Sun, Jan 9th, 2011 8:31:00 pm - The Gap Fire Company will be mailing out our 2012 Membership Drive letters shortly.  The Fire Company depends on the donations of the community for the majority of our operating expenses.  We are a non-profit volunteer organization, and all donations are tax deductible.  We also offset our operating expenses by holding fundraisers and applying for grant assistance as well. In 2011, the fund drive letters came back with a 23 percent return rate.  Unfortunately, ...More Info and Pictures

Tue, Jan 24th, 2012 3:31:00 pm - Late Wednesday afternoon, while some of the crew was still at the station from an earlier call, Rescue 4-2 was dispatched to assist Christiana Fire Company (5-2) with an accident with entrapment.  The Rescue quickly went enroute with 7 crew members with the Squad following a short time later with 5.  The first arriving unit gave the report of a truck overturned next to the ...More Info and Pictures

Mon, Jan 16th, 2012 4:24:00 am - At 0424 hours Lancaster County Wide Communications dispatched the first alarm assignment for a house fire in the 100 block of Old Dam Rd in Bart Township.  The first alarm consisted of units from:  Bart Township, Gap, Paradise, Quarryville, Christiana, and Christiana Ambulance.  Chief 5-1 (King) arrived and confirmed a working fire and requested the second alarm be struck.  First arriving Engine 5-1-1 advanced several ...More Info and Pictures

Wed, Jan 4th, 2012 8:58:00 pm - 2012 Fire Officers Chief-  Troy Wenger Deputy Chief-  Chris McGowan Assistant Chief-  Kevin Beiler Captain 1-  Chris Beiler Captain 2-  Loren Glick Lieutenant 1-  Leon Zook Lieutenant 2-  Chris Slaymaker Lieutenant 3-  Joe Kennedy 2012 Administrative Officers President-  Chris Beiler Vice President-  Chris McGowan Secretary-  Joe Kennedy Treasurer-  Alvin Blank Financial Secretary-  Loren Glick   ...More Info and Pictures

Tue, Dec 27th, 2011 1:22:00 pm - At 13:22 hours Rescue 42 was dispatched as the second due Rescue to the intersection of Rt 30 and N Vintage Rd in Paradise Township for a Vehicle Accident with Entrapment.  First arriving Engine 452 found a 2 vehicle accident with occupants trapped in both vehicles.  Rescue 42 responded in 3 minutes with a crew of 7.  Truck 42 also responded with a crew of ...More Info and Pictures

Mon, Dec 19th, 2011 10:07:00 pm - This evening, the Gap Volunteers participated in training with two of our mutual-aid companies, Liberty New Holland and Blue Ball Fire Company.  Crews reviewed vehicle stabilization and hazard control, as well as reviewing more advanced techniques.  Newer members were able to handle a scenario from onset to final patient extrication.  Crews from both New Holland, Blue Ball, and Gap were grouped together to exchange techniques ...More Info and Pictures