The Friendship Hose Company No. 1 of Orwigsburg, or Orwigsburg Fire Department has some exciting news!   After careful consideration and planning, we have decided to build a new station!  The new station will be erected on the site of our current station at 121 North Liberty Street.

Since 1828 the Friendship Hose Co. No. 1 has been serving the citizens, businesses and visitors of Orwigsburg and surrounding communities.

We are excited to launch the ‘Building for the Future’ campaign, aiming to raise $6 million to construct a new fire station.  The new building will provide vital space to house our fleet, a museum to honor our past and areas to better serve our growing community and take us into a promising future. Your generous donation will make a tangible difference in our community – join us in building a better tomorrow!”.

While the plan is not completely finalized, the building will be a 2 story structure of over 10,000 square feet.  It will have a place for our gear and a place to wash and dry our gear.  There will be plenty of storage included in the apparatus bays.  The second floor will house offices, sleeping quarters a gym and a lounge as well as a large training room/community room that we plan to open to our community partners.

We also plan to have a back-up generator and capabilities to “self dispatch“ in the event the county system is down.  This will also allow us to open emergency shelters if the need would ever arise in town.

We are working on securing federal and state grant money to help offset this cost. This is where we need the help of our community!  We have formed a committee to kick off a Capital Campaign starting in 2025.  With the help of our members and the community, we are confident we can find donors to help raise the vital funds needed to ensure our future and your safety.  We know we have some great support from our community and we look forward to continuing to serve you without hesitation. 

Keep an eye out for news releases, Facebook Posts and our website to find out information.

If you would like to donate or help in another way with this project please reach out to Brad Miller at 570-527-7303 or David Lafko at 570-617-4406

Donor	Amount	Donor Level/ Naming Rights
Friend of the Fire Department	$75,000	Chief
Boyer Family	$25,000	Second Assistant Chief
Anthracite Waste	$20,000	Day Room
The Lafko Family	$15,000	Captain
Jay Jones	$10,000	Lieutenant
John Boyer	$10,000	Lieutenant
Hidden River Credit Union	$5,000	Engineer
Josh Rex State Farm Agency	$5,000	Engineer
Orwigsburg Lions Club	$5,000	Gym
Sud Patel	$5,000	TBD
Friend of the Fire Department	$5,600	Engineer
Michael and Kelly Malone	$1,000	Fire Fighter
Jeff and Donna Spotts	$1,000	Fire Fighter
Walter and Pamela Setlock	$1,000	Fire Fighter
In Memory of Raymond Gaston	$1,000	Fire Fighter
Tim Osborne	$1,000	Fire Fighter
Gary Hess	$500
William and Kathryn Marinelli	$500
Paul and Ruth Boltz	$300
Jim Crossen	$250
Jason Homyak	$250
Halabura Farms	$200
David and Tracy Doll	$200
Carol and Dennis Campbell	$200
Brian and Cindy Tyson	$100
Benjamin Jones	$100
Heather Houghton	$100
Taunia Gerber	$100
James and Susan McCartney	$100
Nicholas Laccarino	$100
Justin Huyett	$50
Friend of the Fire Department	$50
Michael Geirsson	$50
James Skubish	$45
Richard and Tammy Freiler	$25
Orwigsburg Fire Dept. Chicken BBQ	$5,000
Orwigsburg Fire Dept. Raffles	$6,000