Upper Allen Fire Department

Dear Upper Allen Township residents,

Happy New Year!

This correspondence is to provide important information regarding the 2024-2025 Upper Allen Township Fire Department Fund Drive.

Did you know that the Upper Allen Township Fire Department is 100% volunteer?

We use our Annual Fund Drive contributions to provide our volunteers with the necessary equipment and training to respond to emergencies within our township and surrounding municipalities.

Recently, fund drive letters and donation requests were sent to Upper Allen residents from New Cumberland River Rescue.

Currently, this organization does not provide any services to Upper Allen Township.

If you wish for your donation to stay within Upper Allen Township, please respond the Upper Allen Township Fire Department fund drive.

If you have not received the Upper Allen Township Fire Department Fund Drive Letter and would like to request one in order to make a donation, please contactfinance@upperallenfire.com

Again, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our loyal residents who donate to our volunteer organization.  Without you, we could not do what we are called to do within our community.

The members of UAFD wish everyone a safe and prosperous 2025!

The ban on open burning in Upper Allen Township, which was put in place on November 6th, 2024, was lifted by the Upper Allen Township Fire Marshal on Friday, Nov. 29.

The Upper Allen Fire Chief Tom Shumberger Jr. asks you to remain vigilant when conducting such fires.

When open burning, follow these safety tips to protect your and others’ health and safety and to prevent wildfires:

~Be mindful of your neighbors and surroundings to ensure the burning is not impacting others.
To reduce the amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released, use electric (windproof) lighters, charcoal chimneys, or newspapers for ignition instead of charcoal lighter fluid.
~Never use gasoline to start or fuel a fire.
~Gasoline is highly volatile and can explode and spread flames quickly upon lighting, which can cause serious or fatal injuries to people and animals and damage property.
~Never burn recently cut green wood that still has internal moisture or damp wood. Moisture interferes with combustion, and burning green or damp wood will produce more smoke and fewer flames.
~Always make sure fires are completely extinguished before leaving the area. Drown all embers, charcoal briquettes, and ash with water. Turn them over with a shovel, drown them again, and repeat the process until embers and ashes are completely cold. If water is not available, use dirt or sand to stir into and cool ashes.
Never put hot coals or ash from an extinguished fire into a trash can where the embers could ignite the trash, causing uncontrolled flames, serious injury, or property damage.