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Dunmore is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, adjoining Scranton. Dunmore was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862. Extensive anthracite coal, brick, stone, and silk interests had led to a rapid increase in the population. As of the census of 2000, there were 14,018 people, 6,141 households, and 3,788 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,603.7 people per square miles.
The Dunmore Fire Department is a single station , career department covering 8.8 square miles of residential, commercial and industrial zoned area. We also cover 2 major interstates and many busy state routes. We respond to fire, all types of rescues, and EMS calls utilizing a Rescue, Ladder Truck, and an Engine. There are 5 firefighters on the floor per shift, 24 hours a day ready to respond in a seconds notice. Shifts run 9 hour days and 15 hour nights and are split up into A, B, and C shifts. The department is compromised of 17 full-time and 28 part-time career firefighters. The department is headed up by Chief Chris DeNaples who accepted the position of chief in 2008.
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Total calls as of 12/29/2008:
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