On Monday, September 26th, Company 59 concluded its weekly training sessions at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) with a live burn. This week, Company 59 was joined by members from the Middletown Fire Department (Co. 88). After all safety briefings and inspections were completed, newer, members with less experience were taken in during the per-burn and shown the stages of fire growth and ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday, September 24, Rescue 59 and Tanker 59 participated in Harrisburg International Airport's triennial full-scale exercise. This year's exercise involved a simulation of an aircraft crashing into a structure upon landing. In addition to Companies 70 (HIA) and 71 (PA Air National Guard), the drill involved several units from surrounding companies in Dauphin, Lancaster, and York counties. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Union Street Bridge Closure Starts MONDAY
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Traffic Advisory
September 23, 2016

Repairs to Two Damaged Bridges over Route 283 in Dauphin County Will Involve Bridge Closures
Union Street Bridge and Newberry Road Bridge were damaged by over-height load on Route 283 last May.

Harrisburg, PA – The bridge that carries Union Street over Route 283 in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin ... (Full Story & Photos)

On the evening of 7/28, Company 59 was dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident with entrapment in the eastbound lanes of PA 283 in the area of the Star Barn. Upon arrival, crews found one vehicle overturned and down the embankment. Upon investigating, crews identified that the vehicle had one occupant who was not trapped, but having great difficulty breathing. The crew from Rescue 59 stabilized ... (Full Story & Photos)

It is with the heaviest heart that the Lower Swatara Fire Department announces the passing of Life Member Edward Craig. Ed served the department and the residents of Lower Swatara Twp for many years as a Fire Police Officer. Ed was know by many of the older members as "fast Eddy". Although unable to be as active as he would have liked in recent years, Ed remained a Life Member of the Department and ... (Full Story & Photos)