The Witmer Fire Protective Association general membership gave the new squad committee the go ahead to order the vehicle that was recommended by the group, this particular vehicle is a 2016 Dodge Ram 3500 with a full crew cab and 8 foot bed and 5.7 Liter V8 Hemi VVT Engine. This … [Read more...]
Working Vehicle With 63 On The Highway
Yesterday at 11:17 hours Tanker 62 and Squad 62-1 were requested to assist Station 63 (LAFAYETTE) with a working camper fire on Rt.30 WB at Greenfield Road. On arrival Tanker 62 supplied Engine 63-3 with 1500 gallons of water while Squad 62-1 set up traffic control. With the fire … [Read more...]
Working Fire Assist To 63
Last evening at 19:29 hours Station 62 was dispatched on the first alarm East Lampeter box to assist 63 (LAFAYETTE) on a working mobile home fire on Nancy Lane in the Eastwood Village Mobile Home Park. Engine 63-3 was the first arriving unit followed by Engine 41-1 … [Read more...]
Never Forget
14 years later and the audio on the link below is still as chilling as ever, take the time to listen! http://youtu.be/0XQEZz66pm4 … [Read more...]
Building Fire Assist To Station 10
This morning at 05:29 hours Engine 62-2 was dispatched to cover Station 79 (Maytown) while they assisted Station 10(Marietta) on a 4 alarm building fire in Marietta Boro. Engine 62-2 stood by at Station 79 for approximately two hours and was then sent to the fire scene. They … [Read more...]
2 Alarm Apartment Building Fire Assist to 63
Monday evening brought the Witmer Volunteers to Lancaster Township for the apartment building fire assist to Station 63. E62-2 was dispatched as part of the initial box alarm with E62-1 being sent later on in the incident. E62-2 arrived and pulled the second line into the … [Read more...]
Firefighter Austin Kling
Please help us congratulate Firefighter Austin Kling for his passing of the Firefighter 1 test, Firefighter Kling is on his second year as a firefighter and in this past year from January into May has completed approximately 230 hours of training including the Essentials Of … [Read more...]
Vehicle Fire
This afternoon E62-2 and E62-1 where dispatched to Freedom Rd for a vehicle fire, Assistant 62 and both Engines made the response and arrived to find a working vehicle fire. Crews pulled a 2.00" handling and extinguished the fire and then performed minor overhaul before going … [Read more...]
Back To Back
On Friday morning at 0630 E62-2 was alerted as part of the first alarm building fire assignment to a structure along Greenfield Road in Station 63's(Lafayette) first due, Units arrived and found a large piece of machinery on fire inside the structure, crews extinguished the fire … [Read more...]
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Apartment Building Assist to Upper Leacock
At 20:34 on April 9th E62-2 was dispatched as part of the first alarm assignment to a fire at 9 Hellers Church Rd in Upper Leacock, additional was a dryer fire with smoke throughout the building. E62-2 responded with five firefighters and was the second arriving engine and … [Read more...]
New Facebook Page
We are now on Facebook! For reports on Ox Roasts, working incidents, local news, road closures, weather statements, and much more head over to https://www.facebook.com/witmerfire?ref=hl and like our page! … [Read more...]
Multiple Wrecks Due To Icy Roads
This morning at 0716 hrs E62-1 and SQ62-1 where dispatched to the 700 block of Hartman Station Rd for a vehicle accident/unknown injuries. Deputy 62 went enroute first and was advised of vehicle into a fence and that the caller is unsure on injuries, seconds later Station 62 was … [Read more...]
Major Extrication Assist To Station 63
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...]
