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Numerous volunteer fire companies from the Lehigh Valley area and Poconos shared respect from across the state line by being represented at the New Jersey State Firemen’s Convention and parade, which were held in Wildwood over the weekend.
Regardless of where they live, most people today take fire protection services for granted, but they haven’t always existed. In Hellertown, for example, there was no one routinely battling the flames until Dewey Fire Company No. 1 was formed in 1898.
In a case involving Lower Saucon Township Council and Steel City Volunteer Fire Company, a divorce stemming from irreconcilable differences may be in the works.
A decision by council to make Lower Saucon Fire Rescue the only designated fire services provider could spell the end for Steel City Volunteer Fire Company, which less than a decade ago was one of four independent volunteer fire companies in the township.
After a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic it’s carnival season once again, and local fire companies are raising funds while giving families a chance to enjoy summer fun close to home.
With Independence Day right around the corner, and more booms being heard locally, Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp III issued his annual reminder about the borough’s fireworks ordinance in an email to borough email list subscribers Saturday.
A rollover accident involving a minivan on Magnolia Road in Hellertown Tuesday afternoon drew about a dozen emergency vehicles to the scene, an eyewitness said.
The annual 5-night Dewey Fire Company Carnival in Hellertown is set to return in 2021, a year after COVID-19 forced planners to cancel the 2020 event.
Firefighters raced to the scene of a truck fire at the intersection of Main and Water streets in Hellertown borough a little after 1 p.m. Saturday.
It’s taken more than a year, a lot of hard work and perhaps a bit of “luck o’ the Irish,” but work on the new bar at Dewey Fire Company–now named Frontline at the Dewey–is now nearly complete. Dozens of local residents will celebrate that achievement during a St. Patrick’s Day-themed soft opening party that will be held at the establishment Friday.
A retired cardiologist from Upper Saucon Township is accused of deliberately setting fire to a property he owns in Schuylkill County in October.
