Swatara Fire-Rescue

08/31/2026

🎆 **LABOR DAY CELEBRATION – VENUE & TIME CHANGE!** 🇺🇸

We have an important update for this year’s **Swatara Township Labor Day Celebration!**

📅 **Saturday, September 5**
🎉 **Food, Music & Family Activities**
📍 **NEW LOCATION: Ivy Ridge Park**
📌 **900 Harvard Court**
🕓 **NEW TIME: 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM**

Join us at Ivy Ridge Park for an afternoon and evening of **food trucks, music, inflatables, and family fun!** Parking will be available **on the field at Ivy Ridge Park**.

🎇 **FIREWORKS – 9:15 PM**
The fireworks display will still launch from its **normal location on the south side of Bishop Park**.

Please make note of the **new location and time** for the festivities. The fireworks will remain at their normal location.

We look forward to celebrating Labor Day with you! 🇺🇸🎆

08/19/2026

Monday evening Tower 91 assisted Company 55 (Highspire) with a garage fire.

08/18/2026

🚒 Swatara Fire-Rescue Welcomes Six New Career Firefighters! 🚒

Last week, Swatara Fire-Rescue welcomed six new part-time career firefighters to our team!

Their onboarding began with a day of classroom instruction covering department policies, operating guidelines, expectations, and day-to-day operations.

🔥 Day 2 took the group to HACC, where they teamed up with Progress Fire Company for hands-on fireground evolutions. Crews worked through scenarios involving first- and second-arriving engine and truck company operations. This gave our newest members the opportunity to train together with another department that we regularly operate along side in realistic situations. Thanks to Progress Fire 32 for sharing the training grounds for the day.

🚗 Day 3 shifted the focus to vehicle rescue, with crews working through multiple scenarios designed to build teamwork and reinforce safe and effective rescue operations.

With the addition of these six firefighters, Swatara Fire-Rescue now has 22 career staff members serving alongside our dedicated volunteer members.

We are excited to welcome our newest firefighters to STFR and look forward to seeing them continue to train, grow, and serve the residents and visitors of Swatara Township.

Welcome to STFR! 🚒🔥

Photos courtesy of Dustin Weese

08/17/2026

This morning STFR was dispatched to assist Lower Swatara Fire Department with a house fire. Tower 91(1st truck), Engine 91(4th engine), and Air 91 operated at the scene. Thanks to Cumberland Ladder 36 and York Rescue 15-1 for transfering to Station 91. Our condolences go out to the family of those affected.

08/16/2026

Crews were at the Beluah Baptist Church Community Day yesterday!

08/16/2026

Air 91 and Squad 91-5 are currently attending movie in the park at Ivy ridge

08/15/2026

08/12/2026

The July 2026 Swatara Fire-Rescue monthly report

Check out this design designed by Michael Ibberson.

08/05/2026