Alert Fire Company

On this 17th. Anniversary, we honor those hero's who made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001. We will never forget you and GOD BLESS AMERICA! … [Read more...]

At 2:00 AM, Tower 45 and Tower 6 (West Whiteland Fire Co.) were special called after the Second Alarm Assignment for a building fire at Bakery Feeds on Westbrooke Drive in Honey Brook Twp.  Tower 45 (Ass't. Chief Wesson) responded with a full crew of six as the fifth-due truck … [Read more...]

The Downingtown Fire Dept. Water Rescue Team and the Thorndale Fire Co. are co-hosting a WRER (Water Rescue & Emergency Response) training on September 28, 29, 30, 2018. The training will take place at the Alert Fire Co. No. 1 on September 28th, at the Thorndale Fire Co. on … [Read more...]

     The 100% volunteer Alert Fire Co. No. 1 hosted our 50th. Annual Chicken Bar-B-Que and Bake Sale and it was a great success and we SOLD OUT again.      We would like to thank all of you, who supported our event during a great combination, sunny and rainy day.  We … [Read more...]

Volunteers from Alert played softball, this past weekend in the 10th Annual Bats For Matt Softball Tournament, held at the Downingtown Little League fields.  The A-Team participated with 17 other teams from around the Downingtown area in the two-day slow-pitch softball tournament … [Read more...]

The Downingtown Fire Dept. hosted a Water Shuttle-Tanker Ops training at our weekly training event on Wednesday evening at Downingtown West High School and Downingtown Middle School. Glen Moore Fire Co. Chief Jeff Seese and Deputy Chief Paul DeCarlo conducted the training and … [Read more...]

The Alert Fire Co. No. 1 will host our 50th Annual Chicken Bar-B-Que and Bake Sale Fundraiser on Saturday, August 18, 2018.  Dinner will be served from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM and you can either eat-in at the firehouse or take-out.  Advanced tickets can be purchased at the firehouse … [Read more...]

Amazon's Prime Day is here! Deals start at 3:00 PM ET, July 16th. and runs for 36 hours.  Prime Day is one of the biggest shopping days of the year.  We would like to remind you to shop at  smile.amazon.com  and Amazon will donate to the Alert Fire Company No. 1 of … [Read more...]

Just after 11:30 PM last night, the Downingtown Fire Dept. was dispatched for a fire-type unknown at Johnsontown Park. The crews arrived to find a porta-potty fully involved and contained everything to the area of origin. Engines 45, 46-1 and 46-2 responded to a total of six … [Read more...]

Just before 10:00 PM, the Downingtown Fire Dept. was dispatched for a dumpster fire to the rear of 38 W. Lancaster Ave. in the Borough.  Battalion Chief 45 (Trego) arrived to find a plastic type of a dumpster well-involved, next to an apartment building.  Engines 45 and 46-1 … [Read more...]

The Alert No. 1 and Downingtown Fire Dept. volunteers were busy from 6:00 AM until 11:40 PM today, preparing and keeping our community safe during all of the 40th. Annual Downingtown Good Neighbor Day events and Independence Day Celebration. The Alerts started the day with what … [Read more...]

The members and officers of the Alert Fire Co. No. 1 would like to wish you and your family a Happy and Safe Independence Day! … [Read more...]

Below, is an article recently posted from the  www.helpfightfire.com  social media.  The Chester County Fire Chiefs Association is currently involved with a volunteer recruiting campaign to assist the fire, rescue and EMS departments and companies recruit new members.  This … [Read more...]

Congratulations to two of our newer Alert No. 1 volunteers, Heather Bouffard and Alex Green who graduated from EMT class. Heather and Alex started their EMT training in March and it consisted of three evenings and just about every Saturday between March and June. They received … [Read more...]

The officers and members of the Alert Fire Co. No. 1 would like to wish you a Safe and Happy Flag Day! … [Read more...]