Name: Charlestown Fire Company
Item: Charlestown Fire Company
Author: Volunteer Recruitment

The Charlestown Fire Company, Inc. was established in 1948 with 1 engine in a single bay station. In 2003, we’ve completed a 1.3 million dollar building project that will carry the town’s Fire and EMS capabilities into the 21st century.

The Charlestown Fire Company protects a primary area of approximately 35 square miles and approximately 3000 full time residents. However, our first due area is roughly 90+ square miles & 18,000+ residents. This area includes schools, churches, industrial and commercial complexes, restaurants, marinas, campgrounds, developments, highways, railroads, boating and marine shipping lanes.

Charlestown Fire Company’s area boundaries include Charlestown, Charlestown Manor, Route 7 Eastbound to Broad Creek & Westbound to Route 40, Route 40 Eastbound to the area just past Ritchie Brothers and Westbound to area of the weigh scales, Right side of Belvedere Road to I-95, all of Carpenters Point and Mountain Hill Road to the underpass and the left side of Charter Hall Road. Our area also includes the Charlestown side of the North East River and a very large portion of the Susquehanna Flats.

The fire company’s premier Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provides Basic Life Support (BLS) and also Advanced Life Support (ALS) with the latest in technology and equipment. Our trained crews comprise of Paramedics, EMT-IV Techs, EMT-Basic & First Responders.

Why Charlestown Fire Company?

Looking to give back to your community? Come join us at Charlestown Fire Company. Although our primary area in not getting larger in size, it is growing rapidly with new residential and commercial complexes. As the population increases we need new volunteers to help to make the call to service

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