Our 2022 Santa Run route will be the following:

Starting South State Street to left on East Queen Street
Brickyard Development (Queen Street to Mason Drive to Windsor Drive to Pavers Lane)
Right on to Akron Road and then right on to Parkview Heights Road,
Right on Ashley Drive to Heather Wood Heights Development
Right on to Parkview Heights to Rothsville Road, right on James Avenue to Niss
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The Ephrata Pioneer Fire Company is excited to announce that we will be part of the Extra Give 2022! You can be a part of the celebration on November 18, 2022, by giving to your favorite nonprofit (Ephrata Pioneer Fire Company). Visit extragive.org to find out more. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Have you thought about becoming an EMT? Is becoming an EMT something that interests you? We are happy to announce that the Ephrata Pioneer Fire Company is hosting an EMT class starting September 26th. There are only 20 seats available so do not wait. We would like to thank HACC, ECAA and WECH for holding this class at our station. You can register and find out more details at hacc.edu/EMT. Any questions ... (Full Story & Photos)

Congratulations to Fire Chief Mike Kiefer on the Chief Fire Officer Designation through the Center for Public Safety Excellence. Chief Kiefer is as mentioned in the press release now one of 1,755 CFO's worldwide. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday, August 27th around 5:30am the current Truck 15 was dispatched to East Earl Township to assist Garden Spot Fire Rescue on a working commercial building fire. Truck 15 responded with a crew of four. Truck 15 arrived and set up on the Charlie side of the structure and split crews. One crew went to the roof and the other crew made entry via cutting a bay door. Truck 15 remained on scene ... (Full Story & Photos)

Elevator Rescue Class!

Members spent two evenings and a Saturday for a total of 16 hours participating in an elevator rescue class. During the class, members learned different techniques to perform safe and effective elevator rescues. Did you know that in Ephrata alone there are 60+ elevators? This class is just one of the many ways our members ensure we provide the best and safest services to our ... (Full Story & Photos)

The EPFC takes pride in celebrating our diverse membership groups. As such, we will be starting a new initiative to highlight our members.

For August, we would like to highlight our Captain, Tim Doty. Tim is an outstanding example of the quality membership we seek, and foster. Captain Doty has been a member for the past 7 years, and has been invaluable in that time period. Captain Doty works ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Tuesday July, 26 2022 the EPFC traveled to the Ephrata Township Park for familiarization training on new boats 15-1 and 15-2. Special thanks to WhiteCap Water Rescue Training LLC. The boats will be lettered and placed into service this week. Water rescue is one of the many specialty services the Ephrata Pioneer Fire Company offers.

If you’ve ever thought of becoming a firefighter and are interested ... (Full Story & Photos)