Department Profile[]
The Silver Spring Community Fire Company was organized April 1954. The department currently has 3 career members and around 30 volunteers. They average around 600 calls a year and cover roughly 33 square miles.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Cumberland County Fire Station 31 - 6471 Carlisle Pike[]
Built 1995, extension added 2014
- Engine 31 "Big Red II" - 2018 E-One Cyclone 6x4 (2000/2500/30A)
- Squad 31 - 2008 Sutphen Monarch (2000/1000/20A/100B/CAFS) (Ex-Carlisle Fire and Rescue Services (Pennsylvania))
- Mini-Pumper 31 “MiniMe” - 2001 Ford F-550 / Superior Super Lynx (400/380/20A) (SN#123069; 2445)
- Traffic 31 - 2000 Ford F-450 4x4 / Phoenix / Werner walk-around
- Utility 31 - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD 4x4
- (Assistant Chief) - 202? Ram 1500
- (Deputy Chief) - 202? Ram 1500
On Order
Squad 31 - 20?? Pierce Enforcer Heavy Duty Rescue Engine
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2023 E-One Cyclone HP 100 6x4 aerial (2000/480/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#144452) (Ex-Truck 31) (Sold to Burnham Fire Company (Pennsylvania))
- 2017 E-One Cyclone II (1500/750/10A/20B) (SO#140416) (Ex-Squad 31 “Heavy Squad”) (Sold to Huntingdon Regional Fire and Rescue (Pennsylvania))
- 2008 Ford F-250 (Ex-Utility 31)
- 2005 E-One Typhoon pumper (2000/1000/20A/20B) (Ex-Engine 31)
- 1999 International 4900 / E-One walk-around (Ex-Rescue 31) (Sold to Shenandoah Fire Department (Pennsylvania))
- 1993 E-One Cyclone 6x4 pumper tanker (1500/2500) (Ex-Tanker 31) (Sold to East Enterprise Volunteer Fire Department)
- 1989 Sutphen 6x4 aerial (1500/300/100' mid-mount platform) (Sold to Friendship Hose Company No. 1 (York County, Pennsylvania))
- 1984 Mack MS Midliner pumper (1000/750) (Ex-Engine 31) (Sold to Gerry Volunteer Fire Department)
- 1975 Chevrolet tanker (750 FM/2500) (Ex-Tanker 31)
- 1968 Dodge Power Wagon (Ex-Rescue 31)
- 1961 Seagrave pumper (750/300) (Ex-Engine 2-31) (Ex-Glenside Fire Company (Pennsylvania))
- 1957 Mack pumper (500/500)
- 1954 Dodge M37 brush (150/300) (Ex-Brush 31)
- 1939 LaSalle Ambulance
- 1924 Hale pumper (500/-)
Future Plans[]
- The company is planning to order a new squad.