| Working Dwelling Fire |
| Sun. Apr 27th 2008 |
Station 53 was dispatched about 3 minutes into the new day for a reported house fire. Reports from the caller indicated the house had been struck by lightning and the interior of the residence was filling with smoke. Further reports from the neighbors house advised there were flames from the rear....
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| Barn Fire in West Norriton Township |
| Mon. Apr 14th 2008 |
Lower Providence was requested with one Engine and manpower to assist Jefferson on a fully involved barn fire. Special request for the Utility was also made by Chief 53 for extension into the woods. Engine 53 crew responded and assisted with extinguishing the fire and overhauling what wa...
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| Porch Fire |
| Mon. Apr 7th 2008 |
The company was dispatched to a reported house fire on Rittenhouse Road. Caller reported seeing flames on the front of the residence. Police arrived on location with a fire on the porch on the front of the home. Crews, assisted by Jefferson Fire Company, quickly extinguished the fi...
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| Trash Can Fire - Park Ridge Shopping Center |
| Sun. Feb 10th 2008 |
Station 53 was dispatched for a trash can on fire in front of a pizza shop in Park Ridge Shopping Center on Ridge Pike. Utility 53 was out on hydrant inspections and arrived first to extinguish the fire with a water can....
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| Vehicle Rescue 1/28/08 |
| Mon. Jan 28th 2008 |
Station 53 responded to a vehicle rescue at the intersection of Germantown Pike and Crosskeys Road. The Rescue crew used the Holmatro rescue tools to remove both passenger side doors and the B-post. Squad 53's crew pulled a hoseline for protection and assisted the Rescue crew. Quint 53, Pipeline 53,...
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| Brush & lawn tractor fire |
| Sun. Jan 27th 2008 |
Field and Engine 53 responded to a pile of brush and a lawn tractor on fire on Alden Road in the afternoon. Crews stretched a booster line and used hand tools to extinguish the fire quickly....
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| Double Fatal Dwelling Fire in Collegeville Borough |
| Tue. Jan 15th 2008 |
At approximatly 1145 hrs on January 13th, Tower 53 was dispatched on the mutual aid assignment in Collegeville Borough. Initial reports indicated some type of explosion and fire with multiple entrapments. Chief 34 arrived with a working fire in a 2 story S/F/D with confirmed entrapment. Tower 53's c...
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| 3-Alarm Commercial Building Fire (Fine Grindings Corp.) Conshohocken Borough |
| Thu. Dec 20th 2007 |
Rescue 53 was dispatched as the initial R.I.T. unit on the 2nd alarm assignment. The fire was difficult to get a handle on because it involved chemicals of a hazardous nature. While Rescue 53's crew "stood fast", command got reports of an interior roof collapse and possible ...
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| Oil Burner Malfunction |
| Sat. Dec 1st 2007 |
During a period of an hour, Station 53 responded to a brush fire and three building fire boxes, the last of which was this oil burner malfunction on Pawlings Circle. Deputy 1, Engine, Quint, and Traffic 53 responded along with mutual aid from Chester County Station 68's Tanker and Engine 2 (Valley F...
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| Vehicle accident with rescue |
| Sat. Nov 3rd 2007 |
The company was dispatched to the 3400 block of Ridge Pike for a vehicle accident with entrapment. Rescue crews went into service with hydraulic tools to remove the driver's side door to remove the patient from the vehicle. The patient was then transported to the hospital by Lower Providence Commu...
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