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The Wellsville Fire Company, York County Station 66, is located in
Northern York County. We currently have 30 active firefighters, and
we run about 160 fire calls and 150 medical assists per year. Station
66 covers approximately forty-five square miles including three
municipalities; Wellsville Borough, Warrington Township, and one third
of Washington Township. These areas include 3,500 acres of state land (
Gifford Pinchot State Park), the state game lands, and a ski resort, Ski
Roundtop.
We currently operate out of one station. The company runs two
engines, a tanker, a rescue truck, and a brush truck. Wellsville
is a rural company, and does not have fire hydrants. However, through
the years our members have put dry hydrants at ponds
and streams, which makes getting water easier. We are currently
interviewing with different companies to have a new rescue truck
built. It will replace our 1969 rescue which has served us well since 1986.
The price is going to be approximately $250,000.
Our biggest fund raiser is our three day carnival in August. The
fire department receives a tremendous amount of support from
the community. Every year, we run two NASCAR® dinners and
three shrimp feeds. We also allow our fire hall and auditorium to be
rented (contact Tim Strayer
for hall availability). Our Ladies Auxiliary is a big asset to
the fire company, as well as to the municipalities that they serve.
Although we do not have an ambulance, our brush truck runs medical
assists for life threatening medical calls in the borough of Wellsville and Warrington
Township. There are five ambulance services that cover our area:
Dillsburg EMS, Dover EMS, East Berlin EMS, Newberry Twp EMS,
and West Shore EMS.
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