The state of Pennsylvania is in need of volunteer firefighters. According to state data, around 90% of the commonwealth’s fire companies rely on volunteers.

An automated external defibrillator is at hand at Baer Memorial Swimming Pool in Lehighton. Lehigh Fire Co. No. 1 donated ...

Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company Classic Car Show and Breakfast kicked off at 8 a.m. Sunday with breakfast inside the ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is investigating an incident that involved the rescue of several individuals on the Lehigh River, Carbon County.The commission stated that the rescue ...

Also on April 20, around 5 p.m., the Lehighton Fire Department reported that it was dispatched to assist Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Co. with Structure protection from the Bear Mountain Fire.

LEHIGHTON, CARBON CO. (WOLF) — 12 people are without a place to live after a fire broke out at a home on First Street in Lehighton Thursday evening. Lehighton Assistant Fire Chief Michael Mriss said ...

LEHIGHTON, Pa. — It was a weekend of fun in Carbon County. The Lehighton Fire Department hosted a big basket raffle at the Lehighton Recreation Center. There were more than 100 prizes to be won ...

SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— During the Lenten season, a volunteer fire company in Lackawanna County is hosting its biggest fundraiser of the year, and it’s extra ...

It's a new ladder truck for the Lehighton Fire Department ... exact closing date for the Nesquehoning plant. Last September, company officials told us the plant was expected to close this spring.

Lehighton Fire Co. No. 1 has launched a drive to raise funds to finance several new projects. More than 3,200 letters seeking donations were mailed out over the weekend. According to the text of ...

LEHIGHTON, Pa. — The Lehighton Fire Department ... We actually got the idea from the Aquashicola Fire Company here in the county. They have been doing it for 20 years," explained Rodney Rehnert ...

The scene was cleared by about 10:30 p.m. when the rafting company advised all the campers were accounted for. "Everyone's safe," Mriss said. In addition to Lehighton, fire companies sent boats ...