• Community Education | STOP THE BLEED

    May 22, 2025, is SAVE-A-LIFE Day during National EMS Week! In honor of that day, PGFC is offering a FREE 2-hour Community Education STOP THE BLEED course from Noon – 2pm. Contact Training@fire8.com for more information or to register and mark your calendars to join us for this Nationally renowned educational curriculum.

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  • Community Education | FIRE SAFETY

    Join us on Thursday June 19th, 2025, from 6-7:30pm for our Monthly Community Education Series. This month will feature the topic of FIRE SAFETY education and include how to use a fire extinguisher, smoke detector safety, outdoor cooking/grill safety and even help you craft a family evacuation plan in case of emergency. Bring the whole…

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  • Save The Date Inaugural Fall Festival

    Save the date! As the leaves begin to turn and the crisp autumn air settles in, we invite you to celebrate fall at our inaugural fall festival on Saturday, October 4, 2025! This fun filled exciting event will also help support the Pleasant Gap Fire Company. What To Expect We are still planning the event,…

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About Company 8

Pleasant Gap Fire Company (Centre County Company 8) is located in Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Our department provides Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services to the citizens of Pleasant Gap and parts of Spring, Benner, and Walker townships. We also respond as the primary Fire and Emergency Medical Service to the State Correctional Institutions at Rockview, Benner and the Centre County Correctional Facility. When called upon, we provide mutual aid service to the surrounding communities.

We operate the following apparatus:

  • Engine 8
  • Engine-Rescue 8
  • (Heavy) Rescue 8
  • Tanker (Tender) 8
  • Utility 8
  • Special Unit 8 as Fire Police, or to tow Water Rescue Trailer, or MCI Trailer
  • Brush 8
  • 3 Transport Ambulances*
    • Ambulance 8-1
    • Ambulance 8-2
    • Ambulance 8-3
    • ALS EMS Sqad ** This unit is used for a medic to meet with a transport unit to provide ALS Care

* We are capable of running two of our three ambulances at the Intermediate Advanced Life Support level to provide ALS care when we have the staff.

We also still own our first “modern” fire engine, a 1936 Dodge / American LaFrance pumper.

Fire Officers

  • Chief 8: Robert Silvis
  • Assistant Chief 8-1: Mike Smouse
  • Assistant Chief 8-2: Jeremy Royer
  • Assistant Chief 8-3: Rick Sherretz
  • Captain 8: Ethan Corman
  • Fire Marshal: Gary Royer
  • Fire Police Captain (Fire Police 8): Steve Snook
  • Police Lieutenant (Fire Police 8-1): Nick Giacobe

Please note, our station “fire hall” is not for rent. Tables and Chairs are available for rent. During the warmer months, our carnival grounds are available to rent for your event. Please call the station for details (ask for Trustee Ronnie Carlson).

Additionally, please note that due to safety concerns, the Pleasant Gap Fire Company is unable to fill pools.

Tours

Tours of the Pleasant Gap Emergency Services building are available upon request. Station tours last approximately 30 minutes, and include viewing our apparatus, fire safety, and talking to fire and ems personnel.

Tours adhere to the following criteria:

  • Please call at least 3 weeks in advance so proper staffing is available
  • Groups should be 25 participants or less
  • Groups must have 1 adult chaperone per every 5 children
  • Company 8 remains active during the tour, and we may need to respond to an emergency during your tour
  • Participants should be at least 5 years old.

EMS

The Pleasant Gap Fire Company Ambulance Service is based in the village of Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania. Operating three state-of-the-art ambulance units, we provide services to Spring, Benner, and Walker Townships as well as providing mutual aid help to our friends in the Bellefonte, Penns Valley, and State College areas. We currently operate with both volunteer and paid employees.

We offer an EMS Live-in Program

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EMS Officers

• EMS Manager / Chief 8: Steve Perrin
• Asst. EMS Chief 8-1: Andrew Guelich
• Asst. EMS Chief 8-2: William Wallace

Ambulance Committee

  • Derek Hoover – Chair

Contact Us

Mailing Address:

Pleasant Gap Fire Company
475 Robinson Lane
Pleasant Gap, PA 16823
Phone: 814-359-2102

Fax: 814-359-4110