| Month | 2012 | 2013 |
| January | 23 | 28 |
| February | 21 | 19 |
| March | 23 | 20 |
| April | 21 | 26 |
| May | 19 | 4 |
| June | 38 | -- |
| July | 36 | -- |
| August | -- | -- |
| September | -- | -- |
| October | -- | -- |
| November | -- | -- |
| December | -- | -- |
| Total | 181 | 97 |
| Unit Response | ||
| Engine 7-1 | 64 | 34 |
| Engine 7-2 | 82 | 41 |
| Air 7 | 34 | 17 |
| Air Runs | 14 | 6 |
| As of 5/5/2013 | ||
Mountville Fire Company No. 1
Lancaster County, PA - Station 7
Early Morning Triple Pin Crash on Route 30
Created on Sunday, May 19, 2013 | | 
At approximately 0020hrs, Company 7 along with mutual aid, were dispatched to Route 30 W, in the area of Hill St in the Borough, for a reported crash with entrapment. E72 and the Chief checked up with 4 within minutes and found a 2 vehicle, head-on crash with 3 persons entrapped. Crews from R76 (West Hempfield) and E804 (Susquehanna) went to work and had all patients extricated and in care of EMS within 20 minutes. Crews remained on the scene to assist the Crash Team with lighting. Company 7 cleared the scene approximately 0720.
2013 Website Update
Created on Sunday, April 28, 2013 | |
It has been over eight months since our website has been updated. This is an unfortunate result of a major fact present in our fire department as well as many others. The active membership is limited in size thus we all have many responsibilities on our plates. Just like everyone else when we have more things to do than time to do them, we prioritize. While this website is meant to keep the public updated and informed we have chosen to sacrifice the relevancy of it to satisfy our other commitments and tasks. Going forward we will try to improve upon that mentality. One thing that may aid in this goal is for more members of the community to come forward and assist us in our mission. This can be accomplished in many ways that do not include answering alarms for help. Business and other behind the scenes tasks are needed to be done for the complete operation of the fire department.
Here is a brief overview of things that have occurred since our last update and some things scheduled to happen in the future.
We ended the year 2012 answering 319 alarms. The cover letter for the chief’s year end report is available to view. [Cover Letter - pdf; 2012 Year End Chief's Report - pdf]
The year 2013 has started out a bit quieter than the previous year but it has not been without some action. We have been to several working fires already this year including one that the PSP Fire Marshall determined to be arson. That fire was in our first due at 3885 Columbia Ave, the old Fillings Cleaners building on March 29, 2013. We also had a fire at the Moveable Feast restaurant on February 17, 2013. There have also been several fires we assisted surrounding departments on since the beginning of the year.
2012 Heroes In The Sky
Created on Friday, August 24, 2012 | |
For the third year in a row, the Mountville Fire Company No. 1 will be holding our "Heroes In The Sky event, with the help of our local K-Mart. They have graciously allowed us to use their roof to hold our event. Beginning on September 8, 2012 at 8:00 am and going through September 9, 2012 at 10:00 pm, we will be campaigning out in front of the store with our 2013 Fire Within Calendars. K-Mart is located at 3975 Columbia Ave, just off of Prospect Road in West Hempfield Township.Please come out and support your local fire company!!
2012 Fund Drive Notice
Created on Thursday, July 12, 2012 | |
It has come to our attention that there have been some errors on our recent fund drive letter that was received around July 6, 2012. The errors are surrounding the past donation amounts that are listed on the letter. This error was created by the mailing company when they merged our donation information database to their system to print on the letter. We have fielded numerous calls and emails about this issue, and have confirmed that the information we gave the mailing company was indeed accurate and validated to all complaints received. Rest assured, all donations received for our 2011 fund drive were appropriated to the fund drive and not misappropriated for any other use. If you have questions concerning your past donation, or any donation information that you received in the 2012 fund drive letter, Assistant Treasurer Matt Foltz will be handling these issues. He can be reached at 717-285-5456 x304, if he does not answer, leave a message, all calls will be returned.
We apologize for the error, and are working to reach a resolution with the mailing company. Thank you for your continued support.
Wireless Emergency Alert System To Roll Out In June
Created on Thursday, May 24, 2012 | |
The wireless industry, The FCC and FEMA will roll out the WEA's (Wireless Emergency Alerts) system nationwide this year. The NWS will start utilizing this by pushing extreme weather warnings over the system in June 2012. Tornado Warnings, Flash Flood Warnings and several other high-end warnings will go directly to wireless users in an affected county automatically if their device is capable. The following statement is from the National Wather Service:
If you have a cell phone, it may soon make some curious sounds and vibrations the next time you find yourself in the possible path of a tornado or several other types of weather emergencies.
Starting any day now, the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system will go live. That means the National Weather Service (NWS) warnings for dangerous weather, including tornadoes, flash flooding and huricanes, will be delivered free of charge to many mobile users on major wireless carriers. Tha alerts will look like text alerts, but use different technology that is not affected by network congestion.
The WEA system is "location-based", which means that you only receive alerts relavent to your physical location. In other words, if you travelto another city, you'll receive alerts for where you are, not back home.
AMBER Alerts and Presidential Alerts during a notional emergency will also be delivered through the WEA system. If you have a WEA-capable phone, you'll receive alerts unless you opt out (you can't opt out of Presidential Alerts, however). Interestingly, the alerts will *not* interupt phone conversations, but rather will be dalayed until a call is finished.
You can visit the Wireless Emergency Alerts page here to read more about it, and follow links to see if your device is capable of receiving these alerts