Today, members of the West Grove Fire Company will join with firefighters, community members, friends and family in honoring the life of James E. Decker, Sr. of Avondale, PA who passed away at the age of 71.
Jim was a Past Fire Chief at the Avondale Fire Company, where he served as a volunteer for 53 years. During his time there, Chief Decker was elected chief in 1987. In addition, he held the ... (Full Story & Photos)
At 1459 hours, the Chester County Fireboard alerted Company 22 for a motor vehicle collision (MVC) in the 400 block of East Avondale Road in London Grove Township. As more calls were coming into the 9-1-1 Center, the incident was upgraded to an MVC with entrapment now located in the 400 block of Garden Station Road. Ambulance 22-1, Ambulance 22-2 and both Medic 94 units all responded ... (Full Story & Photos)
West Grove Fire Company crews work to remove a driver trapped by this crash in London Grove Township.
Thirty-seven volunteer members from West Grove Fire Company attended Pump Operations training over this past week. Twenty-five members obtained the Pump Operations Refresher training and twelve members obtained Pennsylvania State Fire Academy certificates in Pump Operation 1 level training. These twelve volunteers are now eligible to become engine driver/operators. The class is designed to educate ... (Full Story & Photos)
Decisions by the members of the West Grove Fire Company made in the 1990s paid off at a house fire on Saginaw Road early Saturday morning. A strategic decision to build a Firehouse in the growing community around New London (and later in the 2000s in London Britain Township) was based on the belief that getting emergency resources out in the community was the right approach for the West Grove Fire ... (Full Story & Photos)
West Grove Engine 22-2 crews make entry to this Saginaw Road house fire on Saturday. Quick work limited damage at this fire.
West Grove Fire Company units handled this one car crash on the Route 1 Bypass.
Firefighter Josh Oyler & Secretary Bill Wohl, September 08
Early on the morning of September 8th @ 00:59 hrs. the West Grove Fire Company was dispatched to single vehicle car accident on Route 1 northbound. The accident was reported near mile marker 16, between the West Grove and Avondale Exits. Reports from Chester County Dispatch specified a vehicle in the ditch with occupants waving for help (unknown injuries).
Thursday, September 6, 2018 turned out to be one of the busiest days yet for the ambulance crews at the West Grove Fire Company.
On that day, the ambulance was dispatched 12 calls in a flurry of activity that can only be described as far from a "normal" day -- as if any day on a 911-ambulance service is normal. To provide some perspective: in 2017 the West Grove Fire Company ambulances were dispatched ... (Full Story & Photos)
WGFC EMS was dispatched to 12 calls on Thursday -- a busy day by any measure.
WGFC crews handled this one car crash near West Grove.
Firefighter Josh Oyler & Secretary Bill Wohl, September 05
Just before midnight on September 2, the West Grove Fire Company handled an auto accident call on Old Baltimore Pike in London Grove Township, east of West Grove borough.
A car swerved to avoid a fallen tree and crashed. WGFC units responded, including Engine 22-1, Rescue 22, Ambulance 22-1, and Utility 22. Crews found a car crashed into a guardrail, with a lone occupant. The patient was evaluated ... (Full Story & Photos)
On Tuesday August 21, 2018, West Grove Fire Company was dispatched to the West Grove Service Center (formerly Brackin's Service Center) on Baltimore Pike at Gurnsey Road for a building fire. Avondale, Oxford and Cochranville were dispatched for the assist. Shortly after dispatch, Chester County Fireboard added Medic 94 for a reported burn victim.
West Grove Fire Company units arrive on scene to a reported building fire at a local business at the intersection of Old Baltimore Pike and Gurnsey Road. WGFC firefighters made quick work of this fire, which had one injury .
