Emergency responders like firefighters, EMTs and fire police face real safety risks while helping motorists. National Move Over Day is October 17. Please learn more and be safe out there.
Every day, here in this area, across Pennsylvania, and country wide, emergency responders and highway workers risk their own safety to come to the aid of others on roadways.
Not only does this include members and staff of the West Grove Fire Company, it also includes tow truck operators, police, highway workers and others. The danger comes from distracted drivers, and drivers who are also drunk, ... (Full Story & Photos)
Thousands of students may be stuck at home because of the pandemic, but that is not stopping Firefighter Lisa and the WGFC from doing fire prevention education this year.
Known across the area and the Commonwealth for its pro-active and successful fire safety education effort, the West Grove Fire Company routinely reaches thousands of school-age children with fire safety education programs each ... (Full Story & Photos)
Firefighter Lisa explains smoke detectors as the WGFC launches fire safety education for school children in this year of pandemic-forced home schooling.
Kitchen fires can happen when no one is home -- as happened in Penn and London Britain Townships recently.
Several recent fire incidents in our area should serve as safety lessons for homeowners about the risk of fires in the kitchen -- and the importance of working fire detection systems.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), US Fire Departments responded to an estimated average of 172,900 home structure fires per year started by cooking activities in 2014-2018. These fires ... (Full Story & Photos)
The West Grove Fire Company will receive two grants, part of $50 million worth of grant funding to fire, rescue, and EMS across the Commonwealth to offset expenses related to COVID-1 announced by Governor Tom Wolf.
The purpose of this funding is to provide much-needed financial assistance to first responders who have found it difficult to keep their operations running due to COVID-19. Of the $50 ... (Full Story & Photos)
The Governor has announced more than $40,000 in grants to WGFC for COVID pandemic financial support.
Nearly 60 firefighters and EMTs have just completed intensive medical exams as part of the WGFC's health and wellness efforts.
Experts consider firefighters to have the highest risk for heart disease, pulmonary disease and cancer of most any occupation. With the ever-increasing extreme physical requirements, high stress environments, and chaotic schedules fire departments must look towards new methods of prevention and intervention to protect the health and ensure the longevity of their most valuable assets…their volunteers ... (Full Story & Photos)
Continuing a proven reputation for ongoing training, the West Grove Fire Company used its Monday drill night to familiarize crews with various methods of ventilation.
When attacking a fire, crews need to move smoke, heat and dangerous gasses out of the burning room (or any enclosed hazardous space) where they are working. A number of methods can be used for ventilation -- some involve mechanical ... (Full Story & Photos)
WGFC members get familiar with ventilation methods at training night in New London. Here the firefighters review positive pressure and exhaust fans.
Construction debris and trash burned inside a dumpster in New London Township yesterday.
West Grove Fire Company crews were called for a reported dumpster fire at a home being renovated on Thames Drive. Responding were Engines 22-1, 22-2, and 22-3, along with Tanker 22, Brush 22 and the Ambulance. Engine 22-2 arrived and put a 1-3/4" attack line into service on a large trash container with contents ... (Full Story & Photos)
A group of West Grove Fire Company volunteers and family members traveled to Lancaster, PA Sunday to participate in the Lancaster 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb.
The event, held at Clipper Magazine Stadium, is an annual fundraiser to support the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, which raises funds to support the families of firefighters who gave their lives in the line of duty. On September 11, ... (Full Story & Photos)
WGFC firefighters participated in the 10th Annual Lancaster 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb this past weekend to raise funds for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
