BFC volunteers were alerted just prior to midnight to a reported vehicle accident with entrapment & fire at Sproul Road & Williamsburg Drive. Units responding were updated by MTPD that the single occupant was removed from the vehicle by bystanders and the vehicle was well involved in fire. Engine 53…
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RIT 53 was dispatched as the 3rd team to assist Briarcliffe Fire Co. (Station 75) on this commercial building fire in Darby Township. Rescue 53 made the response with eight members for approx. 1 hour before being released by command. The BFC had several other members in station to respond…
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Company 53 was notified of this dumpster fire to the rear of Marple Crossroads Shopping Center late in the afternoon. Engine 53 made quick work of the fire and no damage to the building sustained.
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Broomall Firefighters were afforded the opportunity to tour the new Mid-County Shopping Center recently opened in Marple Twp. on West Chester Pike. Members took time to be come acclimated with critical fire department systems in the buildings and were shown access areas to the mechanical & electrical rooms that crews…
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Broomall volunteers responded to this pole fire on West Chester Pike at the I-476 Interchange around 1430hrs. Firefighters encountered a burning 90′ utility pole with a cellular antenna affixed to the top, this added weight causing the pole to sway in high winds. PECO was able to quickly secure power…
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Quint, Engine, & Traffic 53 made the response to the VCA Wellington Animal Hospital, Edgmont Twp. for the commercial building fire. A small fire was located in a dryer and as a result smoke filled the building thus requiring ventilation. 90 dogs were relocated by hospital staff, police officers and…
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A big thank you to the students from St. Anastasia School for the cards and delicious treats. The students stopped by to say thank you to BFC’s first responders who help the community in celebration of Catholic Schools Week.
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Shortly before 1am the BFC was alerted to a working commercial building fire in the 2600blk of West Chester Pike, Marple Twp. Quint 53 arrived to find a fire in the ceiling/roof area and initiated fire attack while Ladder 41 (Newtown Square) and Ladder 35 (Brookline) vented the roof. Additional…
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BFC volunteers responded to this motor vehicle accident with entrapment on I-476 South Bound in the early morning hours. Rescue 53 arrived to find a two vehicle accident with one subject trapped. Crews from 53 & Co. 15 (Radnor) worked to extricate the victim and a total of two subjects…
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At approximately 9pm last evening the Broomall Fire Company was dispatched to a reported house fire with entrapment in the 700blk of St. Francis Drive, Marple Twp. Prior to the first arriving fire crew, officers from Marple Township Police Department along with bystanders were able to extricate one subject from the rear…
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