Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Company

Emergency Service personnel provided support to multiple State and Federal law enforcement agencies today for a incident in Evergreen Trailer Park off Wimmers Road. Brush 29 and Car 29 assisted with roadway closures and a safety zone near the scene. Crews operated for several hours before the individual could be taken into custody without incident. Interested in joining our team? We are actively recruiting members 14 years of age and older. No experience is necessary and all training is provided at no cost to you. Stop into the firehouse any Tuesday evening from 7p-9p or visit our website at www.29firerescue.com/membership/ for more information. Your community needs people like you, help make a difference today by joining our team!!!

Last month firefighters responded to Archbald Mountain Road for a vehicle fire, pickup truck on fire. Engine and Tanker 29 responded along with 7 firefighters. The video clip shows firefighters Mike Shaffer and Jean Bellucci using a handline to extinguish the fire. Interested in joining our team? We are actively recruiting members 14 years of age and older. No experience is necessary and all training is provided at no cost to you. Stop into the firehouse any Tuesday evening from 7p-9p or visit our website at www.29firerescue.com/membership/ for more information. Your community needs people like you, help make a difference today by joining our team!!!

Gardner Road from McAndrews Road to Blue Shutters Road will be closed for a few hours today for emergency tree removal. Work is set to begin at 10:00am

Our annual Hot Wing & Pizza sale for the Big Game is 8 days away! Enjoy the game with our fabulous wings, boneless wings and pizza made by our volunteers! Preordering is highly recommended and will be accepted until 10am Sunday. After that time, walk-in orders will still be welcome as supplies last. Go to www.29FireRescue.com for menu, pricing, and to preorder.

Our annual Fund Drive mailer will begin hitting the mailboxes of township residents and property owners today. When reviewing our letter, we ask that you take a little extra time and consider giving some time back to your community and volunteering. One hour of your time once a month would mean the world to us. We are in search of new members 14 years of age and older, men and women. You don’t need to fight fires to make a difference and all necessary training is provided! We would also like to thank everyone for their help and continued contributions to support the fire and rescue services our volunteers proudly provide to the community.

Firefighters from over a dozen departments from throughout Wayne County and the North Pocono area are currently operating on a working structure fire on Easton Turnpike, Hamlin. Please keep all first responders in your thoughts. Please avoid the area and give first responders space to work.

The second round of winter weather is quickly moving into our area and the roadways are again becoming snow covered. Please stay home and avoid unnecessary travel. Firefighters from Jefferson Township and many other agencies responded to this accident this morning on the Interstate. We remind everyone to please try and note the actual location of an accident you see and relay this to 911 Dispatchers. Often times you may be several miles from a scene you drive by once your call to 911 is answered and providing the incorrect location could delay emergency personnel from reaching the scene timely.

A Friendly Reminder: With the arrival of colder temperatures , we have made the decision to our monthly through March. With our current COVID-19 precaution process of drive-thru service, we need to keep the safety of our volunteers in mind.

Roadway Conditions have turned hazardous this evening Please use caution when traveling and allow extra time to get to your destination safely. The roadways may appear to be just snow covered but with this mornings rain and the rapid drop in temperatures today, under the snow roadways are very slick in many areas. Salt that is being applied to the roadways will be less effective at melting the ice due to the current cold temperatures near 15 degrees. Emergency service personnel responded to the scene of a rollover accident at the intersection of Archbald Mountain Road and Living Waters Road this evening. Luckily the occupants where able to walk away.

From our family of over 70 volunteers dedicated to our community , we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays !

Our Santa crews have hit the streets. Stay tuned to this post for our latest locations. The route schedule was posted earlier in the week on our Facebook page.