Saturday afternoon filled with the sounds of sirens as fire trucks were dispatched to a barn fire along Mt. Hope Road.
The West Grove Fire Company and area fire departments got the call about 3pm for a barn on fire along Mt. Hope Road near Brae Court. The initial reports from the 911 Center indicated a two-story barn with fire through the roof, and animals nearby.
A Saturday morning dispatch for a small brush fire, became a multi-hour event involving a large pile of hay bales off of North Guernsey Road in London Grove Township.
First dispatched at 10:28am for the West Grove Fire Company, the brush fire brought a response including Engines 22-1, 22-2, and 22-3, along with Tanker 22 and Brush 22. Chief 22 was advised en route that a 400 square foot brush fire ... (Full Story & Photos)
WGFC units fought a hay bale fire in London Grove Township for several hours, assisted by fire companies from Cochranville and Avondale.
4,400 feet of new 5" supply line has been placed in service at the WGFC. Here is the hose load on Engine 22-1, showcasing the use of sections of red hose to signal to the crew that they have deployed half the supply, and then again to signal the end of the supply line.
The West Grove Fire Company has completed an upgrade and replacement of its 5" supply hose, across the entire fire apparatus fleet.
The WGFC maintains thousands and thousands of feet of hose for firefighting. Across our fleet of fire apparatus, hose is used for two primary purposes: to attack and extinguish fire, and to supply larger volumes of water to support fire fighting. Smaller diameter hose ... (Full Story & Photos)
In a continuing effort to gain an understanding of area buildings and facilities, the West Grove Fire Company dedicated an evening to touring the Dansko headquarters and warehouse facilities in Penn Township. As part of the WGFC's effort to pre-plan buildings in its first-due fire district, WGFC personnel were given an overview of both buildings.
The Dansko Distribution Center is a 200,000 square foot building handling all world-wide shipping from Jennersville. (Courtesy Andy Shelter Photography)
West Grove Fire Company units arrived to find a large volume of fire at this Penn Township residence on Monday night. The blaze took hours to completely extinguish with assistance of numerous area fire companies.
Just as Monday evening vehicle rescue training was ending, the West Grove Fire Company was dispatched to a reported fire type unknown along Baltimore Pike in Penn Township.
Engine 22-1 and Ladder 22 were already just leaving the New London Station, along with Tanker 22. These units made an immediate response followed quickly Engine 22-2. While enroute, units were advised that additional callers ... (Full Story & Photos)
The West Grove Fire Company is proud to announce that Josh Mebane has graduated from EMT school. Josh attended one of the top-rated EMT schools in the area, located at the Uwchlan Ambulance Corp. (Exton PA), starting in August of this year.
Josh is a senior at Avon Grove High School and was able to successfully balance his high school classwork with the demands of the EMT course. The course is ... (Full Story & Photos)
New WGFC EMT Joshua Mebane flanked by instructor Jeff Lawhorne, a paramedic; and Christina Casey, EMT training director.
Members of the WGFC completing a dash lift evolution as part of a vehicle rescue training at the New London station.
November's training agenda was dedicated to Basic Vehicle Rescue. The purpose of this refresher is to review scene safety, tool operation & utilization, and vehicle preparation (pre-cut). Core extrication methods including door removal; roof removal; and dash lifts and rolls were practiced on multiple vehicles each providing its own unique set of challenges. As modern vehicle technology continues ... (Full Story & Photos)
Sunday afternoon fire house pagers sounded for a house fire for the Union Fire Company of Oxford and surrounding companies. The call was on Township Road in Lower Oxford Township. The initial dispatch reported a fire on the front porch extending to the house.
Deputy 21 arrived to find a 1-1/2 story log cabin with fire throughout the first floor and extending to the second. A Working Fire Dispatch ... (Full Story & Photos)
The WGFC was called to assist Oxford at this 1-1/2 story log cabin fire in Lower Oxford Township. This photo on arrival shows the large volume of fire.
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