Spring Garden Township is headquarters to York International, a Johnson Controls Company and one of the largest suppliers of HVAC systems in the United States.

On February 2, 1998, a massive explosion occurred at the York International plant.

A spark had set off a leak in the nearby propane storage house.

The blast was felt up to 25 miles away, and blew out windows nearby as well as knocking down doors.

About 20 people were injured in the blast but only one person was killed, as the explosion occurred during a shift change.

A Joint Fire Service (JFS) committee first met in May 2005 to develop a framework.

In 2009, the department began selling and removing from service its excessive apparatus and replacing it with new, such as three pumpers with two 2010 models.