Fairview Township Department Organization
The Fairview Township Fire Department provides primary Fire and Rescue services to Fairview Township and Lewisberry Borough consisting of a roughly 36 square mile area. Fairview Township’s population is around 17,541 per the 2020 census. Lewisberry Borough has a population of roughly 300. The response area consists of residential developments, hotels, agricultural, commercial and industrial business. Fairview Township Fire Department operates out of 3 Fire Stations. Station 1 is in the Northeast area of Fairview and houses Engine 1, Rescue, Brush and Utility. Station 2 is in the Southeast area of the Township and houses Engine 2, and Tanker. Station 3 is in Lewisberry Borough and houses Engine 3 and Traffic Unit.
Fairview Township covers parts of both I-83 and the PA Turnpike highway systems. Fairview Township Fire Department provides regular mutual aid assistance to surrounding municipalities such as Lower Allen Township and New Cumberland Boro in Cumberland County, Harrisburg City and Swatara Township in Dauphin County, and Newberry Township and Warrington Township in York County. Fairview Township Fire Department responds to around 750 calls for service each year. Many of them are auto accidents and an average of 20-30 working structure fires.
