The Citizens Fire Company No. 1 Tamaqua is professionally staffed by a 100% volunteer membership, under the guidelines of The Office of The State Fire Commissioner, we are certified to the bronze level, which means at the very least 50% of our active members are certified to the Firefighter 1 certification level or higher. We serve as the primary fire protection for the borough along with the department's three other stations.

   We are located at 99 W. Rowe Street in the heart of the downtown district. Our Primary coverage area is approximately 11 square miles with a population of 7,500. Our department provides automatic aid to all surrounding communities, such as West Penn Twp, Walker Twp, Schuylkill Twp, Rush Twp, Coaldale Borough, Landsford Borough and Summit Hill Borough.

  As a whole the Tamaqua Fire Department has an ISO rating of 4. The Fire Department operates (5) Pumpers, (1) 100' Ladder, (2) Brush Units, (4) Squad/Utilities, and (1) Fire Police Van. All under the direction of  Tamaqua Fire Chief Tom Schorlf (771) and his three assistants Tom Hartz Jr.(772), James Connely (773) and Mark Boyle (774).