Lafayette Fire Company

Lafayette's own Suzi Sutton was one of three female firefighters featured in an article in the Winter issue of LNP’s Balance Magazine. The women speak about the life of being a female in the fire service. We are extremely proud of all three of these ladies, and all female … [Read more...]

The LFC membership would like to thank PA House Representative of the 43rd District, Keith Greiner, for attending our business meeting to swear in our 2020 Officers of the Lafayette Fire Company. Representative Greiner expressed his gratitude to our membership for answering 601 … [Read more...]

The members of the LFC would like to congratulate Firefighters, Reuben Stoltzfus and Kevin Sinsheimer on promoting from a "rookie" training level to an "engine" training level. This is signified by replacing their yellow front with a black front on their helmet. To obtain this … [Read more...]

With rainy weather in the Lancaster area on Monday evening, our scheduled outdoor training was postponed. Instead, Firefighter Brett Fassnacht presented a quick drill on how to do CPR on a downed firefighter. The Powerpoint presentation was originally put together and presented … [Read more...]

The LFC membership would like to thank Smucker Welding on Rockvale Road for their generous donation of their services to our department. The handle on one of our outrigger plates had broken at a recent class. Smucker's took all four plates and welded new, heavy duty handles on … [Read more...]

Last night the LFC was visited by very special guests. The Smoketown Brownie / Junior Girl Scout Troops 70570 and 70580 stopped by the station to drop of a donation of water, Gatorade, paper towels and other supplies. The girls then treated us to some holiday carols! Chief Keens … [Read more...]

Just after 0100 Friday morning, Engine 63-1 and Truck 63 were dispatched as part of the 2nd and 3rd alarm assignment to 622 Wyncroft Lane in Lancaster Township for an apartment building. First arriving companies found a fast moving fire in a multi-family occupancy with fire … [Read more...]

Sunday morning at 01:56 hours, Truck 63 and Truck 50 (Willow Street) were dispatched to 5360 Lincoln Highway in Gap to assist Station 42 on a commercial structure fire. At 01:10 hours, Gap Fire Rescue was dispatched to the location for an automatic fire alarm. Assistant 42 … [Read more...]

Dear Neighbors, The Lafayette Fire Company is an all-volunteer Fire Company primarily supported by community donations. Volunteer firefighters fill a much-needed role in our community, protecting the lives and property of many people. While our municipalities provide a level of … [Read more...]

Last evening, LFC Firefighter Suzi Sutton, was interviewed for an upcoming feature story in Balance Magazine about female firefighters. Irene Fitzkee from Lancaster Township FD and Lisa Breneman from FD Mount Joy we’re also interviewed for the story. While at Station 66, the LTFD … [Read more...]

Its just about the time of the year, again! Ole St. Nick has recently called us and said he would like for us to take him around our district atop our fire truck this holiday season. However, due to some challenging time commitments, he will only be around (1) Saturday this … [Read more...]

The members of the LFC would like to congratulate Firefighter, Mackenzie Moody, on her graduation from the United States Air Force Basic Training. Firefighter Moody departed for Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas in early July 2019. She spent the next eight and a half weeks … [Read more...]

At 01:06 this morning, Station 63, Station 62 (Witmer), Station 41 (Bird-In-Hand), Station 48 (Ronks), Station 5 (Strasburg), Station 43 (Gordonville), and Station 204 (Manheim Twp) were dispatched to 2321 Lincoln Highway East for a commercial building fire. Additional … [Read more...]

The LFC would like to congratulate Senior Firefighter/Driver, Brett Fassnacht, on obtaining his basic certification in Emergency Management at the local level. This certification is issued by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for individuals that work in the Emergency … [Read more...]