| Overnight Extrication |
| Sun. Aug 22nd 2010 |
An overnight single vehicle accident brought the PFD to the intersection of Bridge St and Church St where fire/rescue personnel had to extricate a trapped occupant. Hydraulic rescue tools were needed to free the victim who was transported by MICU 67 to a trauma center in Reading. Pr...
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| Visitors From Italy Stop by Station 65 |
| Mon. Aug 9th 2010 |
On Monday afternoon, three visitors stopped by Phoenix Hose, Hook, & Ladder Co., No. 1 on Church Street to take a tour of the firehouse and see the apparatus. The guests were here visiting a friend in Phoenixville and one of them is a firefighter in Venezia and wanted to see an Americ...
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| Northside Shed Fire Out on Arrival |
| Mon. Jul 19th 2010 |
Phoenixville fire crews checked to make sure a small fire in a shed was completely extinguished along the 100 block of Dayton Street late Monday afternoon. Ladder 65 and Engine 67 were onscene for a few minutes and no extension was found. The cause of the fire is suspicious and is u...
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| Dwelling Fire on Bridge Street |
| Tue. Jun 29th 2010 |
The PFD along with Kimberton, Valley Forge, and Mont Clare Fire Companies were dispatched to the 300 block of Bridge Street around 2030 hrs for a dwelling fire. Arriving units found fire on the back deck of the second floor apartment extending into the structure. Multiple hand lines were placed...
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| Late Afternoon Storms Cause Mutual Aid Runs |
| Thu. Jun 24th 2010 |
PFD Units were sent as mutual aid to several townships to assist after severe storms traveled through the area. Several townships were struck by strong winds, lighting, heavy rain and hail that brought down trees, power lines and several houses were struck by lightning.
ENGINE 65 was sent Da...
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| Upgrades to RESCUE 67 |
| Mon. Jun 21st 2010 |
RESCUE 67 got a much needed upgrade this week courtesy of ESI Equipment Inc. of Horsham. The compartment that housed the rescue tool was reengineered to provide maximum storage for the Holmatro Rescue Tools and other equipment that was spread out in other areas of the rescue. The new configuration p...
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| House Fire Extinguished in the Northside |
| Mon. Jun 14th 2010 |
The Phoenixville Fire Department along with surrounding mutual aid companies were dispatched just before 2PM on Monday afternoon for a house fire in the 100 block of Emmett Street in the borough's northside. Ladder 65 arrived onscene with smoke showing from a 3-story twin and found a victim in...
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| Large Fire at the Scrap Yard |
| Fri. Jun 11th 2010 |
The Phoenixville Fire Department was dispatched at 0956 hrs to the Phoenixville Scrap Yard on St. Mary’s Street for a car fire. Reports quickly changed to be a large amount of cars and scrap metal on fire with explosions. First arriving units found a large pile of scrap metal and cars well inv...
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| MVC With Entrapment |
| Thu. Jun 10th 2010 |
PFD Units were dispatched at 1526 hours to Nutt Rd and Lincoln Ave for and an accident reported serious. Police arrived on location and confirmed one entrapped in an overturned vehicle. Crews went in service with rescue tools and the patient was extricated in under 15 minutes. The female victim was ...
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| Task Force Drill at Pennhurst Complex |
| Mon. May 24th 2010 |
Members of the PFD joined together Monday evening with members from Valley Forge, Kimberton, and Spring City fire companies for hands-on training in one of the large buildings at the Pennhurst site in Spring City. Crews worked for several hours on large area search and rescue, advancing hose&n...
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