LAST CALL 25-260: 10/31/2025: Mt Zion Special Operations responded to assist with an EMS call
2025, October 31: Mt Zion Fire along with Haridng Mt Zion Ambulance give out candy on Halloween.
Mt Zion Fire had a wonderful time giving out candy to so many children in Harding. Although the weather was a little cool and windy, we saw so many children. Along with Mt Zion Fire was the Harding Mt Zion Ambulance. We were also joined on Hex Street by the Harding Recreation Committee, who was also giving out candy.
2025, October 11: Mt Zion Fire Celebrates 50 years of Unconditional Service
In 1975, many township residents came together to institute a fire company on top of the mountain to provide a more rapid response to emergencies. They established the Mt Zion Bicentennial Volunteer Fire Company. For 50 years, Mt Zion Fire has provided Unconditional Service to the residents of Exeter Township and those passing through it. But we could not have done it without our dedicated volunteers, doners, and the blessings of God. We started with a 1956 Ford engine and a 1963 GMC tanker, both of which provided fire protection. Today, we boast a 2017 E-One rescue/pumper, a 2009 Rosenbauer tanker/pumper, a 2011 Ford Special Operations, a 1986 Chevy 1-ton Light Brush 1, a 1986 Chevy 1-ton Light Brush 2, a 1994 Military Deuce Medium Brush, and a 2015 Polaris Ranger UTV. We provide fire protection, rescue services, hazardous materials operation, wildland fire services, and motor vehicle crash responses. Furthermore, we partner with our local volunteer EMS, the Harding Mt Zion Community Ambulance Association, to provide lifting assistance and whatever other help needed.
We have come a long way since 1975. But one constant need is always there. We need YOU. We need people to give their time to help respond to calls to fight fires, perform rescue services, provide traffic safety, assist with fundraisers, or assist with natural disasters. Can you help? Will you help? We need YOU. Please help us help our town.
We have come a long way since 1975. But one constant need is always there. We need YOU. We need people to give their time to help respond to calls to fight fires, perform rescue services, provide traffic safety, assist with fundraisers, or assist with natural disasters. Can you help? Will you help? We need YOU. Please help us help our town.
2025, February: EMR Training at Mt ZIon
Six Mt Zion Fire members/officers completed an Emergency Medical Responder course through the American Red Cross. In this training, members learned to treat shock/bleeding, medical emergencies, traumatic injuries, CPR with automated defibrillator, and splinting.
2024, December 3: Motor Vehicle Crash
Mt Zion Rescue/Pumper responded for a MVC on Sutton Creek Road, car vs utility pole
2024, November 9: Motor Vehicle Crash
Mt Zion Rescue/Pumper along along with Harding Fire Company, Harding Mt Zion Ambulance, and Wyoming Area Regional Police responded for a MVC, car into the swamp.
2024, October 28-29: Wildland Fire involving a structure on Mill Hill Road
Mt Zion Brush Truck 1 responded along with Harding Fire, Hughestown Fire, Lake Winola Fire, Maltby Fire, Tunkhannock Fire, Northmoreland Fire, West Pittston Fire, West Wyoming Fire, and DCNR Forestry for a wildland fire involving a structure. Mt Zion Tanker, Malby Fire, and DCNR Forestry returned on October 29 to wet down hot spots to prevent it from spreading outside the perimeter.
2024, June 23: Motor Vehicle Crash Rt 92 at Sutton Creek Road
Mt Zion Rescue/Pumper responded along with Harding Rescue and Utility, Harding Mt Zion Ambulance, Medic 29, Lake Winola Ambulance, and Wyoming Area Regional Police for a MVC on Rt 92 at Sutton Creek Road. The vehicle you see over the guiderail was a parked car that was pushed over the guiderail down the bank of Sutton Creek. It was not the one that was travelling.
2024, October 31: Halloween
Mt Zion Fire joined with the Harding Mt Zion Community Ambulance and the Exeter Township Recreation Committee to provide candy and safety reminders to all the goblins, superheroes, and princesses. We such and enjoyable time on this warm evening.
2024, October 28-29: Wildland Fire Mill Hill Road
Monday and Tuesday, October 28-29, Mt Zion Brush Truck 1 and Tanker responded for a wildland fire on Mill Hill Road that burned around 3 acres, burned down a small outbuilding and damaged a home. Other responding units were Harding Fire, Hughstown Fire, Kunkle Fire, Lake Winola Fire, Maltby Fire, Northmoreland Fire, Tunkhannock Fire, West Pittston Fire, West Wyoming Fire, and DCNR Forestry. The fire took many companies working together.
2024, March 30: Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 30, Mt Zion Fire, along with the Harding Recreation Committee, Harding-Mt Ambulance, and the Exeter Township Board of Supervisors, sponsored and ran an Easter egg hunt for many children. Boys and girls from Harding and surrounding towns went home with chocolate bunnies, toys, and crafts. It looked like everyone had a great time!
To see more photos, visit the Harding Recreation Committee Events Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/DN6BazJc94B4eaKB/?mibextid=oFDknk
To see more photos, visit the Harding Recreation Committee Events Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/DN6BazJc94B4eaKB/?mibextid=oFDknk
2024, March 22: Exeter Mountain Brush Fire: assist to Exeter Fire
On Thursday, March 22, Mt Zion Brush Truck, Special Operations, and UTV responded for a brush fire on Exeter Mountain. Although the fire was relatively small, the terrain was difficult to traverse. UTVs from Mt Zion, Pittston Township Fire, Pittston City Fire along with Wildland firefighters from Hughestown Fire, and Exeter Fire, along with DCNR Forestry, ascended the mountain and extinguished the fire.
1975: Mt ZIon Bicentennial Volunteer Fire COmpany Begins
Pictured below is an uncompleted Mt Zion Firehouse and our first two pieces of used apparatus, a 1956 Ford engine and a 1963 GMC 1500 gallon tanker. The engine was replaced in the 1980s with a 1967 Hahn. The tanker remained in service at Mt Zion, after a 2000 gallon tank upgrade, until around 2000, when it was replaced with a 1988 Volvo White GMC 3000 gallon tanker.
Whatever your emergency, we will be there...
MT. ZION FIRE - RESCUE
The Mt. Zion Bicentennial Volunteer Fire Company of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, is a department full of devoted men and women willing to sacrifice their all to protect the citizens of Exeter Township and surrounding communities. We provide protection related to fire emergencies, vehicle and other rescues, and assist in emergency medical calls. Our members like to have fun, but we are very serious about our job. We train to keep up our skills to provide UNCONDITIONAL SERVICE to the best of our abilities.
