Midway St Clair News Today

Some Hempfield firefighters came away from a department meeting Saturday with answers to their burning questions. Others left seeking further information. At Saturday’s fire forum, township officials hoped to smooth over concerns, answer uncertainties about the state of the fire department and clarify the “all-in” process, through which individual stations

Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Department is the third of the township’s stations to take steps toward becoming a nonchartered service under the umbrella of the Hempfield Fire Department. The township received a letter Tuesday indicating the station’s intent to “go all in,” according to fire Chief Anthony Kovacic and Township

The township has 11 volunteer fire departments, including Adamsburg, Bovard, Carbon, Fort Allen, Grapeville, Hannastown, Hempfield #2, High Park, Midway/St. Clair, North Hempfield, and West Point.