This morning, Tower 63 and Squad 63 worked a dwelling fire on Northview Drive in Manheim Township … [Read more...]
Over the past couple of months, Lancaster County-Wide Communications has been developing new standards for the naming of apparatus in the county which will better define the type of unit, and the role of the unit on incidents. The new designations went into effect … [Read more...]
Around 3am this morning, Tower 63 was alerted on the first alarm for a building fire on Site Rd. In Upper Leacock Twp. Multiple 911 callers were reporting a large warehouse on fire. The Tower arrived and positioned on the Maple Ave. Side of the building. Crews went to work … [Read more...]
Join us on July 27th from 2:30p-4p for a reenactment 200 years in the making! Visit lafayette200pa.org to read more about the historical festivities. Feel free to stay or come after for food and a tour of our firehouse during the open house for 4p-6p! Lafayette Fire Company … [Read more...]
We have recently learned of the passing of Bill Bair. Bill was the first coordinator of the Lancaster County Foam Task Force. Bill was well known throughout the county as a fire service instructor and a a past chief of the now defunct Armstrong World Industries Fire Dept. Bill … [Read more...]
Just before 10:00pm, Lafayette and mutual aid were alerted to the 300 block of Dohner Dr. for a house fire. Dispatch reported that several 911 calls were being received. Chief 63 arrived to find black smoke coming out the front door of an end-of-the-row townhouse. While … [Read more...]
Around 10:00PM, Truck 63 was dispatched with the working fire assignment for two garages on fire on Fieldstead Lane in Lancaster Township (66 Box). Truck 63 responded with five personnel. The unit was staged out of the way on arrival and the crew reported to the scene with … [Read more...]
A quick video of Engine 63-1 arriving at a Vehicle Fire in the 2000 Block of Lincoln Highway East this morning. Despite elevated temperatures, your volunteers stand ready to answer our communities next call for help. … [Read more...]
Captain D. Keens and FP Captain Ureña provided fire extinguisher 🧯 training recently to a local business. The LFC Volunteers work hard to fulfill the requests from our community businesses for this type of training and do so at the request of a donation for the time, … [Read more...]
For tonight’s drill, Lafayette and Witmer Fire Companies met in the Greenfield Industrial Park to practice some water movement. The engine companies took turns hooking to a hydrant and supplying water to the ladder tower, a hand-line, the deck gun, and a manifold. At the … [Read more...]
May 23rd 18:14: EXTRICATION Units from Lafayette, Witmer Fire Protective Association, Ronks Fire Company, Lancaster EMS and East Lampeter Township Police Department were dispatched to the 800 block of Carrie Court in Eastwood Village for a motor vehicle crash with one trapped. … [Read more...]
May 21st: During the evening hours, Companies 63 (LFC) and 62 (Witmer) handled two calls for service. The first call occurred around 8 pm in the 100 block of Strasburg pike for an automatic fire alarm. The alarm was traced back to a faulty detector. On the drive back to the … [Read more...]
Our annual fund drive is underway! Be sure to support our mission in helping you! Click our donate button today! 2025 Fund Drive Mailer: … [Read more...]
Lafayette’s Mack took a visit to help students in the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Diesel Tech program learn about the CF Mack Bulldog. The Mack is getting a once over in preparation for the PA Pump Primers in July. The 1978 CF Mack gave our community 43 years of … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Waylon Martin, Lafayette Junior Firefighter for graduating the Firefighter Academy. He attended classes for more than 180 hours over the past several months at Chester County Public Safety Training Campus to be prepared to be an interior firefighter when he … [Read more...]
