Montoursville Fire Department

09/07/2026

Does your business or residence have a Knox Box? Do you know how a Knox Box can help when seconds matter in Montoursville, Fairfield, or Upper Fairfield?

A Knox Box provides the Montoursville Fire Department with secure, rapid access to your property during an emergency. Instead of firefighters waiting for a keyholder or potentially forcing entry through a door or window, a Knox Box allows authorized fire department personnel to quickly access a secured key to the building.

Whether we’re responding to a fire alarm, medical emergency, sprinkler activation, smoke condition, or another emergency when no one is available to open the door, having immediate access can make a difference.

A Knox Box can help:

* Reduce delays in emergency access
* Prevent unnecessary damage from forced entry
* Provide access when a property owner or keyholder isn’t available
* Allow firefighters to investigate alarms and emergencies more efficiently
* Get emergency personnel where they need to be when seconds matter

Rapid access. Less damage. Faster response. Protect your property while helping us better protect you.

Message our page or call the fire department at (570) 368-2260 to request a knox box application form. Cost depends on the property type and size of the knox box.

09/04/2026

Station 20 assisted Loyalsock Volunteer Fire Co. with a working garage fire today.

Ladder, Tanker and Car 20 made the response. Crews assisted with vertical ventilation, extinguishment and overhaul.

09/03/2026

Congratulations to Live-In Fireman Blake Wilson on completing his probie book and earning his black helmet!!

It didn’t take long after Blake walked through our doors for us to realize that he was hungry to learn.

Blake completed his probie book in just over two months. That didn’t happen because anyone made it easy for him. It happened because he attacked it. If a senior member walked through the door, Blake wasn’t hesitant to corner them and ask to work on something at 11 in the morning or 11 at night. He has sought out knowledge, asked questions, took criticism, and put in the reps.

That mentality matters here.

A probie book isn’t designed to simply teach terminology or collect signatures. It’s designed to build proficiency and ensure our members can operate when the fire comes in and someone is counting on us. Blake demonstrated that proficiency across the disciplines expected of a Montoursville fireman including: hose line advancement, ladders, ventilation, apparatus knowledge, riding assignments, forcible entry, and search.

Search, in particular, is a major part of our culture.

We believe every structure deserves an aggressive search until we prove nobody is inside. Our members are expected to understand their riding assignments, recognize opportunities, make decisions, and move with purpose. Searching isn’t something we wait to do after every other fireground task is completed. When seconds matter and someone may be trapped inside, our members need to be prepared to act.

Blake’s final evolution put that expectation to the test. Operating within his assigned position as OVM, Blake was required to put together the individual skills he had spent the previous several months developing for VES. This wasn’t about completing another check box in the book. It was about processing conditions, making decisions, communicating, and aggressively searching for a victim while alone. A victim was located and removed, completing the evolution.

Earning a black helmet at Montoursville is not a reward, but rather a responsibility. It means the expectations get higher. You are now expected to operate, think, and execute at a level that reflects the standard of our company and the standard our citizens deserve. We don’t produce average firemen. We produce aggressive, disciplined, decision-making firemen who understand that hesitation costs lives.

This is a culture built on expectation, not entitlement. You’re not handed a seat at the table. You earn it evolution by evolution, rep by rep. Blake earned his.

Congratulations Blake! Keep that same hunger. The black helmet isn’t the finish line. it’s where the real work begins.

09/03/2026

Ladder Halloween Shirts are available on our Square site. Shirts are black in color and available in short and long sleeve. If you’re out of the area we will ship to you. Link is attached below.

🎃 Look for delivery by the second week in October. If you requested to pick them up at the firehouse, we will let you know when they’re in. 🎃

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08/31/2026

Congratulations to Captain Tyler Fetterman on his hiring with the Williamsport Bureau of Fire.

Captain Fetterman is the 10th member of the Montoursville Fire Department to join the Ranks of Williamsport.

We wish you the best with your career.

08/25/2026

Members were back on the training grounds tonight, with several of our newer members continuing to work through their probie books.

Our training philosophy is simple: crawl, walk, then run.

Over the past several weeks, we’ve spent time crawling. Breaking down the individual tasks required on the fireground and practicing them repeatedly. Hoseline deployment, forcible entry, ladders, search, ventilation, tool assignments, and the responsibilities associated with each riding position on our engine and truck companies. Build the fundamentals first.

Tonight, we started to walk.

We took those individual skills and put them together through nearly 10 run-ins. Members were expected to operate within their respective riding assignments, understand the responsibilities of their seat, and complete those tasks under clear, controlled conditions. Instead of practicing individual pieces, they began putting the entire operation together.

Now comes the fun part: we run.

Future evolutions will begin incorporating limited and zero visibility, forcing members to perform those same assignments when conditions become more challenging and decision-making becomes more difficult.

There’s a reason we don’t start there. You have to build the reps before you make the reps harder.

Learn the fundamentals. Build confidence. Understand your assignment. Develop consistency. Then progressively add stress and complexity.

We aren’t looking for members to simply complete a drill. We’re building firefighters who can arrive on the fireground, know exactly what is expected of them, and perform when conditions are at their worst.

Thanks to Loyalsock Volunteer Fire Co. for joining us tonight!

08/22/2026

Multiple companies from around the county spent their Saturday getting better for those we serve.

Multiple training stations were set up throughout the day, focusing on ground ladders, VES, vertical ventilation, and stretching lines on residential house fires. Members were divided into groups specifically to give them the opportunity to train alongside firefighters from other departments, share ideas, and learn from one another.

Days like today are about more than just getting reps. They build relationships, strengthen working relationships between departments, and make us more effective when we meet again on someone’s worst day.

We appreciate every company and every member who gave up part of their Saturday to train together.

Iron sharpens iron. We all get better when we work, train, and learn from one another.

Old Lycoming Twp Vol Fire Co
Loyalsock Volunteer Fire Co.
Muncy Area Volunteer Fire Company
Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department

08/22/2026

Anyone else out here training at midnight?

Just us?

08/21/2026

Station 20 assisted Muncy Area Volunteer Fire Company with a working silo fire this evening.

Ladder 20’s crew assisted with opening up and knockdown.

Tanker 20 moved to Station 39 for any additional calls

08/17/2026

This week, our live-in members return to the station, and with them comes another year of something that has become an important part of who we are.

The value of our live-in program goes far beyond simply putting more people in the firehouse. It brings young, motivated members into an environment where they can learn, gain experience, and grow alongside people who have spent years serving this community.

What makes the program special is the relationship between our live-ins and our volunteers. They aren’t two separate groups sharing the same building. They become one crew. They train together, eat together, spend countless hours around the station together, and when the tones drop, they climb on the same trucks and go to work together.

Our volunteers pass along experience that can only be gained through years in the fire service, while our live-ins bring energy, new ideas, and a desire to get better. That exchange makes everyone stronger. Our live-ins have had a direct impact on this community from saving lives on medical emergencies and responding to house fires with entrapment and removing citizens.

Some will eventually move on to careers and communities of their own, but we hope they take a piece of this firehouse with them. The lessons learned, the standards expected, the friendships made, and an understanding of what it means to serve something bigger than yourself.

We’re fortunate that these young men and women choose to spend this chapter of their lives with us, and we’re equally fortunate to have volunteers willing to invest their time in the next generation.

The beds may belong to the live-ins, but the firehouse belongs to all of us.

To those returning, welcome back home. To those joining us for the first time, welcome to the family. We’re fortunate to have every one of you here, and we’re looking forward to the year ahead!

If you have a desire to learn more about the Montoursville Fire culture and becoming a live-in or volunteer, feel free to reach out!!