Lower Swatara Fire Department

"A Progressive First Class Township"

Photo Courtesy of SGS

Our Mission
To Provide a Valuable Service in Fire Prevention and Awareness.
We are here to Serve the Community and are Committed to Excellence.

The Lower Swatara Fire Department is 100% volunteer. Our members spend countless hours training in house and at local training facilities. They provide a vital part of public safety not just to Lower Swatara but to neighboring areas as well. We are always ready to respond to your emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We take pride in knowing our community is safe all day, every day.

Lower Swatara Township is located in Dauphin County, South Central Pennsylvania, six miles outside of Harrisburg City, along the Susquehanna River. Lower Swatara is comprised of residential, commercial, industrial, educational, agricultural and government properties. The Lower Swatara Fire Department covers about 15 square miles, they also provide mutual aid to surrounding townships and boroughs that include Middletown, Derry, Swatara, Highspire, Londonderry, Hummelstown and many others. The population is about 10,000 in the township area. Lower Swatara Fire Department provides fire suppression and rescue operations that include auto extraction/rescue, environmental, industrial and water rescue along with public education. The Lower Swatara Fire Department also covers many highways that run through the Township area, such as RT 283, RT 441, RT 230 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Over a million people travel all these roads daily.

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**TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL FIRE DEPARTMENTS**

STRATEGY & TACTICS

All area Emergency Responders are welcome to this Pennsylvania State Fire Academy Training Course. This 16-hour course teaches the student to operate at all levels of management, from the Firefighter to the Incident Commander. Topics include: size-up techniques, tactical benchmarking, progress assessment, command & control, action plan development, and resource management considerations.

October 23 & 24th, 2010
(Saturday and Sunday)

TIMES: 0800-1700 HOURS

LOCATION: Lower Swatara Fire Department

Prerequisites: EBM or Firefighter 1 or Equivalent

THIS COURSE IS FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL AREA FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

Hot Lunch Offered Both Days.

All Training Officers contact Faith Pickel at (717) 944-2490 by October 15th with an exact number that will be attending from your organization.

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The Leather Barn & Frank's Cycle

3rd Annual MS Motorcycle Ride

All Proceeds Benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society

Chicken Barbecue & Bike Show

September 12th, 2010
Avialable 11:30-2:00 P.M.

Tour Lancaster & Berks Co.
Riders $15.00 Passengers $5.00
Pre-register $12.00 & $5.00
Registration 8:00-10:00 a.m.
All Bikes Welcome-Approx 50 Miles
Ride Leaves Proptly at 10:00 AM
1655 W Main St. Ephrata
Continental Breakfast

Bike Show
$10.00 Entry Fee
Grand Prize: $100.00
Door Prizes

For More Information Contact
Frank's Cycle at (717) 733-0411
frankscycle@dejazzd.com

Bingo every Wednesday at 7 P.M.
(Doors open at 5 PM.)
Food and Drinks Available