Date / Time: Mon, Jul 14, 2025 22:00
Location: Mount Joy
Municipality: Multiple
Monday July 14 Mount Joy was hit with approximately 8 inches of rain in less than 5 hours. This resulted in widespread flooding of our first due response area. FDMJ and mutual aid crews responded to 46 dispatched incidents and another 30+ calls called into the station.
Emergency calls included:
16 Water Rescue-Roadway
Gas Leak
Fire Alarm-Commercial
Medical Assist-Emergency
Investigation-Storm Damage (Residential basement wall collapse)
Public Service-Flooding calls were in excess of 50.
We want to thank the many mutual aid departments from around the county who assisted us. We couldn't have done it without you.
Rheems Fire Department
Maytown-East Donegal Township Fire Department
Columbia Borough Fire Department Station 80
East Petersburg Volunteer Fire Company Station 23
Elizabethtown Fire Dept Station 74
Lafayette Fire Company
Mastersonville Fire Co
Middletown Volunteer Fire Department
Garden Spot Fire Rescue (GSFR39)
Ephrata Pioneer Fire Company
Pioneer Fire Company No. 1 Marietta, PA.
Weaverland Valley Fire Department
Hand-in-Hand Fire Company
Bowmansville Fire Company station 33
West Willow Fire Company
Willow Street Fire Co
Quarryville Fire Company
Date / Time: Mon, Jul 14, 2025 20:00
Location: Mount Joy
Municipality: Mount Joy Borough
See the attached Media Release from today's rain and flooding event.
Date / Time: Mon, Jul 14, 2025 12:24
Location: Fire Department Mount Joy
Municipality: Lancaster County
NEW APPARATUS DESIGNATIONS
Over the past couple of months, Lancaster County-Wide Communications has been developing new standards for the naming of apparatus in the county which will better define the type of unit, and the role of the unit on incidents. These new designations went into effect today.
The changes at FDMJ are as follows:
Engine 75-1 is now Engine 75.
Engine 75-2 is now Squad 75. This signifies a rescue/pumper which can also function as a Truck Company when needed.
Truck 75 is now Tower 75
Squad 75-1 is now Utility 75
