Colonial Park Fire Co. #1, known as company 33 and the Southside, is located in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA just outside of Harrisburg City.
The Colonial Park Fire Company #1 is a 100% volunteer fire company located in the heart of Lower Paxton Township. The fire company is staffed and operated by about 50 volunteers around the clock providing services to the citizens and visitors of the area. The Colonial Park Fire Company coverage area consists is roughly twelve square miles, almost all of it being suburban and commercial developments. The population density for the densest part of Colonial Park is 2,800 people per square mile. Our primary response area is also scattered with several “target hazards” which means, from a fire department stance, “a more complex building or group of buildings that present a greater threat or potential problem than a single family dwelling”. Colonial Park is home to a hospital, conventional mall, large strip mall, several small shopping centers, twelve apartment complexes, seven large hotels, seven schools, three assisted living centers, and a currently unoccupied commercial 5-story building. Colonial Park also contains hundreds of commercial and industrial buildings that range from the 500 square feet Metro Bank to the 150,000 square feet Pepsi manufacturing facility.
To protect the lives and property of the citizens and visitors of Colonial Park and our surrounding communities during all emergencies and disasters, whether natural or man-made. To promote a safe community through public education and fire prevention, in order to maintain and uphold the integrity of Lower Paxton Township and its neighborhoods. To maintain a high standard of training and education for our members. To encourage our members to serve as role models and participate in the community, and to utilize effectively and efficiently all available resources to provide service that are deemed excellent by the people we serve.
Chief of Department Tom Swank (Chief 33)
Deputy Chief Lee Coburn (Chief 33-1)
Assistant Chief of Training John Fogg (Chief 33-2)
Assistant Chief of Operations Brandon Leidy (Chief 33-3)
Captain Brian Park (Captain 33)
Lieutenant Kelly Lemmons (Lieutenant 33)
Lieutenant Carl Minieri (Lieutenant 33-1)
Fire Police Captain George Byerly
Fire Police Lieutenant (Vacant)
President Ben Shields
Vice-President Steve Michelone
Financial Officer Sterling Colborn
Recording Secretary Marlene Cosner
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