Friendship Fire Company No 1 Inc. of Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania

10/30/2026

Come see us Sunday 10am-6pm at Walmart Duncansville. Year long calendars 20.00 each

10/30/2026

We brought back our year long lottery calendars this year! They are 20.00 each and you will receive a 3 digit number and you can win prizes all year long! They make great Christmas presents for the hard to buy person! All members have them to sell now and we will have them at the fall raffle on November 14th.

10/27/2026

10/26/2026

If you didnt get your tickets yet for our Halloween Drawing you still have time. We still have some available and they will be at the station on trick or treat night. So stop in and get them before we are sold out. If you want them before hand please message us and we can set a time to meet. Thank you for all your support and keep an eye out on our page for more raffles and upcoming events.

10/22/2026

At approximately 1903hrs 10/21/26 Station 60 was alerted to a reported Commercial Building Fire at 4168 Cove Mountain Road, Box Alarm 60-2. Chief 60 responded directly to scene and reported a working fire from the area of the Spring Cove Middle school as he could already see the orange glow and smoke header from miles away. Upon arriving on scene Captain 60 was arriving requesting a second alarm. Chief 60 assumed command on the Bravo side of the structure and designated Captain 60 to the Delta side of the large structure. Fire had already came through the roof of the building at that time and it was reported possible entrapment. It was later confirmed there was no entrapment in the building. Primary efforts were made to protect a large exposure on the Alpha side of the structure to keep it from also becoming involved. Water supply was initially started through Tanker shuttle and drop tanks and eventually over to a hydrant that was nearly 3,000 feet away to supply Truck 80 for aerial water operations. Unfortunately the amount of water being used from the hydrant was taxing the line and system hard and had to be shut down and return to tanker shuttle for the remainder of the operation. A fill site was established at a site in martinsburg for tankers to shuttle from. Fortunately crews were able to protect and save the exposure building from fire and extinguish the primary fire building in about an hour, but extensive overhaul was needed to get to all the hot spots from the roof collapse. Ultimately the owner of the property requested for machinery to bring down the rest of the building and assist with clearing the debris. 2 excavators and skid steers were brought in clear the debris as crews worked to finish extinguishing hot spots. Crews were able to clear and Chief 60 turned over the property to the owners at approximately 2345hrs. Due to the amount of water needed, requests for Tankers from all over Blair and Bedford county were made and approximately 20 Fire Departments showed up to help in the incident in some way. It’s estimated to have been over 100 firefighters on scene of the incident. Chief 60 requested the Salvation Army to respond for food and drinks and some local places also helped provide food for the firefighters as well. Unfortunately due to the amount of flammable materials and fuel load that were in the building due to its use as a woodworking business, it’s unknown what the initial cause of the fire was and is being ruled accidental/ undetermined. The property was self insured by the owner. We’d like to express our sincere gratitude for everyone that came out to help support us and the owner during this tragedy. For the circumstances presented we likely got the best results we could ask for with containing it to the original structure and not allowing it to get to the large exposures. Thank you to all our mutual aid departments and those who came out to help as well. Also thanks to those behind the scene at the Blair County 911 center.

Blair County Departments-
Friendship Fire Company
Newburg
Phoenix
Freedom Township
Duncansville
Geeseytown
Lakemont
Allegheny Township
Martinsburg
Claysburg
Williamsburg
Blue k**b
Bellwood
- Bedford County Departments
Southern Cove
Saxton
Six Mile Area
Bedford
Alum Bank
Imler
Everett
- Other Mutual Aid
AMED EMS
Martinsburg PD
Freedom township PD
Salvation Army
Blair County EMA
DEP

10/21/2026

Stop by while your out trick or treating and get tome goodies!! Hope to see you there!!!

10/21/2026

We are looking for some cornstalks and pumpkins for our float in the Hollidaysburg halloween parade. We would appreciate any donations. Thank you!!

10/21/2026

Thank you to Roaring Spring Ace Fix it Hardware for setting up this program and thank you to everyone who rounded up to help support the Fire Department! We appreciate you all!!

10/20/2026

Come join us Sunday for our last dinner til January. 12.00 includes Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, gravy, roll and applesauce. Drive Thru line up usually starts around 10am, get in line early….they will sell out!

10/17/2026

10/16/26 - Dwelling Fire- Taylor Township Box Alarm 60-3. Station 60 was dispatched to a reported dwelling fire in Taylor Township. Chief 60 responded direct to scene finding smoke conditions on the alpha side of the garage. The owner of the property had already used an extinguisher on the fire and was utilizing a garden hose to keep the fire under control. Engine 60, Tanker 60 and Engine Tanker 40 all responded to scene. Crews were delayed responding due to a train coming through the area at Taylor Township building. Once crews were able to pass they received orders to pull in the driveway and grab the bumper line to finish suppression and overhaul. Crews used multiple thermal imaging cameras to check the structure and a hand line to extinguish hot spots. The cause of the fire has been narrowed down to one of two possible causes. Potential causes are a bucket of sand containing an over abundance of cigarette butts and rags that were used to clean oil off of car parts with brake cleaner. The fire is being ruled accidental in nature. It’s believed that either an over abundance of cigarette butts in the bucket ignited spreading to the table and surrounding area or the cleaning rags were able to create enough heat to spontaneously combust. After overhaul was complete crews were able to clear and return to station. Although we appreciate the homeowners efforts to extinguish the fire it is very dangerous to enter a burning structure without proper training and breathing apparatus to protect your airway. We do not in any way suggest taking matters into your own hands. It’s best to exit for your safety. We’re thankful the homeowner is ok and that damage with limited to the garage area. Thanks to all our mutual aid partners for their help today.