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Welcome to Midway Volunteer Fire Company
 

Welcome to the official website for the Midway Volunteer Fire Company. The members of the Midway Volunteer Fire Company have been providing fire protection and rescue services to the communities of Buckingham and Solebury in Bucks County, PA since 1931. Our fire company is made up of 100% volunteers. These volunteers are your neighbors who are dedicated to protecting the residents as well as the homes and businesses of Buckingham and Solebury and the surrounding communities.

The Midway Volunteer Fire Company has two fire stations. Our main station is located at 5770 Route 202 in Lahaska, PA next to Peddlers Village. Our substation is located at 3879 Route 413, between Long Lane and Cold Spring Creamery Road. Monthly business meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at our main station in Lahaska starting at 7:30 PM. Training drills are held on the second, third and fourth Tuesday’s of each month. Check our calendar of events for times and locations as well as training topics to be covered.

 

Carnival Information
Saturday, July 17, 2010 
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The annual Midway Volunteer Fire Company Carnival will be held on

Thursday July 22

Friday July 23

Saturday July 24

Thursday July 29

Friday July 30

Saturday July 31

The carnival starts at 6:30 each night. The kitchen starts serving food nightly at 6:30 PM except on Saturday's when the kichten starts serving at 6:00 PM. Any cancellations due to weather will be posted here on the website as soon as possible. There's plenty of free parking.

You can ride all of the rides for one price each night. Buy a wrist band $20 per person and ride all night until closing. Wrist bands are only good for one night.

There will be nightly prize drawings including a $10,000 cash prize that will be awarded at closing on Saturday July 31st. There will also be games kids and and prize wheels, bingo and games of chance for adults.


 
   
   
Fire Company Responds to Church Fire
Sunday, July 18, 2010 
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At about 10:55 PM on Sunday 7/18, Midway was dispatched with the Point Pleasant Fire Company to a fire at the Carversville Christian Church at 3736 Aquetong Road in Solebury, PA. Engines 41, 41-2 , 5, 15, 15-1 and 24 responded along with Ladder 5 and Tankers 5, 23, 35, 41, 46  and 49.

Crews contained the blaze to the steeple and parts of the sanctuary. The last units were on scene until well after 4:00 AM. There were no injuries and the cause was under investigation.


 
First arriving units find the steeple on fire with extension into the interior of the church.
   First arriving units find the steeple on
      fire with extension into the interior of
      the church.
Ladder 5 extinguishes the last pockets of fire in what remains of the steeple.
   Ladder 5 extinguishes the last pockets
      of fire in what remains of the steeple.
New Tanker Update #2
Sunday, July 11, 2010 
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Construction of our new tanker is progressing. The pictures shown below were taken during the first week of July. The committee will be visiting the manufacturer in late July to inspect the truck before it is painted.


 
Rear of the truck looking forward along the drivers side.
   Rear of the truck looking forward along
      the drivers side.
Drivers side tank looking toward the rear of the truck.
   Drivers side tank looking toward the
      rear of the truck.
Midway Hosts County Fire Chief's and Firefighters Association Meeting
Monday, June 21, 2010 
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The Midway Volunteer Fire Company hosted the June meeting of the Bucks County Fire Chief’s and Firefighters Association. The meeting was held at our carnival grounds on Route 202 across from Holicong Park. One hundred and six officers and firefighters representing forty-five county wide fire service organizations attended the meeting. A number of fire companies put their apparatus on display for other fire companies to view and discuss.

The main topic of discussion was the proposed new county wide emergency services radio system that is being mandated by the federal government. A presentation was given concerning the challenges of switching to a new system, current system issues and possible options for a new radio system.
We would like to recognize and thank the Fire Police for helping with parking and directing traffic and to the Auxiliary for serving refreshments to the attendees.

 
The presentation on the proposed new radio system begins.
   The presentation on the proposed new
      radio system begins.
   
