South Williamsport Fire Department

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day!!

06/16/2026

Special visit from SERVPRO of Williamsport/Montoursville today dropping a shipment of water as the temperatures stay hotter for the season! Thank you very much.

06/14/2026

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 336
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
540 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued

* Tornado Watch for portions of Western and Central
Pennsylvania

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 540 PM until 1000 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Ongoing supercells and a broken line of thunderstorms should pose a threat for a couple of tornadoes and scattered severe/damaging winds late this afternoon and continuing into the evening as they move eastward across parts of western and central Pennsylvania.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west southwest of Dubois PA to 5 miles north of Williamsport PA.

For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings.

06/14/2026

06/07/2026

Last evening as a small storm pushed through the area, South crews handled 4 emergencies. 3 tree down calls and a small MVA.

06/04/2026

Some photos of crews at the second alarm fire in Williamsport City the other day courtesy of 7’s Photography and Ian McCann.

06/03/2026

South crews just returned from assisting Williamsport Firefighters Local 736, Williamsport Bureau of Fire with this second alarm fire.

Area fire crews were on the scene of a second alarm fire in the 1000 block of High Street Tuesday evening. The call came in about 7:09 p.m. with multiple callers reporting smoke from the residence, according to scanner reports. A second alarm was quickly declared, bringing in additional resources ro...

05/30/2026

South members are currently in Marysville, Pa looking at Rock Proof boats and beginning the process of replacing its 1984 Boston Whaler.