Steve Roth

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Fire Prevention At Park Hills

Park Hills Elementary School students participated in the annual fire prevention program hosted by the Hanover and Penn Township Fire Departments. Photos provided by Hanover Evening Sun       

Smoke Detectors Save Lives

It is that time of the year again when firefighters from Hanover and Penn Township Fire Departments will be out in the public and schools teaching fire prevention to our youth and residents. Plenty of fire prevention presentations  are already on the calendar for the next two weeks. We strongly encourage all residents to have …

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Unique Awareness Support

  Paramedic Jenna Hunt got creative in her support for breast cancer awareness by lacing up her work boots for the month of October with bright pink shoe strings and no doubt will start a new trend among the ranks. Great job to our sister Jenna!! 

Staff Receives “Hero Badges”

This evening, employees from Chick-fil-A arrived at the Wirt Park station bearing “Hero Badges” from children that have recently eaten at the Hanover Chick-fil-A restaurant. The Hero Badges were colored, signed by the children, and attached to a delicious chocolate chip cookie from the restaurant. A big “Thank You” goes out to Chick-fil-A, Zephaniah, Campo, …

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Car Under School Bus 

Rescue 46 currently operating at a serious auto accident on York Road newr Abbottstown in Adams County. One car under a school bus, victim heavily entrapped, no injured school children. Photo by 911 Photography.  911 Photography Photo Gallery

Feast Fit For A Fire House

  Thursday evenings meal at the Wirt Park fire station was a feast to say the least. Little Everett’s BBQ catered a meal consisting of pulled chicken, ribs, baked beans, potato salad, and we can’t forget whoopee pies for dessert. New York Wire Cloth decided to provide dinner for the Hanover and Penn Township Fire Departments …

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Working Structure Fire 

  Hanover and Penn Township Fire Departments responded for mutual aid to a working fire today at Lau’s Antique Shop & Lodging in New Oxford Borough on Lincoln Way East.  911 Photography Photo Gallery  

Pole Fire 

   Engine and Utility 46 responded for a pole fire in the 200 block of Eagle Avenue in Hanover Borough Saturday afternoon. Fire department personnel were on scene for over two hours while Med Ed worked on correcting the extensive damage to the pole and wires. 

Broadway Crash With Confinement

  Firefighters and EMS dispatched and responded Saturday evening around 19:00 hours for a vehicle crash with confinement on Broadway near Keagy Avenue in Hanover Borough. Penn Township EMS Chief Smith arrived first and requested a door pop and bam cut on one of the cars. Engine 49-2 firefighter Wysocki used the battery operated and …

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Supporting Hanover High Seniors

  While returning from a helicopter landing call, Engine 49-2 was waved in by a group of Hanover High School Seniors having a car wash. Firefighters McDermitt and Wysocki wheeled the engine in and the class of 2016 set out scrubbing the engine. Deciding to help out the kids more, they returned to quarters and …

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