At 2:40 PM, Brush and Squad 45 responded with E-46-2 (Minquas Fire Co. No. 2) to the area of Shearon Environmental in the 300 block of Boot Rd. in East Caln Twp. for a woods fire. Due to the high wind condition throughout the day, upon arrival, the crews found several electrical … [Read more...]
At 3:00 PM, Tower 45 was dispatched to relocate to Station 5 (East Whiteland Fire Co.) with Engine 47-2 (Lionville Fire Co.). While the volunteers were enroute to Station 5, they were dispatched, as the Seventh-Due Truck Co., on the Third Alarm, to assist Station 3 (Paoli Fire … [Read more...]
The memorial service for past Downingtown Fire Dept. Chief, James R. McGowan, III will be on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Jim was a Social Life Member of the Alert Fire Co. No. 1 and an Active Life Member of the Minquas Fire Company No. 2, plus most recently he was EMS Chairman … [Read more...]
The Alert Fire Co. No. 1 was dispatched to 428 emergency calls in 2018. 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...]
At 3:17 PM, the Downingtown Fire Dept. was dispatched to an auto accident on the Rt. 30 Bypass, east bound, just west of the Rt. 282 on-ramp, in Downingtown Borough. In addition, Rescue 38 (Thorndale Fire Co.) and Engine 76 (Coatesvile VA) responded since they were already on … [Read more...]
This evening, at the Chester County Fire Chiefs Association meeting, three of the out-going officers of the organization were recognized for their service. Chester County Commissioner, Terence Farrell presented Recognition Citations to President Neil Vaughn of the Malvern Fire … [Read more...]
