Greater York Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 2377

09/04/2026

Bedrock Fire Department gets it! Can Springettsbury Township?

09/03/2026

Engine 891 responding yesterday afternoon to I-83 for a motor vehicle accident with injuries.

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09/02/2026

Ladder 89 responding to a reported gas leak inside a commercial structure earlier this year.

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09/02/2026

FIRE CHIEFS FOUND LIABLE IN LODD LAWSUIT

A Whiteside County, IL judge has upheld a jury’s finding that the City of Rock Falls, IL and two former fire chiefs were liable in the 2021 line of duty death of Sterling, IL Fire Lt. Garrett Ramos. Ramos fell through the floor into an undetected basement while operating at a mutual aid house fire and transmitted two maydays, but command initially believed another firefighter was missing and did not continue pursuing the maydays after that firefighter was accounted for.

Ramos was then discovered missing roughly 30 minutes later and investigators concluded he survived about 17 minutes after the fall before running out of air. The jury found failures involving identifying the basement, appointing a safety officer, withdrawing interior crews, responding to the mayday, personnel accountability, and Mayday and accountability training. The judge rejected the defendants’ attempts to overturn the verdict, finding sufficient evidence for the jury’s determination that their conduct met Illinois’ standard for “willful and wanton” conduct. Ramos’ widow now has 30 days to accept the $28.5 million judgement amount, after which the city has indicated it plans to appeal.

09/01/2026

Busy shift for A Shift!

Crews stayed busy handling calls throughout the district, completing vehicle rescue training, and keeping up with station and apparatus maintenance.

In between it all, crews were able to sit down for a meal together and share some cake with FF Keough as we celebrated his 25th year on the job!

Congratulations to FF Keough on 25 years of dedicated service!

08/31/2026

Apparently, Springettsbury Township is experiencing a staffing issue. 👀

We recently received notice that a “timely response cannot be accomplished due to bona fide staffing limitations” regarding some of our Right-to-Know requests.

Interesting. 🤔

Sounds like adequate staffing might be pretty important when people are counting on you to provide a timely response.

We feel like we’ve heard that somewhere before….

So, while we’re delayed in sharing some of the information we requested, here’s something we can share today:

🚓 Springettsbury Township Police Department 2026 Budget: $7,415,433.00
🚒 Springettsbury Township’s 2026 contribution to York Area United Fire and Rescue: $3,931,725.08

To be very clear, this post is not suggesting that the police department doesn’t deserve its funding or resources. Public safety needs to be properly funded, period.

Our point is that the fire department deserves that same recognition.

When the police department has staffing, equipment, or operational needs, those needs deserve to be addressed. When the fire department has documented staffing needs that directly affect our ability to safely and effectively respond to emergencies, those needs deserve to be addressed too.

We’re asking for the fire department’s needs to be taken just as seriously.

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08/29/2026

A tragic reminder that known safety issues can’t be ignored or continually pushed down the road. Citizen and Firefighter safety must always be a priority.

The Queensland, Australia Fire Department will plead guilty to a workplace safety breach stemming from the 2023 Slacks Creek warehouse fire that one killed firefighter and seriously injured another. The charge centers on alleged failures involving fireground radio communications, though prosecutors are not alleging those exact failures caused the death or injuries. QFD says it has since implemented 33 recommendations, including expanded self rescue and rapid intervention training. This should serve as a warning to ANY and ALL fire departments that training or equipment deficiencies can have serious consequences, both on and off the fireground. When known issues or gaps are continually ignored and/or allowed, they most certainly put firefighters at risk and expose the department to serious legal implications.

08/27/2026

Engine 891 responding to a reported structure fire with only 2 personnel.

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08/26/2026

When you delay addressing problems, they don’t disappear they usually become bigger, more expensive, and harder to fix.

Our staffing problem isn’t new. It’s been kicked down the road so many times, it could be in a different municipality by now.

Back in 2021, residents were already telling Springettsbury Township supervisors that our fire department needed additional staffing. Unfortunately, those concerns weren’t addressed then but today, they act like it’s new. While elected officials have a responsibility to address these issues, we also have to acknowledge that our previous fire chief let us down by not pushing to address these staffing problems during his tenure when the warning signs were already there.

More is needed to make sure the citizens are safe and firefighters go home safe!

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