Crime & Safety

Fire Crews Contain Warminster House Fire, Cause Investigated: FD

The Warminster Fire Department and Hartsville Fire Company extinguished the blaze, preventing "significant damage," fire officials said.

A fire at a Warminster home Thursday was contained before any significant damage was reported.
A fire at a Warminster home Thursday was contained before any significant damage was reported. (The Hartsville Fire Company)

WARMINSTER, PA —A fire at a township home Thursday afternoon did not suffer significant damage, fire officials said.

Hartsville Fire Company and Warminster Fire Department volunteers responded to box 93-25 for a dwelling fire at 3:13 p.m. Thursday.

"Fortunately, crews quickly contained the fire, preventing significant damage to the home," the Warminster Fire Department stated.

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It was not reported where the home was located.

The incident is now under investigation by the Warminster Township Fire Marshal’s office.

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In other Warminster fire news:

  • The Warminster Fire Department and Hartsville Fire Company will tour Santa around this weekend. See details here.
  • The fire companies will hold town meetings to explain their efforts in trying to obtain a grant for full-time firefighters.
  • In a drill this week, Warminster and Hartsville personnel toured a local manufacturing facility, CRC Industries. Fire officials said the tours allow fire and plant Health and Safety personnel to develop plans for better response to emergencies.
  • Congratulations to Warminster Fire Department firefighters Dimitri Yevkovich, Riki Root, Jim Hosgood, Matt Hosgood, and Colin Canally, who along with many other dedicated professionals, graduated from the Bucks County Public Safety Training Center's Firefighter 1 course. The firefighters completed more than 192 hours of instruction in the fire and emergency services.

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