General Info

About Neffs Fire Company Neffs Volunteer Fire Co is one of four departments within North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County PA, serving North Whitehall and areas in several surrounding townships. Our coverage area is roughly 20 square miles. Neffs Volunteer Fire Company is designated as Station 16 by Lehigh County Communications Center. Lehigh County utilizes 9-1-1 as an emergency number. The non-emergency number is (610) 437-5252. Our department responds mutually with any of the four North Whitehall departments for structure and dwelling assignments. We also respond to injury motor vehicle accidents as well as a plethora of any emergency responses. We are trained and equipped with AED (automatic external defibrillator) and respond with our local EMS for cardiac arrest and associated calls. Some members of Neffs also serve on North Whitehall Rescue, a medium rescue co. that serves North Whitehall and surrounding townships. North Whitehall's rescue team is comprised of members from all the township's departments. A couple members are also serving on Lehigh County Technical Rescue Team. Most members are trained to at least First Responder with several EMT's and Paramedics also serving the local BLS/ALS ambulance service. While the Neffs area could still be considered rural, it is rapidly becoming suburban with the addition of many housing developments and commercial space. About Tower 1631 An Aerial Truck is considered a necessary resource to respond to fires in areas with buildings of several stories, structures with truss-built roofing systems, or large complex horizontal buildings. Our aerial truck is equipped with an 87' ladder and platform. The unit also carries 130 ft of different sized ground ladders. Additionally, the aerial truck carries the specialized tools and equipment required to perform structural rescues. Many other tasks of the truck include swift water rescue and rescue from overhead structures. This unit is also designed to include a pump and water tank to serve as a second pumper engine when the company's first out pumper is out of service or committed on another incident. About QRS Quick Response Service (QRS) is one of the many specialized services we provide our residents. Our Squad 1651 responds to any cardiac arrest or unconscious person call within our fire district, along with Northern Valley EMS. Squad 1651 is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide first responder emergency medical care to critically sick or injured patients. Our Squad is stocked with much of the same emergency medical equipment that you find on an ambulance; including an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), oxygen, suction and equipment to treat victims of a car accident or serious fall. Many of our volunteers are also certified as First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics. This service is overseen by our volunteer Medical Director.