On Saturday, April 23rd a crew from the LFC was invited to our local Grocery Outlet for a friendly game of Supermarket Sweep versus the East Lampeter Township PD. The rules of the game were modified slightly to accommodate the availability of players. Each team provided one … [Read more...]
This Evening while our Company Directors met for their monthly meeting, Fire Members ran through some refreshers on Vehicle Rescue and went over newly equipped winch rigging bags on Engine 63-1. Crew Members stabilized a vehicle on its side against another using Engine 63-1s … [Read more...]
Just after clearing the Upper Leacock Search Detail, the Engine Companies took in a Car Fire in front of the PA State Police - Troop J building in the 2000 Block of Lincoln Highway East. Both Engine 63-1 and Engine 63-2 responded, as well as Engine 62-2 (Witmer). On arrival of … [Read more...]
This Afternoon, Squad 63-1 assisted in a Search Detail, rendering aid to the Upper Leacock Fire Company. The search was for a missing kayaker, who went missing on Sunday. The kayaker was located along the Conestoga River in Lancaster City this afternoon. … [Read more...]
This Evening, the volunteers met for Monday Night Training which was geared towards highrise packs, standpipes, and leader lines. If / when a building doesn’t have a “standpipe”, it is critical that we make our own from a “leader line”. A standpipe is typically found in larger … [Read more...]
Just before 10:00AM, the Engine and Squad were dispatched with EMS to a Vehicle Accident at a dwelling along Strasburg Pike in the run district. Upon arrival, units found a vehicle that had rolled from a driveway to the top of a bank over the Mill Creek with a patient inside of … [Read more...]
Today, Companies 63, 62 (Witmer Fire Protective Association), and 54 (Lampeter Fire Company No. 1) traveled to the West Chester Fire Department Training Center for a Class A Live Burn Training. At this training, numerous firefighters through the ranks refresh on their skills and … [Read more...]
The LFC would like to send a heartfelt THANK YOU to our Lancaster County-Wide Communications staff. The men and women of our 9-1-1 center are often heard but never seen. Without their diligence and commitment to public safety, our jobs would be much more difficult. We are very … [Read more...]
Just after noon, Company 63 and Mutual Aid were dispatched to the 900 Block of E Orange Street in Lancaster Township for a reported dwelling fire. Manheim Township Fire Rescue - Engine 201, Lancaster City Fire - Engine 3, and Truck 63 all arrived at about the same time to find a … [Read more...]
Drive-thru Chicken BBQ fundraiser April 9th from 11am until sold out at 63 Lafayette Way, Lancaster, PA 17602. Dinners: $14 Includes: Peter's BBQ Chicken Half, Baked Potato, Apple Sauce, Roll, Butter, Girl Scout Cookies & a drink Halves: $8 Includes: Peter's BBQ Chicken … [Read more...]
Around 3:00am, Engine 63-2 and Truck 63 were dispatched with the initial assignment for a working Dwelling Fire in the 2300 Block of Old Philadelphia Pike (Co. 62 district). Multiple 9-1-1 callers reported a house on fire at the location. ELTPD arrived first and reported a … [Read more...]
Just before lunch, Engine 63-1 and Squad 63-1 handled a Vehicle Accident with a vehicle into a building. A single vehicle traveled off the roadway and into the building at the corner of Pitney Road and Oak Grove Drive. There were no injuries reported. Members controlled … [Read more...]
Company 63 works its second Crash with Rollover with the assistance of Company 20 and 64. This time, at the intersection of Ranck Avenue and Ranck Mill Road. Crews worked to extricate a patient though the front windshield shortly after arrival. This was the 7th call for … [Read more...]
Around 6:30PM, the Engine Company handled a reported trash fire in the 100 Block of Strasburg Pike in the community of Fertility. Engine 63-2 arrived with the Duty Officer to find a smoldering brush fire in a flower bed in front of a home. The engine fully extinguish the … [Read more...]
During this mornings rush hour commute, Squad 63-1 and the Fire Police Division were sent to the 2000 Block of Lincoln Highway East to assist East Lampeter Township Police Department with fluid/debris clean up and traffic control after a Vehicle Accident. Just after the dispatch, … [Read more...]
