The Harford Volunteer Fire Company had its beginnings in the early 1940s when a group of individuals formed an auxiliary of the New Milford Columbia Hose Company within Harford Township. This auxiliary became known as the Harford Township Fire Auxiliary. Their main pieces of firefighting equipment were a hand pulled hose cart and a portable pump. In January of 1948, the fire auxiliary incorporated and adopted the name The Harford Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. Work began to purchase a fire truck and soon a 1948 Reo John Bean High Pressure Fog truck began service to the township. Work also began to house the vehicle. A single one-bay station was erected on a small portion of donated land. This one bay station grew to 4 bays in the 1960s as the need for more space became apparent. The department entered the field of EMS in the late 1960s. In 1978, the department purchased its first new ambulance. It was a modular unit manufactured by Emergency Vehicles of Florida with the chassis being a 1978 Chevrolet. It was only the second modular ambulance in Susquehanna County. The year 1980 brought another change. A new Emergency One Pumper replaced the 1948 "Old Reo". Soon after, a new tanker was purchased. The department had entered a new phase of firefighting.

Through the years, the company added several new and used vehicles to its EMS and firefighting fleet. Before we knew it the department had six vehicles and only a four bay station. Two vehicles (one of two ambulances and a brush truck) were being housed in temporary shelters. The need for more space became overwhelming. The old 30-foot by 50-foot building had served its purpose and plans were developed for a new station. After many years of searching for land, a 7-acre parcel was purchased and a new 70-foot by 180-foot, 8 bay station was built. The department moved into this facility in June of 2003.