Early Thursday morning at 0545 hrs. Station 63 was dispatched to a class 1 vehicle accident in the area of Lincoln Highway East/Oakview Rd, PD arrived and advised that there is a vehicle that left the roadway and struck several parked vehicles to the rear of Witmer Garage with a … [Read more...]
Congratulations Justin and Rachelle!
The Witmer Fire Company would like to congratulate Lieutenant 62-3 Justin Gossert and his wife Rachelle as they welcome their newborn daughter Kelsey Whinn Gossert into the world who was born on Wednesday February 21st. … [Read more...]
Welcome Our New Line Officers!
The Witmer Fire Company is proud to announce that the 2015 Line Officers include two new Lieutenants, taking on an officer spot is a very demanding position that demands many hours spent in training, meetings, emergency calls, and much more as we try to build a team that serves … [Read more...]
Working Mobile Home Fire
At 1434 Hrs Tanker 62 was dispatched as part of the first alarm assignment for a mobile home on fire in Station 48's(Ronks) first due, a neighboring Chief arrived on the scene first and reported heavy fire showing from a mobile home and then requested the 2nd alarm assignment … [Read more...]
Thank You For Your Support!
We would like to thank everyone who came out to our Ox Roast today for their generous support, 1,925 takeout meals where sold, and 739 meals where sold in the family style dining area for a total of 2664 meals sold! We would like to remind everyone that this would not be possible … [Read more...]
Gas Leak, Vehicle Accident, and Working Fire
At 1707 E62-2 was dispatched to Greenland Drive in Station 63's (Lafayette) first due for a gas leak, minutes after being dispatched county advised the Station 62 that they are receiving reports of a vehicle accident at Horseshoe Rd/Jefferson Rd so Deputy 62 advised that E62-2 … [Read more...]
Gas Leak
On Wednesday afternoon E62-2, E62-2, and Tr63(Lafayette) where dispatched to the 900 block of Hartman Station Rd for a gas leak, E62-2 went enroute first and was advised by county that they received a call from a third hand caller who stated his wife called him at work and said … [Read more...]
Vehicle Accident W / Entrapment
Monday morning as the snow was starting to fall E62-1 and SQ62-1 where dispatched to the 100 block of Witmer Road for a vehicle accident/unknown injuries. As the engine made the response county advised that they are now getting reports of someone being trapped inside the vehicle … [Read more...]
Drive Safe
The Witmer Fire Company is asking that everyone uses caution while driving on icy or snow covered roadways and avoid being on the roads whenever possible. Local meteorologists are still scrambling to determine how this storm will affect the county but there is a good chance we … [Read more...]
2015 Ox Roast Dates
The 2015 Ox Roast dates are official and are on the following days, February 14th, April 25th, and October 17th. For more information visit the Ox Roast page on our website. … [Read more...]
Back To Back Working Fires
At 16:03 Tanker 62 was dispatched as part of the first alarm assignment to assist station 48(Ronks) with a reported dwelling fire, 48 units where on the scene by 16:07 and reported the fire knocked and held the assignment to their station only, seconds after Tanker 62 the … [Read more...]
New Feature On Our Website
Ever hear our house siren or see the fire trucks go by while we are responding to an emergency and wonder where we are going? Wonder no more, you can now come to our website and look on the left side, underneath the call totals for a list of the last five incidents that the … [Read more...]
Building Fire at The Airport
Around 17:30 units where dispatched to Smoketown Airport hanger E for a building fire, first arriving crews found a small fire in the furnace area of the building with minor extension into the ceiling, crews extinguished the fire and pulled some of the ceiling down to get to the … [Read more...]
First Call of 2015
Station 62 is in the middle of a slow stretch with only a few calls in the past weeks but this morning at 04:29 E62-2 was alerted to Aaron Lane in station 63's (Lafayette) first due for a apartment building fire, the engine made the response with 6 members and was recalled … [Read more...]
Mutual Aid Fires 12/27/14
At a little before midnight Tanker 62 was dispatched as part of the building fire assignment in Station 54's (Lampeter) first due, upon arrival initial crews found a small fire in a wood-shop and made an aggressive attack and extinguished the fire holding it to minor damage to … [Read more...]
