United Hook & Ladder Company #33
Photo by Mason-Dixon Fire PhotographyThe United Hook & Ladder Company #33 logo.
Photo by Mason-Dixon Fire PhotographyEngine 33-1, out of the New Oxford station, is a 2019 Pierce Enforcer pumper with a 1500 gallon-per minute pump, a 1000 gallon water tank, and 25 gallons of Class A foam. It is UHL's newest piece of apparatus.
Photo by Mason-Dixon Fire PhotographyRescue 33, out of the New Oxford station, is a 2015 Pierce Impel heavy rescue.
Photo by Mason-Dixon Fire PhotographyTruck 33, out of the New Oxford station, is a 2006 Pierce Dash with a 1500 gallon-per minute pump, a 500 gallon water tank, and a 105' rear-mounted aerial ladder. It was originally owned by New Oxford Community Fire Company prior to the merger.
Photo by Mason-Dixon Fire PhotographyEngine 33-2, out of the Abbottstown station, is a 2009 Sutphen Monarch pumper with a 1500 gallon-per minute pump, a 1000 gallon water tank, and 20 gallons of Class A foam. This engine was on the production line to be delivered to Abbottstown Fire Company when merger talks began. It was repainted in the new merger color scheme prior to delivery.
Photo by Mason-Dixon Fire PhotographyEngine 33-3, out of the Bonneauville station, is a 2003 E-One Typhoon engine-tanker with a 1750 gallon-per minute pump, an 1800 gallon water tank, and a 30 gallon foam tank. This unit was refurbished and repainted by Lady & Taylor Inc. in 2019. It was originally owned by the Bonneauville Volunteer Fire Company prior to the merger.
Photo by Mason-Dixon Fire PhotographyEngine 33-4, out of the Hampton station, is a 2005 Sutphen Monarch pumper with a 1500 gallon-per minute pump and a 1000 gallon water tank. This unit was refurbished and repainted by Lady & Taylor Inc. in 2020. It was originally owned by the Hampton Fire Company prior to the merger.
Photo by Mason-Dixon Fire PhotographyReserve Engine 33 is a 1997 Pierce Saber pumper with a 1500 gallon-per minute pump and a 750 gallon water tank. It was originally purchased by the New Oxford Community Fire Company in 1997. When the merger happened in 2009, it became Engine 33-1. Over the course of its life, it has served as Engines 33-1, 33-2, 33-3, and 33-4 in a front-line capacity or while the apparatus were out of service for repair or refurbishment. It is currently for sale.
The United Hook & Ladder Company, Adams County, Pennsylvania Fire Station 33, is a 100% volunteer fire organization formed through the mergers of four volunteer fire departments. In 2009, United Hook & Ladder formed following the mergers of New Oxford Community Fire Company and Abbottstown Fire Company. In 2016, Bonneauville Volunteer Fire Company joined the organization, and in 2019, Hampton Fire Company followed suit. Presently United Hook & Ladder Company #33 provides service through four fire stations in New Oxford (Station 33-1), Abbottstown (Station 33-2), Bonneauville (Station 33-3), and Hampton (Station 33-4). They currently possess several command vehicles, four utility and traffic units, a mini-pumper, four front-line engines, one reserve engine, one heavy rescue, and one ladder truck. They answer over 600 calls for service annually, and are always looking for more volunteers.
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