The Mifflinburg Hose Company No. 1 is located in Mifflinburg, a Borough of approximately 3,500 people in Union County, Pennsylvania. We serve a total population of about 18,000 people residing in almost 290 square miles of rural central Pennsylvania. Apparatus is located at our Headquarters Station in downtown Mifflinburg; as well as the village of Mazeppa, Buffalo Township. At first glance, the population served seems small, but when you add in the fact that those people are scattered over what amounts to almost half of Union County, including the Boroughs of Mifflinburg and Hartleton and the Townships of Buffalo, Hartley, Limestone, Lewis and West Buffalo, response time takes on a new meaning. Our apparatus include three engines (2 Sutphen & a Simon Duplex), a Sutphen Heavy Rescue, a Sutphen 70ft.+ aerial platform, a Utility, and a brush truck owned by Nittany Wildland Firefighters is stationed at Mazeppa. Winter State Park and numerous other smaller state parks and natural areas. Our coverage area includes parts of the Appalachian Mountains and some of the roughest terrain in the Mid-Atlantic area. We also boast some of the most scenic farming valleys in the United States. Housing stock varies from 18th century farm homes to modern two story housing. Although we have our share of structure fires, we respond to silo fires, vehicle accidents, farm accidents, search and rescue and wildfires.
