Suppression and Urban Interface
  • Staff of 26 career and 15 volunteers

  • Operate four engines, one aerial platform, and one rescue unit from two stations.

  • Career firefighters are certified by the International Fire Service Accreditation
    Council (IFSAC) to the Firefighter II Level.

  • The Lancaster Fire Department is an ISO Class Two department.  
  • Engines and the aerial platform are capable of 2,000 GPM pumping capacity.

  • In-house training is conducted by IFSAC instructors.

  • All line officers are nationally certified through IFSAC to the Fire Officer I level.

  • Firefighters utilize thermal imagers coupled with command post monitoring for
    increased effectiveness and safety while performing rescue and fire fighting
    operations.
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