The Lansford Fire Department responded to 177 total calls during 2014, according to a report given to Lansford Borough Council.

Fire Chief Joseph Greco said the department put in an accumulative total of 1,133 man hours answering those calls, in addition to 3,099 man hours training, 398 man hours performing community service, 576 man hours on administrative duties, and 95 fundraising man hours.There were 52 fire department responses for automatic alarms during the year.Other responses included dwelling/structure fires, 14; motor vehicle accidents, 11; Rapid Intervention Team responses, 15; oil burner malfunctions, seven, and vehicle fires, four.Samantha Yasson, a member of borough council who presented the reports, said of the firefighters, "They put in a lot of time just to pay their bills.""They get out of bed in the middle of the night and respond in any kind of weather," she said.Yasson said she is concerned that the number of volunteers is dwindling and she is concerned the day will come "when volunteers aren't there anymore."Lansford Fire Department does have a junior firefighters program, said Yasson.