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)

Join us August 27, 2022 for our open house and housing of our new 2022 Seagrave Aerialscope.. The open house will start at 8:30am and the housing ceremony for Tower 15 will begin at 9am. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. We look forward to the community sharing in this exciting event!

Open House: 8:30am-2pm
Housing Ceremony: 9am-10am

Activities include:
Fire Extinguisher Demonstrations ... (Full Story & Photos)

In the last 2 days the Ephrata Pioneer Fire Company has responded to 5 calls for activated smoke detectors. While investigating each call to ensure the homes were safe we found a common problem, all of the smoke detectors were well over 10 years old. Smoke detectors should be replaced 10 years from the manufacture date even if it is still testing correctly. The inside components of the detector could ... (Full Story & Photos)