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2022 Incidents |
Jan | 76 |
Feb | 55 |
March | 69 |
April | 69 |
May | 61 |
June | 72 |
July | 71 |
Aug | 77 |
Sept | 53 |
Oct | 67 |
Nov | 88 |
Dec | 90 |
Total | 848 |
2021 Incidents |
Jan | 48 |
Feb | 47 |
Mar | 67 |
Apr | 55 |
May | 53 |
Jun | 79 |
July | 63 |
Aug | 54 |
Sep | 70 |
Oct | 51 |
Nov | 60 |
Dec | 71 |
Total | 718 |
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Duty breakfast and a work detail
Member Travis Neil, January 15
Crews spent the morning pulling all the Christmas decorations along with all the hose off of Engine 1-2 due to it leaving this coming Monday for tank repairs that will put the Engine out of service for a week or two. Afterwards crews gathered for a pancake, eggs and bacon breakfast.... (Full Story & Photos)
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Box 1 Commercial Fire Alarm
Member Travis Neil, December 25
Eng1-2 was dispatched at 10:39hrs this morning to The Pub Restaurant for a water flow alarm. Arriving with a crew of 4, Eng1-2 confirmed PD’s report of water flowing from the Carlisle St side of the restaurant. After the arrival of a key holder, crews made access to the basement area and discovered a burst connector at the test area for the sprinkler system. The system had to be taken off line until ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Box 1-8-30 Commercial Fire Alarm
Member Travis Neil, December 24
At 14:36hrs, Eng1-2 Truck 1 and Traffic 1 were dispatched to the Wyndham Hotel on Presidential Cir for a water flow alarm. Initially showing an alarm on the 5th floor, after arriving crews found water flowing from a broken sprinkler head on the first floor in the rear of the hotel. During the incident, several smoke detectors were removed from guest room walls causing continued alarms to sound. Each ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Stuffing the Truck for those in need.
Member Travis Neil, December 10
Members spent this Saturday morning continuing the annual Stuff the Truck campaign. We visited several surrounding neighborhoods collecting donations and spreading some Christmas cheer with Santa Claus riding his sleigh pulled by Car 1 while the reindeer rest up for Christmas Eve. Thanks to our friends at Cumberland Township Police Department for providing an escort for the first half of our rounds, ... (Full Story & Photos)
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GFD at Gettysburg Christmas Festival
Gettysburg Fire, December 03
Gettysburg Fire Department helped celebrate Gettysburg's Annual Christmas Festival! Engine 1-2 and a GFD crew took part in the Annual Christmas Festival on Saturday, December 3. Engine 1-2 was on location, sharing information and offering apparatus tours to adults and children throughout the day. ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Box Alarm 1-6: Brush Fire impinging on a Structure
Member Travis Neil, November 24
Crews were dispatched just after 11:00hrs this morning for a reported brush fire threatening a structure in the first block of Herrs Ridge Rd off of Biglerville Rd. Chief 1 was first arriving to find a small brush fire near a fire pit to the rear of a single family dwelling. Chief 1 held the assignment to Eng’s 1-2 and 1-1. Eng1-2 staged on the hard road while Eng1-1 backed down the driveway to utilize ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Glock 9/11 Commemorative Raffle
Gettysburg Fire, September 15
GFD is offering two big prizes for raffle! First prize: Glock 19 9/11 Commemorative Edition. Second prize: Canik TP9 Elite Blackout 9mm.
Tickets only $10 each, only 500 tickets will be sold. Get your tickets from any GFD member or the GFD Business Office (M-F 8-3, 717-334-7548).
Drawing will be held live on Facebook December 3, 2022 at 10:00am.... (Full Story & Photos)
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