Alert Fire Company

The Alert Fire Co. No. 1 will be hosting the Seventh Annual Alert Fire Co. No. 1 Golf Outing, on Monday, May 4, 2020 at Ron Jaworski’s Downingtown Country Club.  There are several different opportunities for you or your business to join with us for this special event.  We are … [Read more...]

At 4:40 AM, this morning while most people were safely sleeping in their beds, the Downingtown Fire Dept. volunteers were dispatched to an auto accident with entrapment on Quarry Rd. in East Caln Twp. Assistant Chief 46 (Boyd) arrived on location, confirming one person was … [Read more...]

The Alert Fire Co. No. 1 is pleased to announce that we will be receiving $13,152.60 from the 2019-2020 Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program.  This annual grant program is managed and awarded from the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner. We … [Read more...]

The Alert Fire Co. No. 1 was dispatched to 399 emergency calls in 2019. Some examples of the emergency calls that our volunteers responded to were house fires, commercial building fires, burnt food, automatic fire alarms, woods fires, car fires, vehicle accidents, water rescues, … [Read more...]

The Alert Fire Co. No. 1 would like to announce and congratulate the following Corporate and Active Force Officers the year 2020: President:  Bob Siter Vice President:  Pat Butler Secretary:  Jane Colburn Treasurer:  Susan Schoellkopf Financial Secretary:  … [Read more...]

The members and officers of the Alert Fire Co. No. 1 would like to wish you and your family a Safe and Happy 2019! … [Read more...]

The Alert No. 1 officers and members would like to wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday. Merry Christmas From Our Alert Family to Yours … [Read more...]

I would like to thank my friends at the Alert Fire Co. No. 1 who volunteered to drive me around every street in Downingtown Borough and East Caln Twp. on Tower 45, to visit with you, today.  All of the good boys and girls of all ages, received a candy-cane that was handed out by … [Read more...]

It is that time of year again, when the Alert No.1 "Elves" will drive me around the streets of Downingtown Borough and East Caln Twp. on Saturday, December 21, 2019.  When you hear the sirens and air horns of Tower 45, please come out onto your sidewalks and my Alert Elves will … [Read more...]

At 4:45 AM, the Downingtown Fire Dept. was dispatched for a CO Alarm sounding in a single family dwelling, in the 400 of Jefferson Ave. Battalion Chief 45 (J. Trego) arrived and found a smoke condition on all floors of the home and upgraded the assignment to Smoke in a … [Read more...]

At 6:27 PM, while most people were at home enjoying dinner, Rescue 45 and Air/Light 46 were dispatched as part of the Chester County Rescue Task Force to assist Station 62, Ridge Fire Company for a Confined Space-Industrial Rescue on Anderson Rd., East Coventry Township. The … [Read more...]

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

During the busy holiday season - starting on Black Friday (November 29, 2019), if you choose to shop on-line;  We would like to remind you to shop at  smile.amazon.com  and Amazon will donate to the Alert Fire Company No. 1 of Downingtown. Whether you are shopping on Prime Day, … [Read more...]

The Alert No. 1 officers would like to invite all current and retired Active Force Members to the Annual Alert Thanksgiving Social Gathering on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, anytime after 7:00 PM. As in years past, this will be a great opportunity for our members to catch-up … [Read more...]

Just before 9:00 PM, while most people were home enjoying their favorite TV show, the volunteers of the Downingtown Fire Dept., Lionville Fire Company, West Whiteland Fire Company and the First West Chester Fire Co., Engine Co. 51 were dispatched for a house fire on Downing Rd., … [Read more...]