79 Fire Volunteers

10/09/2026

On July 14, 2026 HAVFR lost a life member, Mr. Thomas A. Hull. This evening before our monthly company meeting his mother stopped by Station 2 to pick up Tommy’s Memorial package. Rebecca was accompanied by Ashley. A brief Memorial service to honor Tommy’s dedicated volunteer service to HAVFR was on performed by members Rich Angel Jr., Maynard Becker and George Zimmerman.

09/21/2026

At 4:41 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, the Hanover Area Volunteer Fire & Rescue dive team was requested to box 53-11 at the Codorus State Park Sailboat Launch on Smith Station Road in Heidelberg Township to assist Porters Fire Company and Mike's Towing & Recovery, Inc. with the retrieval of a vehicle from Lake Marburg.

Six personnel from our volunteer dive team arrived on the scene with SCUBA 79 and were advised that an unoccupied Honda Pilot SUV, with an attached boat trailer, had rolled into the lake from the ramp of the sailboat launch while attempting load a boat onto the trailer. No occupants were trapped or harmed when the vehicle entered the water.

From the surface, headlights on the vehicle were visible sitting in roughly 6 feet of water under the dock, with the trailer behind the SUV sitting at a depth of roughly 13 feet due to a steep incline.

One public safety diver entered the water, attached separate lines to the trailer and to the SUV, then detached the SUV from the trailer in order to facilitate the removal of each separately.

The SUV and trailer were removed from the lake without incident. Divers from SCUBA 79 and water rescue personnel from Boat 53 assisted with the removal of debris sitting on the lakebed as well as debris floating in the lake.

No injuries were reported. WellSpan EMS stood by on the scene during dive operations, along with Codorus State Park rangers.

09/10/2026

Next Saturday!!

08/06/2026

A trip to National Night Out 2026 proved to be worthwhile for Tim Coster. Tim was the lucky winner of HAVFR Home Safety free raffle! He selected the Fire Blanket as his prize for stopping by our display and chatting with our members. Congratulations Tim and remember to ‘Be Safe’ in all that you do. Thank you for supporting the Volunteers of HAFR serving Hanover Boro and Penn Township.

07/25/2026

Congrats to the 2026 class!!!

🎉Congratulations to the 2026 Cadets🎉

We are so proud of your accomplishments!

07/20/2026

HAVFR life member, Mr. Harold J. Bair, passed May 23,2026. He was the father of Michael Bair and father in law of Candy Bair. As per their family request, a Memorial gathering was held on July13,2026 at Station 2.
Participating were President Jeff Spielman, Fire Police Captain Rich Angel Jr., Treasurer Maynard Becker and member George Zimmerman.

07/18/2026

We thank all of our mutual aid partners from Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services, United Hook & Ladder, Porters Volunteer Fire Company, and Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Company, who provided standby coverage to Hanover Borough and Penn Township so that our firefighters could pay tribute to Commissioner Roth.

We also give our thanks to the Gettysburg Fire Company for joining us with Truck 1 to remember Commissioner Roth's service to Gettysburg, to all of the fire police agencies that assisted with traffic control, to our partners at Hanover Borough Police Department and Penn Township Police Department, and to all of the members of our extended community that joined us in remembering his service.

Rest in peace, Commissioner.

07/16/2026

All of us here at Hanover Area Fire & Rescue mourn the unexpected loss of Tommy Hull, who first joined our volunteer company as a member of the Parkville Fire Company of Penn Township in 2004 and went on to become a life member of our department.

The Parkville Volunteer Fire Company later merged into the Penn Township Volunteer Emergency Services in 2007, which then became part of Hanover Area Fire & Rescue in 2018.

After coming to Parkville in 2004, Hull built a career in the emergency medical services, joining UPMC's Community Life Team EMS and most recently serving with First Capital EMS as an Advanced EMT.

Our thoughts are with his family and colleagues during this difficult time.

Rest in peace, A-EMT Hull.

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of AEMT Thomas "Tommy" Hull.

Tommy's passing has come as a tremendous shock to everyone who knew him. Although he had been with First Capital EMS for less than a year, his kindness, dedication, and passion for serving others left a lasting impression on our organization.

Prior to joining First Capital EMS, Tommy proudly served with our mutual aid partners at LifeTeam EMS's York Division. While the patch on his sleeve changed, the friendships and bonds he built over the years never did. Tommy was, and always will be, a valued member of the York County EMS family.

Last evening, members of First Capital EMS and LifeTeam EMS came together to share memories, support one another, and honor Tommy's life. It was a reminder that while we may serve under different names, we are one EMS community.

Please keep Tommy's family, friends, and coworkers in your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Rest easy, Tommy. Thank you for your service, your friendship, and the lives you touched. You will never be forgotten. 💙🖤

07/16/2026

The Snacktown Street Fair 2026 was recently held in downtown Hanover. That means that the Volunteers of Hanover Area Fire & Rescue were there offering a FREE drawing for choice of a Fire Extinguisher, First Aid kit or a Fire Blanket. Darlene Kime stopped by and was the lucky winner of the Fire Extinguisher! She also had a mini tour of Station 2 that she enjoyed. Congratulations Darlene!