South Lebanon Fire Department

Thank you to everyone for the overwhelming response to the request for water! It has been more that what we could have imagined and we are so grateful for all that we’ve received!

At this point, we should have plenty to last us for quite some time. Should you wish to donate, there are several other departments within the county that have not received any cases. Please reach out and we can put you in touch with one of those departments.

Thank you!!

This afternoon at 14:12 the SLFD was alerted to box 48-03 for a brush fire. Upon arrival of the chief he found a row of trees on fire spreading rapidly. Crews put 2 hand lines in service to extinguish the blaze and cool the near by exposures. Great work by all!

Tanker 48 and 48-1 are currently operating on a large barn fire in berks County.

As the heat and dry conditions continue, our 3 stations remain in need of water and Gatorade donations. Every little bit helps!

If you wish to contribute, you can message us here to find the best time to coordinate a dropoff or pickup. We appreciate your continued support!

A huge thank-you to the AES Ironwood Powerplant in South Lebanon for the donation of a pallet of Diesel Exhaust Fluid. They have been a huge supporter of the fire department over the years, and we appreciate their continued support!

Happy Independence Day!

Please remember to be safe and that conditions still remain dry, so while utilizing fireworks, please do so responsibly.

Also, please remember that the law requires all fireworks to be utilized AT LEAST 150’ away from a building or vehicle, regardless of the owner is the user.

Rescue 48 transferred to Rehrersburg station 27, to help cover calls while they were on scene of a 2 alarm house fire.

Truck 48 is officially in service.

We had a good first two weeks of sign ups! Don’t delay! Please note the time change to an hour earlier to accommodate the amount teams we have!

Engine 48-2, Attack 48, and Tanker 48 just cleared a large brush fire in the 40 box. Units assited Mt Zion Fire Company with Fire suppression and structure protection. This is our 2nd Fire of this type in 2 days.

The recent heatwave and yesterdays’s field fire are strong reminders that our crews need to stay hydrated. If anyone wishes to donate cases of water or Gatorade, please reach out to us on Facebook messenger and we can arrange a time to drop off donations. Thank you! Stay cool, it’s going to be another warm couple of days!

This evening, members gathered at the central station to wash hose and repack it on the engines after today’s wheat field fire. We also loaded 700’ of 5” hose onto the tower. Members then spent time familiarizing themselves with the operation of the tower. We hope to have it in service in about one week! We can’t wait to place it in service and continue to serve the county’s best residents!

The South Lebanon Fire Department would like to thank all of the Fire Departments and Fire Police who assisted at the field fire at 500 Schaeffer Road this afternoon. As Fire Chief, I just wanted to let everyone know what a great job you did and say thanks for all your help. Units on scene: SLFD units, Stations 31, 36, 38, 37, 14, 35, 34, 30, 6, 2, 40, FASP and EMA. Thanks again and great team work.
- Township Fire Chief Brian Kleinfelter

Station 48 is currently operating at a wildfire in the 500 block of Schaeffer Rd in South Lebanon. Brush 35 is assisting.

The heat we have had, obviously has dried everything out. The wind is an additional factor which makes fires like this difficult to fight.

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500 SCHAEFFER RD, South Lebanon Twp WF-Wildfire/Brush Fire Wheat field burning FG 03 E48-1,E48-2,AT48,BR35,CHF48,DEP48,ASST48,STA48 Fire-Box 48-05 EMS-Box 190-25

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We’re excited to announce that we’re hosting a co-ed softball tournament at South Hills Park on Saturday September 14, 2024.

There will be two brackets, one for Softball Teams and another for First Responder teams.

There will be food trucks available and we’re also looking to add a couple. If you have e a food truck you’d like to register, please also email Jeremy.

Email Jeremy at [email protected] to register!

Today the SLFD took the time to celebrate our Jr graduates!! We want to congratulate them on their biggest achievement and thank them for giving us their dedication while keeping up on their academics!! With that being said congratulations to the class of 2024!!

This afternoon members of the west station stopped out at Angelo’s pizza to show our appreciation to them for taking 10 percent of today’s profits and donating it to the SLFD. Thanks for having us!

L48 and Tanker 48 are currently in Bethel Twp assisting station 40 on a working structure fire. More pictures in the comments

This morning, after getting the word the parade was unfortunately canceled, 9 members of the west station decided to use their time and go to fire school and train on air bags and picket systems. We hope everyone has a great Memorial Day and remember the reason we celebrate today.

As the day winds down the members of the West station took the time to schedule a work detail to hang up some flags and prep Engine 48-01 for the Memorial Day parade!! Be sure to look out for us!

Side note, we are looking for donations for old towels and rags to use when we need to clean up dirty stuff that way we don’t ruin our good rags and towels they can be dropped off to 610 s 2nd St thank you!

Here are more updates on Truck 48.

Here is the latest update on Truck 48.

Santa is running a little behind but don’t you worry he will be around!

We are headed to zone 3

We are currently in zone 1

Good morning South Lebanon Township! We will be starting the Santa run today at 9am, and restarting in zone 7, due to Friday’s call. We’ll then promptly head to Saturday’s zone 1. Thank you for your patience last evening, as you know your safety is our first priority.

We apologize to those whom we haven’t made it to. We are on scene at a Carbon Monoxide Detector Activation in the 400 block of Kline Ave.