The Lehigh Township Volunteer Fire Company # 1
Is located in Cherryville Northampton County Pennsylvania. We are 100% Volunteer, and have a fire duty squad of 45 active Fire Fighters and 9 Fire Police. We protect over 10,000 residents, in a area of 32 square miles with 120 miles of roadways. We respond on a average of 326 emergencies a year.
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A RED FLAG WARNING will be issued when humidity is below 30% and wind speeds are above 15mph for 2 hours straight. A RED FLAG WARNING is a extreme weather condition issued by the National Weather Service, and will prohibit outdoor burning in Lehigh Township under the rules of the burning ordinance section 330(b). |
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10.27.2007 Struck by a power outage the Lehigh Gap traffic lights proved challenging for motorists when faced with no choice of colors. There was a 4 car accident when one vehicle failed to stop. The state law requires all drivers are to treat a non-functioning traffic light as an all-way stop. No injuries were reported |
10.20.2007 A morning 2 vehicle MVA on Rt. 248 at N. Cypress Road sent one person to the hospital. |
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10.14.2007 Fire struck the Edgemont Skate Center sign along Route 946 |
10.14.2007 An unattended Illegal burn spreads to a vacant mobile home. Quick response by firefighters avoided a large fire. |
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09.27.2007 A vehicle lost control rounding a curve on Maple Drive, hit a parked car pushing it into a house, The house faired better than the car. Minor injuries were reported. |
09.15.2007 An early morning one car crash on S. Cottonwood Road totally destroys a vehicle,the car hit a tree and rolled over. The driver was able to walk away, The driver borrowed the car from a friend. |
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08.08.2007 While a severe thunder storm rocked the area fire crews were kept busy with 3 emergency calls at once. This new garage on North Cottonwood Road was fully involved upon arrival, crews from Lehigh and Moore Township fire companies made quick work to extinguish the fire. |
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Know The Burning Laws Before You Burn! Make sure you know what is allowed to be burned and where and when fires are allowed. Many township residents haul items into the back yard and burn. This may result in a visit from the Police or Fire Company after neighbors or persons passing by make a report to the 911 center. Once this occurs you may be subject to citations and fines for not following the Township Burning Ordnance. We make every effort to let you know the law by posting the law on our web site. This law was enacted by the Supervisors of Lehigh not the Fire Company, however the fire company must uphold the law. |
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