Thursday nights’s heavy rain made driving a challenge and complicated operations for the West Grove Fire Company in London Grove Township.
A tractor trailer and a car towing a trailer collided at the intersection of Route 41 and the Route 1 Bypass on Thursday, June 3. WGFC was dispatched just past 10pm. The Chester County 911 Center reported a car versus a tractor trailer with patients injured, ... (Full Story & Photos)
Every three years, all ambulance services in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must go through a process to re-license with the Department of Health. The West Grove Fire Company is proud to announce the completion of this process, which means the service is authorized to operate for another three years serving the community. Also, WGFC just recorded its busiest EMS month ever.
WGFC EMS has passed its inspection from the PA Dept. of Health and is now re-licensed to operate for another three years.
Kidde has recalled smoke alarms and combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms sold in 2019 and 2020. These units may not alert in a fire, and should be replaced immediately.
The West Grove Fire Company wants you to know that a line of smoke detectors and combination smoke/carbon monoxide detectors has been recalled.
In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Kidde Corporation has announced a recall of certain detectors sold under the brand "TruSense" from May of 2019 until September of 2020. This recall involves Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarms and Combination ... (Full Story & Photos)
Each year the West Grove Fire Company responds to grill fires. Here are some safety tips to help you and your family safely enjoy the summer barbecue season:
1. Keep grills a safe distance from buildings (20'). According to the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA): 27% of the home structure fires involving grills started on a courtyard, terrace or patio, 29% started ... (Full Story & Photos)
It nearly summer, and time to fire up that backyard grill. The West Grove Fire Company has safety tips to keep you safe this summer.
WGFC responders perform a rescue at a two-car mock crash to reinforce driver safety messages for Avon Grove High School Students.
Firefighters and EMTs from West Grove Fire Company performed a "mock crash" for Avon Grove High School seniors on Friday, part of biennial effort to remind young drivers of the dangers of distracted driving.
The event was put together by WGFC fire safety education coordinator Lisa Glass and the school's SADD chapter (Students Against Destructive Decisions). The mock crash is held every two years ... (Full Story & Photos)
This is EMS Week across the Commonwealth and the United States. In fact, this is the 46th annual recognition of emergency medical services responders.
Each year, the Chester County EMS Council holds an award banquet to recognize the individual and organization accomplishments in our county. And while the pandemic prevented an in person event last evening, a virtual Zoom awards program was held. ... (Full Story & Photos)
WGFC volunteers and staff were honored at last nights annual EMS awards event. We congratulate all of these providers and leaders for their great service to the community.
Clean, clean, clean -- it was Spring cleaning Saturday at the West Grove Fire Company.
Volunteers of the West Grove Fire Company dedicated a big part of last Saturday to cleaning up the Fire Company's apparatus.
After a long, wet, and busy winter season, West Grove's fire trucks were in need of a complete cleaning. The process, which takes many hours per fire truck, includes emptying out all of the compartments and cab -- which on a fire truck is quite a job since the trucks carry ... (Full Story & Photos)
Units from several area fire companies were dispatched for a house fire Saturday at noon in London Britain Township.
West Grove Fire Company received the dispatch for a house fire in the Morgan Hollow development off of Route 896. Along with WGFC, units from Aetna Hook, Hose and Ladder Company of Newark Delaware, Hockessin Fire Company, also in Delaware, Singerly of Elkton, and the Union Fire ... (Full Story & Photos)
An electrical panel fire in London Britain Township was handled by WGFC and area Fire Companies.