Sealed Bids Being Accepted for Our Tanker
Sunday, June 13, 2010 
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The Midway Volunteer Fire Company is accepting sealed bids for Tanker 5, which is being replaced with a new tanker this year. Details on the vehicle that is for sale by way of sealed bids is as follows:

  • 1977 Kenworth W900A
  • 8V92 Detroit Diesel 435HP
  • Allison Automatic Transmission
  • Approx. 30,000 Miles
  • Refurbished in 1999 by KME
  • 4,000 Gallon Custom Fiberglass Tank
  • Aluminum Body
  • Whelen Lights
  • Hale 1,000 GPM Pump
  • 2- 2 1/2” discharge on D/S
  • 1- 2 1/2” and 1- LDH discharge on P/S
  • 3” and 5” Rear Direct Tank Fill
  • 3- 10” Square Dumps- 1 on either side and 1 at the rear
  • Items that are being sold with the truck and should be included in the bid include a 3,000 Gal. Fold-a-Tank and 2 fifteen foot lengths of 5" hard suction hose. 
For Additional Info please contact Tom Benscoter @ 267-372-2048 or at B5@midwayvfc.com. Additional photos of the tanker are shown below.Bids will be opened at 7 PM on September 30, 2010 at our firehouse in Lahaska. Bids may be sent to:
 
Midway Volunteer Fire Company
P.O. Box 296, Lahaska, PA 18931
ATTN: Tanker Bid
 
The bids will be presented to the fire company at our October business meeting that will held on Monday October 11, 2010, at the our firehouse in Lahaska. The meeting begins at 7:30 PM.
 
The Midway Volunteer Fire Company reserves the right to accept or reject any bid.

 
Passenger Side View
   Passenger Side View
Front View
   Front View
New Tanker Update
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 
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Work on our new tanker has begun at 4 Guys Fire Trucks in Meyersdale, PA. We sent the new chassis out to them in March and now work has begun on the body and pump area. We'll post updates and new pictures as they become available.


 
   
   
Graduation Day for Three Midway Firefighters
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 
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Three firefighters from Midway graduated from the Bucks County Emergency Services Training Center after completing a 182 hour long Firefighter 1 Class. Mike Nyari, John Pedersen and Reba Marigliano along with their families, attended graduation ceremonies at Bucks County Community College on Thursday May 27th. Congratulations to John, Mike and Reba. We appreciate the time, effort and commitment all three of you put into making our fire company stronger and our community safer.


 
Left to right: Mike Nayari, John Pedersen and Reba Marigliano and their families at Graduation.
   Left to right: Mike Nayari, John
      Pedersen and Reba Marigliano and their
      families at Graduation.
On the left is Doug Pedersen with his son John beside him. John represents the second generation of his family to serve as a firefighter with Midway.
   On the left is Doug Pedersen with his
      son John beside him. John represents the
      second generation of his family to serve
      as a firefighter with Midway.
Congratulations to Firefighter Tyler Starkey
   
Sunday, April 25, 2010 
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On April 15, 2010 Tyler Starkey one of our firefighters competed against 10 other district gold medalist firefighters in Hershey, Pa. The tasks that he had to preform was a CPAT test which is a test specifically designed for firefighters which challenges a firefighters physicals strength and firefighting skills. Tyler ended up winning the state competition bringing home a gold medal. Tyler will represent the state of Pennsylvania in the national competition in June, which is held in Kansas  The organization that runs these competitions is Skills USA which is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. Skills USA works with career technical schools like Middle Bucks Institute of Technology. Several of our firefighters have come from Middle Buck's Public Safety program including Tyler Starkey. Please join us in congratulating Tyler and wishing him well in the national competition in June.


 
Midway Hosts Joint Emergency Vehicle Operation Course
Saturday, April 17, 2010 
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Midway hosted an Emergency Vehicle Operation Course (EVOC) that was attended by over thirty firefighters from The Lingohocken Fire Company, The Lower Southampton Fire Company, The Midway Volunteer Fire Company, and The Ottsville Fire Company. The course was taught by Chief Greg Jakubowski of the Lingohocken Fire Company who is also a certified fire service instructor. Attendees of the course spent two evenings completing classroom work and then they practiced on a driving course using emergency vehicles on a Saturday morning.


 
Fire Company Welcomes New Members
Monday, April 12, 2010 
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The Midway Volunteer Fire Company would like to welcome two new members that joined the fire company at our business meeting on 4/12. Thomas Burrell joins as a Junior Member and Rick Gould joins as our fire company photographer.


 
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