East Lansdowne Fire Company to close at the end of the year

11/11/2025 1 min
East Lansdowne Fire Company to close at the end of the year

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Episode Synopsis

East Lansdowne is losing its fire company. The borough council voted Monday night to close the volunteer operation at the end of the year.

The borough's mayor says there just aren't enough volunteers, and the costs to operate the company are skyrocketing. He says they would have had to raise the fire tax by 60%.

Instead, he says they're negotiating with neighboring fire companies like Lansdowne, Yeadon and Cardington Stonehurst for fire services. Those companies are all about a mile away from East Lansdowne's firehouse.

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