On Saturday December 21st, Santa will be visiting the Bressler area with our help. He will arrive around noon. Be sure to listen for the sirens as we make our way around. We hope to see you all out and about.... (Full Story & Photos)

On Thursday December 5th, Exelon will conduct a full test of the 96 warning sirens around Three Mile Island. The sirens will activate at 12:15 in the afternoon and will sound for a full 3 minutes. Swatara Township has several sirens within its borders. If you believe one of the sirens did not activate or malfunctioned, Please let us know by calling the Swatara Twp Emergency Management Office at 717-564-2551 ... (Full Story & Photos)

This evening after 9 p.m. Swatara Fire & Rescue along with mutual aid companies were alerted to a possible house fire in the 100 block of Lincoln Avenue in the Rutherford section of the township. Chief 91-1 responded and was given the information that the homeowner was not on scene but could see smoke in the house via a home security system. Units arrived to find a working fire in the kitchen. Engine ... (Full Story & Photos)

This evening just after 2230 hours Swatara Fire & Rescue was alerted for a MVA with entrapment on Route 322 Near Penhar Dr. Engine 91-2 responded with 8 personnel and assisted at the scene. Swatara Fire & Rescue personnel worked to extricate one patient within 15 minutes of arrival.... (Full Story & Photos)

This evening Engine 91-2 and multiple other units from Swatara Fire & Rescue responded to the Red Roof Inn along Eisenhower Blvd for a reported vehicle fire. First arriving units found a pick up truck hauling construction equipment to be on fire. Crews remained on scene for an extended amount of time to mitigate fluid runoff with the assistance of the Dauphin County Hazmat Team.... (Full Story & Photos)

Air 91-2 responded to a house fire in Londonderry Township. While on scene filling SCBA cylinders and assisting on the fire ground, Firefighter Rick Marciniak provided assistance to the family on a whole different level.

Firefighter Marciniak, an avid animal lover, noticed that the family’s dog had perished in the fire and wanted to help the family give the dog a proper resting place.

To the family, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Just before 0100 this morning, Chief 50 was returning from a previous incident and noticed smoke coming from a building in the first block of N Front St. Upon investigating fire was evident from the rear of the building on both the 2nd and 3rd floor. Engine 91-2 was on the initial assignment and arrived to assume the 1st due engine assignment with a hydrant on side A and deploying multiple attack ... (Full Story & Photos)

Today multiple agencies came together at Central Dauphin East High School for an Active Shooter Drill. The drill itself has been in the works for over a year and crews have been preparing for months. Today many aspects of local public safety came together to not only test their skills, but to learn. Crews performed multiple scenarios with focuses on neutralizing the threat and utilizing the Rescue ... (Full Story & Photos)