Late this afternoon, the LFC was dispatched to the 1000 block of E King Street in Lancaster Township for an automobile fire. Several 9-1-1 callers reported a pickup truck on fire with the occupants evacuated. Lt. 632 (Leed) arrived first and confirmed a working fire. Engines … [Read more...]

At 15:40, Station 63 and Engine 62-2 were dispatched to Millstream Road at Gridley Road for an automobile fire. Lieutenant 63-1 (J. Long) arrived and confirmed a working engine compartment fire. Both engines from 63 made the response back-to-back with 10 personnel in 4 … [Read more...]

At 04:49 this morning, Lancaster County-Wide Communications dispatched Companies 6 (Lancaster EMS), 62 (Witmer), 63 (Lafayette), and 48 (Ronks) to the Target on Covered Bridge Drive for an auto accident with reported entrapment and on fire. Additional reports stated the crash … [Read more...]

Around 09:15 this morning, the LFC was dispatched to assist the Witmer Fire Protective Association with an outside gas leak in the 2000 block of Horseshoe Road. First arriving crews from Witmer confirmed a small leak in the street where some road construction was underway. Engine … [Read more...]

Congratulations to Firefighter Suzanne “Suzi” Sutton, who has recently advanced to the Level of Senior Firefighter which is signified with an Orange Helmet Front. Sutton has been with the department since 2017, when she joined to lend an extra hand in the community. Since … [Read more...]

YOU’RE INVITED TO OUR OPEN HOUSE/NEW ENGINE HOUSING! Who: Lafayette Fire Company What: Open House / New Engine Housing Where: Lafayette Fire Company, 63 Lafayette Way, Lancaster, PA 17602 When: Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 from 10am to 3pm Come out and join us in … [Read more...]

Lafayette Fire Company, along with fellow first responder organizations that serve CV School District, was honored to be a part of celebrating Casey Kaufhold, Olympic Archer and her family upon her return from the Olympics. A special thank you to community businesses: 🇺🇸 … [Read more...]

Around 7PM this evening, Truck 63 was transferred to Ephrata Pioneer Fire Company with Upper Leacock Fire Company - Engine 61-1 while companies worked a 4 Alarm Commercial Building Fire in Clay Township. Truck 63 covered until about 4:30AM, Thursday.   … [Read more...]

Tonight at 21:36, the LFC was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with injuries in front of 1411 E King Street. Engine 63-1 made the response with six members, followed by Engine 63-2 with another six members. Engine 63-2 was returned while en route due to the accident being … [Read more...]

A special thank you to The Shops @ Rockvale for hosting a fun, safe night out!! We hope the children enjoyed the Toy Drops courtesy of Lafayette’s participation in First Responders Children's Foundation Power of Play toy distribution. A huge thank you to our 15 volunteers … [Read more...]

On Monday, July 26th, 2021 at 19:27 hours, our 1978 Mack CF 600 was officially placed out of service for the final time as a front line unit. It has been a workhorse for our department for the last 43 years. As of last evening, the unit is still excellent working … [Read more...]

Congratulations to Interior Firefighter / Chauffeur Tom Murray Jr., who has recently been turned over as a Driver / Operator on Truck 63. Prospective Driver Operators of Truck 63 are required to drive the Engines for atleast a year before they are granted permission to train … [Read more...]

Thank you Urban Werks Detailing for helping us make the NEW Engine 63-2 gleam just a bit more! Recently, we chose Urban Werks to tint and ceramic coat our new Pierce Enforcer, as they recently opened another shop in our run district. In turn, they donated a portion of the work … [Read more...]

Over the past 6 months, FF Reuben Stoltzfus has been working on a company pride table to seat all of our duty staff in station. The table was placed in our Day Room this afternoon upon completion. Making the table in-house, saved the company money and shows more of the pride put … [Read more...]

Second Fire for the Truck in Just Over 24 Hours On Tuesday July 6th, Truck 63 was alerted for another structure fire in the unit block of Chickadee Circle in Leola. Additional information from LCWC reported a fire in a closet. Chief 61 arrived first and confirmed a working … [Read more...]