Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters

09/09/2026

🚨Springettsbury Township Budget Process🚨

As Springettsbury Township begins its upcoming budget process, we encourage residents to pay attention and get involved especially as discussions continue regarding fire department staffing.

Throughout our push for safer staffing, we have continued to face resistance from Springettsbury Township supervisors regarding funding additional firefighter positions. The budget process is where priorities are discussed, decisions are made, and funding is ultimately determined.

Upcoming Budget Meetings:

October 5 — Budget Workshop | 6:00–7:00 PM
October 12 — Budget Workshop | 6:00–7:00 PM
October 14 — Budget Workshop | 6:00–7:00 PM
November 18 — Budget Presentation | 6:30–7:00 PM

If adequate fire department staffing matters to you, these are important meetings to follow.

We encourage Springettsbury Township residents to attend, ask questions, and make their voices heard. Budgets reflect priorities and public safety should be one of them.

International Association of Fire Fighters
IAFF 4th District Vice President Andrew Pantelis
Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters

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09/04/2026

⚠️PLEASE USE CAUTION THIS MORNING⚠️

Please be careful during your morning commute. Last night’s severe thunderstorm caused significant damage throughout the city, including downed trees, downed power lines, and flooding in multiple areas.

Emergency crews have been running calls throughout the night and continue to respond to storm related incidents this morning.

Please slow down, avoid flooded roadways, and stay clear of any downed power lines.

📸 If you have photos of storm damage from around the city and would like to share them, please post them in the comments below.

Stay safe, Erie!

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Great work!

09/03/2026

09-03-2026, Yesterday and today are our annual hose testing days. All hoses, on the apparatus and spare hoses are tested by a third party company. Testing this annually Ensures Operational Readiness, It verifies that nozzles, couplings, and the hose itself work properly under maximum working loads. And helps to Prevents Catastrophic Failures: High pressure spikes happen during real fires due to kinks, sudden shutoffs, pump changes, or long water lines. Testing ensures the hose handles these spikes without bursting or blowing off couplings.

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