the first orange fire truck at Lafayette. Last Thursday, this unit was purchased by the members of the fire company and returned home. The unit is currently painted red, with high hopes of becoming orange once again in the future. The unit is currently at the station, and will be moving to a storage location off site soon. Hopefully you will see more of this vehicle in the weeks and months to come. Thanks to everyone who came together under rather short notice to make this purchase possible.

This evening, the volunteers traveled to the Greenfield Corporate Center for some pump training. Lafayette currently has numerous driver candidates at various levels of their certification process to drive and operate our apparatus. Tonight’s drill involved drafting from a stream and operating several large handlines and master streams. Newer firefighters also got to experience handling and deploying large handlines and the deck guns.

The annual spring Chicken BBQ was held on Saturday April 12th. The BBQ was once again a success with all chicken being sold out by 12:30pm. Thanks to all who came out to support Lafayette and all who helped with the event.

Something "new" is coming to the 63 house........Stay tuned for further details

All active firefighters are reminded that they have until April 30th to complete their SCBA Fit Test and Bloodbourne Pathogens requirements. Fire Police and Associate members are only required to complete the Bloodbourne Pathogen requirement. Anyone not meeting the April 30th deadline will have their gear pulled and lose their riding ability. See an officer to get this done.