From the Republican Herald: Some fire companies consider mergers as a means of survival. In a belt-tightening economy and with fewer volunteers available, some fire department officials believe that consolidation may be the way to go.

That consistency in volunteers who have appropriate training has enabled the Halifax Fire Company to be one of the busiest in northern Dauphin County. Of the 11 fire companies in the northern end, Halifax responds to the most fire calls per year, averaging more than 200. The department also serves as the Rapid Intervention Team for Millersburg, Elizabethville, Middle Paxton and Dauphin Borough, according to Assistant Chief Thomas Pottiger.