Fund Drive 2023
76% of our budget must come from donations
So, what do we do with the funds?
2022 Call Stats
- 898 Total Incidents
- 49 Working Structure Fires
- 14 Vehicle Extrications
- 94 Medical Assistance Calls
An average of 10 members were on each call.
First Due Statistics
“First due” area means that we are the fire company expected to be first to the scene in the event of an emergency to that area.
- Around 17,500 people live in our first due
We also respond mutual aid to surrounding areas, such as the Borough of Chambersburg, Fayetteville, Marion, Waynesboro, and more, depending on the type of emergency,
About Us
We are your first responder in the event of a fire or other emergency. We have 5 fully equipped vehicles that stand ready to respond to brush fires, structure fires, floods, vehicle accidents, special rescues, and medical emergencies.
Our service helps keep taxes down by eliminating the need for a paid fire department. With your donation, the Franklin Fire Company can continue to protect you.
Our 20-year-old twin engines are due to be replaced in 2024
Per National Fire Protection Act (NFPA) standards, fire apparatus should be retired at 20 years of age. Updating our apparatus ensures we are always in-service and able to respond to emergencies quickly and with the best life-saving technology.
In 2023, just one new engine costs around $1,000,000.
Some items we completed in recent years:
Every year, we…
Each year, we spend between $20,000 and $30,000 to upgrade, replace, repair, and test our life-saving rescue equipment. We spend another $20,000 to $30,000 of money we receive from grants doing the same thing! Properly working, up-to-date equipment is crucial for us to be able to do our jobs.
More ways to support your local 100% volunteer fire department
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Bash in the Valley – September 16th
See what we’ve been up to!
Franklin Fire Company
4:18pm, Engine 43, Truck 42, Squad 41, Engine 45 and surrounding companies responded to the 1500 block of LWE for a garage fire. Units arrived to find several lawnmowers and trash on fire with extension into a 10 x 20 foot garage. Engine 43 laid out and advanced a line inside the garage and extinguished fire in the attic. Engine 7-2 attacked the fire on the exterior. Truck 42 opened up the exterior. Engine 45 set up a fill site. Squad 41 and additional companies assisted with overhaul and water supply.
1:50pm
As units were returning from a box in Mercersburg, Franklin County 911 alerted units to the 10000 block of Cardinal Drive in Letterkenny Township for a house fire. Squad 41 and Truck 42 responded on the initial alarm with 11 personnel. Engine 43 responded on the 2nd alarm. First arriving units had heavy fire showing on sides Bravo and Charlie. Due to the fire being too far advanced, units had to switch to a defensive attack. Truck 42 took the first due ladder truck position and setup ladder pipe operations. Squad 41 and Engine 43 assisted with operating hand-lines around the structure. The video below is the conditions TK42 was met with on arrival.
Squad 41, Truck 42, and Engine 43 are currently operating in the 10000 Block of Cardinal Dr in Letterkenny Township on a working house fire.
12:56pm
Truck 42 and Squad 41, with a total of 11, responded to Dollar General in the Borough of Mercersburg for a reported building fire. Initial units found a pile of trash on fire next to the building with no extension. The assignment was held to Company 9 and the first due special service, Truck 42. TK42 setup fans to ventilate smoke from the building.
5:38pm
Station 4 units responded to the corner of Saint Andrews Dr & Baltusrol Dr for a brush fire. While in route, Franklin updated incoming units that the brush fire was approximately 5ft from a house. Assistant Chief 49 requested that the house fire assignment be started as a precaution. Engine 43 and Special Unit 44 found a large grass area next to a house on fire with no extension to the house. E43 and SU44 were able to extinguish the fire and the assignment was held to STA4.
We need volunteers!
We welcome any and all types of help! Opportunities available include:
- Firefighters (age 18+)
- Live-in Firefighters (age 18+)
- Junior Firefighters (age 14-17)
- Fire Police
- Fundraising and event workers
- Administrative Assistance
- Handymen and Maintenance Personnel
Volunteer memberships are declining, and volunteer fire departments are struggling to keep their companies properly staffed. We aren’t looking for heroes, just neighbors with the right attitude. For more information, email recruiting@sta4.com or https://www.sta4.com/recruitment/ OR, if you’re ready, apply online using the button below!
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