| Odor of Smoke at YMCA Turns Into Medical Assist |
| Thu. Aug 5th 2010 |
Just before noon, Tower 53 was dispatched with Jefferson Fire Company for a reported building fire at the YMCA on the Boulevard of the Generals. Employees there pulled the fire alarm when they smelled smoke in a hallway. Crews arrived and checked the building and determined that there was no threa...
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| R53 Assists Bridgeport on Multi-alarm Building Fire |
| Sun. Jul 11th 2010 |
At 1444hrs on Sunday June 11th, R53 was dispatched on the second alarm assignment to assist Bridgeport on a fully involved warehouse fire. The immense column of smoke could be seen from places as far as Pottstown & Philadelphia. Upon arrival, the crew from R53 deployed to the B side of the structu...
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| 2nd Daytime Working Fire on Defford Place this year |
| Fri. Jul 2nd 2010 |
At approximately 1045hrs on Thursday, July 1, 2010, station 53 was dispatched to a residential house fire on Defford Place. The notes indicated that the second floor residence was filled with smoke, with no visible fire seen. LPPD and Lieutenant 53-2 (Murphy) arrived shortly after dispatch and confi...
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| R53 FAST Assist Swedesburg on Dwelling Fire |
| Thu. Jun 24th 2010 |
At 1445hrs, Rescue 53 was dispatched as the 2nd FAST assignment on a working dwelling fire in Upper Merion Township. Crews encountered a porch fire with extensive intrusion into the residence. R53 arrived and the crew deployed as the RIT outside the front of the dwelling. The crew only spent abou...
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| Vehicle Drives Off Retaining Wall at Shannondell |
| Wed. Jun 16th 2010 |
At 0919hrs, the company was dispatched for a vehicle rescue at the Shannondell Complex just off of Egypt Road in the Audubon section of the township. BC53 arrived on scene with a four door Honda Accord almost vertical up against a retaining wall with two trapped, yet uninjured, occupants. Crews fr...
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| Tower 53 Assists Collegeville FD |
| Sun. Jun 6th 2010 |
Tower 53 was dispatched simultaneously with Collegeville and Trappe Fire Departments just before midnight on June 6th for a reported dwelling fire. Initial reports from multiple callers were that a detached garage behind a house on Clahor Ave was fully engulfed in flames and there were explosions w...
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| Another Roof Fire Stopped Short |
| Thu. May 13th 2010 |
Just before 2pm, the department was dispatched for a house fire on Pinetown Road in the Audubon section of the township. Initial reports from the caller stated the roof was on fire with flames and smoke visible. LPPD arrived on scene first and confirmed a working roof fire. CH53 arrived shortly a...
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| Close Call at The Saloon |
| Tue. May 4th 2010 |
At 1935hrs, Tower 53 & Rescue 53 were dispatched to assist Station 46 on a building fire at the Saloon Bar located on Main St in West Norriton. Employees on scene were reporting that the roof was on fire. The crew of the Tower was immediately ordered to go to the roof and assess the situation. Ju...
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| Afternoon Kitchen Fire |
| Fri. Apr 30th 2010 |
At 1332hrs, the department was dispatched for a building fire on Defford Place. Initial reports from the caller indicated that all occupants were out of the residence and there was a working kitchen fire. CH53 arrived on scene with light smoke showing from the middle of the row and requested two a...
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| Tower 53 Returns |
| Wed. Apr 7th 2010 |
After several months of being out of service with mechanical issues, Tower 53 has returned to 100% front line service. It made it's first mutual aid call in over a year on the 7th on Carousel Circle in West Norriton Township for an odor of smoke inside a residence. Although the truck nor it's crew...
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