Welcome to Barlow Volunteer Fire Department
The Barlow Fire Company was established on February 10, 1931, and is located 4 miles south of Gettysburg. The Barlow Fire Company protects the Cumberland, and Mt Joy Townships, and the surrounding areas including parts of the Gettysburg Military Park, and Gettysburg Village Outlets. We respond to approximately 125 calls per year. Barlow has recently purchase 2 full sets of Amkus Rescue tools from a department in Lancaster County to complete our set and to look towards the future. There is a committee formed and has had a couple meetings to prepare to spec a replacement for Rescue 22. The Barlow Fire Company also recently purchased 24 acres at the intersection of Barlow-Greenmount Rd and US 15. The property was purchased as an investment at this time with no set plans.
2012 Events Announced
Click here to view our 2012 calendar of events
The Department would like to thank all the members for the time they have given with fundraisers and emergency calls this past year and a special thank you to the families of the members who were so understanding with the increased time that your volunteer family member put in. Thank you to all that supported the Company by donating and coming to our events. Have a safe and happy Holidays and we would really like to see as many as we can at all of our events next year!
Barlow's famous Drive up Pit Beef
Next date announced soon!
Come out and get what everyone is calling the best in the area!
No tickets needed just show up, but don't wait it goes fast!!
We look forward to seeing EVERYONE THERE!!!
2011 Call Statistics
January 1, 2012
| 2011 Calls | |
|---|---|
| January | 10 |
| February | 16 |
| March | 13 |
| April | 13 |
| May | 10 |
| June | 14 |
| July | 7 |
| August | 15 |
| September | 19 |
| October | 11 |
| November | 12 |
| December | 6 |
| Total | 147 |
Breakdown of calls and Municipalities totals
Avg. turnout per call: 10 members
Avg. response time: 04:14
Total amount of staff and hours for calls only: 1412 Staff and 1500 hrs. served.
Call response by Municipalities: 22 different municipalities, 4 Counties and 2 States served.
Cumberland Twps.- 43
Mt. Joy Twps.- 40
Gettysburg Boro.- 31
Straban Twps.- 5
Mt. Pleasant Twps.- 4
York Springs Boro.- 4
Franklin Twps.- 3
Emmitsburg, Md.- 2
Freedom Twps.- 2
Biglerville Boro, Blue Ridge Summit, Bonneauville Boro., Butler Twps., Germany Twps., Harney, Md., Highland Twps., Latimore Twps., Littlestown Boro., Gettysburg Nat. Military Park, Rocky Ridge, Md., Taneytown, Md., Thurmount, Md. all had 1 call.
Fires- 28
Rescue/Medical- 28
Service calls- 27
Special incident types-12
Hazardous Condition (no fire)- 5
Severe Weather calls- 2
False Alarms- 2
Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat (no fire)- 1
Good intent call- 42
