Gettysburg Fire

Gettysburg Fire Volunteer Fire Department seated in Adams County. Gettysburg's first "non-hand power" engine, a Silsby Steam Fire Engine, arrived in 1886.

Operating 2 Engines, 1 Rescue, 1 Ladder Truck,1 Traffic Unit, and various support vehicles to respond to over 700 fire/rescue calls per year. The Gettysburg Fire Department, located in Adams County Pennsylvania, has a long and proud history of public service to the community of Gettysburg and the surrounding areas. The first fire protection in Gettysburg was provided by a bucket brigade in accorda

nce with mandatory action by town council in 1806. In 1808, in addition to the existing bucket brigade, an engine company, an ax company, and a ladder company were formed. Named the "General Meade," the Silsby can still be seen today in the department's museum. The first motorized engine arrived in 1912 and the first aerial ladder truck, a 55' 1888 Hayes with a wooden manual raised ladder was purchased on April 2, 1925. The department has since grown to handle more than 700 fire/rescue calls and 2000 ambulance calls per year. It protects approximately 25 square miles covering a population of 20,000 with 30 volunteer firefighters operating two engines, one truck, one heavy rescue, a traffic unit, support vehicles and 1 boat. The department protects 90% of the Gettysburg National Military Park and celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2008.

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09/08/2026

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New items are being posted regularly with drawings to be held on Thursday evenings at 7pm. You can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win those prizes that are being offered. Once the items are raffled off and should you win , a GFD representative will contact you to notify you of your winning.
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Congrats to Karen Rudisill on winning the $120 gift card to Deliso's Pizza.
09/03/2026

Congrats to Karen Rudisill on winning the $120 gift card to Deliso's Pizza.

09/03/2026
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09/02/2026

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#399 $150 Aldi Gift Card -23 chances remaining
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New items are being posted regularly with drawings to be held on Thursday evenings at 7pm. You can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win those prizes that are being offered. Once the items are raffled off and should you win , a GFD representative will contact you to notify you of your winning.
Please feel free to share this amongst friends and family.
Thank you for your continued support!!! All proceeds support the Gettysburg Fire Dept

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08/27/2026

**UPDATED 8/27/26***
Check out our Online Raffle Store at the following link:
https://www.gettysburgfd.com/content/raffle/default.cfm
Current Items Available
#383 Predator 2000 Watt Power Station - 30 chances remaining
#391 $120 Deliso's Pizza Gift Card -8 chances remaining
#399 $150 Aldi Gift Card -26 chances remaining
#402 $160 Snake, Rattle & Roll Sr@tch off's (Yellow) - 33 chances remaining

New items are being posted regularly with drawings to be held on Thursday evenings at 7pm. You can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win those prizes that are being offered. Once the items are raffled off and should you win , a GFD representative will contact you to notify you of your winning.
Please feel free to share this amongst friends and family.
Thank you for your continued support!!! All proceeds support the Gettysburg Fire Dept

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08/21/2026

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Check out our Online Raffle Store at the following link:
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Current Items Available
#383 Predator 2000 Watt Power Station - 31 chances remaining
#391 $120 Deliso's Pizza Gift Card -20 chances remaining
#399 $150 Aldi Gift Card -32 chances remaining
#402 $160 Snake, Rattle & Roll Sr@tch off's (Yellow) - 44 chances remaining

New items are being posted regularly with drawings to be held on Thursday evenings at 7pm. You can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win those prizes that are being offered. Once the items are raffled off and should you win , a GFD representative will contact you to notify you of your winning.
Please feel free to share this amongst friends and family.
Thank you for your continued support!!! All proceeds support the Gettysburg Fire Dept

Congratulations to this week’s winner of $150 worth of scratch off tickets! Watch for more opportunities on our website!...
08/20/2026

Congratulations to this week’s winner of $150 worth of scratch off tickets! Watch for more opportunities on our website!
Winner please contact the Business Office at 717-334-7548!

08/15/2026Cumberland Twp.The Gettysburg Fire Department hosted a 16 Structural Burn session the past two weekends with t...
08/16/2026

08/15/2026
Cumberland Twp.

The Gettysburg Fire Department hosted a 16 Structural Burn session the past two weekends with the live burn this past Saturday.

The structure was donated by Mike & Worthy Rock of Gettysburg. They unfortunately suffered a fire loss at this residence back in February 2025. Luckily everyone escaped unharmed at that time. After a very long process lasting more than a year, the insurance company deemed it a loss and recommended a tear down.

Back in April we were approached at burning it down as a donation to the Fire Department. It was approved by the Gettysburg Fire Department to host the class. Now began the process of filing paperwork with the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Cumberland Twp. for authorization and permits.

We had students not only from Gettysburg, but also York, Emmitsburg MD, Martinsburg West Virginia, Shippensburg, Waynesboro and United Hook and Ladder, New Oxford.

Yesterday students got to learn and see fire behavior and smoke conditions in an actual live fire building. Some of these students have never been in an actual structure fire other than live fire training at a fixed facility. This gave them a real opportunity to see the fire actually spread and observe the smoke conditions present. Fire sets are made up of just pallets and hay.

It was a great success and learning experience for everyone!

We would like to thank the following organizations and photographers for assistance and supporting us along the way. We also want to thank some of our Memebers who help put this all together to make this happen.

Giant Foods for donation of water
Roger Keller for donation of straw
Jake Plank - Precision trades & roofing for getting us the drywall
Littlestown & Fountindale Fire Department for use of their Tankers
Hanover Fire Department for use of their Air Unit
Saint Thomas for being out transfer crew
All the PA State Fire Instructors and Supervisor that assisted to make this happen safely.

Photos courtesy of:
Travis Neil
Chantel Langan
Natalie Windsor
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