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Firefighters are battling a garage on fire at a scrap yard.

STEELTON, Pa. (WHTM) – Steelton Fire Chief Gene Vance has passed away after more than 50 years of serving the community. “Gene exemplified a lifetime commitment to volunteer fire service and his community. He was a fixture in the Borough of Steelton,” said Mayor Ciera Dent. Vance began his firefighting career at the age of […]

MARYSVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) – Eight people were displaced after a 2-alarm duplex fire in Perry County on Wednesday afternoon. Fire officials say the blaze on South Main Street in Marysville came in at 1:09 p.m. and a dog had to be rescued from one of the residences. According to Progress Fire 32, fire was showing […]

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Multiple truck trailers caught fire on Thursday night in Swatara Township, prompting a large response from area firefighters. According to Colonial Park Fire Co. #1, three trailers caught fire with flames threatening a nearby commercial building. Photos showed two fully engulfed cabs in the lot with heavy smoke. Swatara Fire […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Fire crews were on the scene of a house fire in Harrisburg during the afternoon hours of Tuesday, Nov. 21. According to Progress Fire 32, they assisted crews from Harrisburg with a structure fire that occurred in the 1000 block of South 18th Street in the city. The fire was a […]

The annual 9/11 stair climb gave people the opportunity to honor first responders who paid the ultimate sacrifice 22 years ago.

Three local area volunteer firefighters dreams became a reality last week when they graduated from the Montgomery County Maryland Fire Academy.

The man required treatment for smoke inhalation at an area hospital, but his roommate was uninjured. The two lost a cat in the flames.

One resident, who was not home at the time of the fire, has been displaced to a family friend's home, a fire chief said.

Michael S. Connelly II, 38 of Conestoga died unexpectedly Monday evening at his home. Born in Lancaster on August 28, 1984, he was the only son of Michael S. and