The Friendship Fire & Hose Co. #1 (Elizabethtown Fire Department) is a busy suburban department that offers a unique live-in firefighter experience for college students and other adult members.

In exchange for responding to calls for service, station duties and training, live-ins reside at the fire station free of charge. We provide 10 private dorm style rooms (each room has a bed, desk, dresser, wardrobe, cable TV and wired/wireless internet access). In addition to these 10 rooms, we also have an "overflow" bunk room that can sleep an additional 6 personnel.

In addition to free room-and-board, EFD also offers a variety of other incentives for your time and dedication. These include annual incentive program, paid training, tuition assistance, and more.

The Elizabethtown Fire Department is within walking distance to the Elizabethtown College.

It is just a short commute to the following colleges/universities:

Penn State Harrisburg
HACC Wildwood Campus
HACC Lancaster Campus
Lebanon Valley College
Millersville University
F&M College

Our day room (lounge) is equipped with plush recliners, reclining sofa, big screen TV, surround sound, seperate big screen gaming TV and a pool table. Our in-house gym holds state-of-the-art commercial quality free-weight, cardio and kick-boxing equipment.

We are always looking for motivated individuals to become a part of our team. If you have the drive and determination to become a firefighter with a progressive department, please feel free to stop by the station for a tour and an application or e-mail us at Recruitment@etownfire.com.