Monday, July 21, 2014 - The members and officers of the Downingtown Fire Dept. offer our thoughts and prayers to the Robert Miller family and the West Bradford Fire Co. for the untimely passing of Ryan Miller on Saturday, July 19, 2014. Ryan was currently an active firefighter … [Read more...]

Saturday, July 19, 2014 - Volunteers from Alert played softball, this past weekend in the 6th Annual Bats For Matt Softball Tournament, held at the Downingtown Little League fields. The A-Team participated with 16 other teams from around the Downingtown area in the two-day … [Read more...]

Friday, July 4, 2014 - The Alert Fire Co. No. 1 volunteers were very active, once again in Kerr Park and at the firehouse during the Annual Downingtown Good Neighbor Day ~ Fourth of July Celebration, today. Starting at 6:00 AM several of the members got together and had … [Read more...]

Saturday, June 28, 2014 - Volunteers from Alert, East Brandywine Fire Co. and Union Fire Co. of Oxford completed their all of the practical and written exams in Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician (BVRT) this week. The valuable hands-on training was being hosted by the Downingtown FD … [Read more...]

Saturday, June 7, 2014 - For the second week in a row, all of the hard work and many long hours of preparation paid-off, as the Alert volunteers were awarded three prizes at the 100th Anniversary Parade and Celebration of the Brookline Fire Co. No. 3 in Havertown, PA. In the line … [Read more...]

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - Rescue 45 and Air-Light 46 (Minquas Fire Co. No. 2) were dispatched as Special Service Units on the Working Fire Dispatch just before 6:00 PM to assist the Coatesville Fire Dept. The two house was located in the 300 block of W. Lincoln Highway, … [Read more...]

Sunday, June 1, 2014 - Well, the stabilization tools only stayed clean for one day after the Fleetwood parade! Volunteers from Alert, Minquas Fire Co. No. 2, East Brandywine Fire Co. and Union Fire Co. of Oxford had their first practical day of the Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician … [Read more...]

Saturday, May 31, 2014 - The Alert volunteers were invited to help celebrate the 100th. Anniversary of Berks County, Station 45, the Fleetwood Fire Co. today. The Alerts spent the last two weeks getting the retired 1969 Mack Pumper and the current Rescue 45 ready to participate … [Read more...]

Monday, May 26, 2014 - The Downingtown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 845 and the Downingtown American Legion Post 475 hosted the Annual Memorial Parade today with the entire DFD participating. At the completion of the parade, a ceremony to honor those who made the ultimate … [Read more...]

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - The Downingtown Fire Dept. was invited to attend a ceremony to honor first responders from Downingtown at the Williamson Masonic Lodge No. 309. The event was coordinated by Coatesville Fire Dept. EMS Chief Scott Thornton, who is a member of the … [Read more...]

Monday, May 5, 2014 - The Alerts hosted the First Annual Golf Outing today at the Downingtown Country Club in Downingtown, PA. Golfers registered and gathered for lunch at 11:30 AM, then they hit the links at 1:00 PM for the Shotgun Start. After a great afternoon on the course, … [Read more...]

Thursday, May 1, 2014 - The County of Chester has free Post-Flood Kits available WHAT: Distribution of Flood Clean Up Kits WHEN: May 1, 2014 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm WHERE: Downingtown Borough Hall 4 W. Lancaster Avenue Downingtown, PA Modena Borough Hall 5 Woodland Avenue Modena, PA … [Read more...]