Abbottstown Fire Co. No. 1
N 39° 53.250 W 076° 59.031
18S E 330375 N 4417154
The most non-descript, small-town fire station one can find. They do not even have a sign to identify themselves save for the small, boilerplate memorial attached to the front.
Waymark Code: WMCZF3
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2011
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Organized in 1924, this fire company building has two bays and from what I could tell not much more. They have recently combined with Abbottstown (they next town away on the Lincoln Highway traveling east) to form the United Hook & Ladder Company #33. The new consolidated organization offers fire, rescue and EMS, all which is staffed by volunteers.
From their website:
The New Oxford and Abbottstown Fire Companies are proud to announce the formation of United Hook & Ladder Company #33. Over the past 85 years the members of New Oxford and Abbottstown have been working together at emergency incidents, public appearances, and training. The merging of the two departments was proposed and approved by the members of both departments as the best logic step in the evolution of the two departments.
It is with great pride that we present the United Hook & Ladder Company #33. Many of our members' families have deep roots within these two fire departments, spanning back 100 years or more. We know that those before us would be proud of what we have accomplished for the safety and protection of the communities they started. SOURCE