| 4/24/2009— Friday afternoon County alerted the Department of a Dwelling Fire at 1219 South Street on box 94-02 Upon arrival Rescue 69(Goodwills) notified County he had working fire on the first floor. By the time the first engine Quint 69(Empire) arrived, heavy fire was blowing out the kitchen and dinning room windows. Quint 69 lined out from Roland St and entered the alley behind the building. First crew quickly entered the building and made a quick knock of the fire and the other crews started ventilation and overhaul. Nobody was hurt however several pets perished in the fire. Officials determined the origin of the fire to be an extension cord.... Later that evening.... The Department was Alerted to a Commercial Building Fire at the corner of South Adams St and Queen Street. Upon arrival of the first incoming unit had heavy smoke and fire showing to the rear of the building. Once after the unit proceeded to the rear of the building it was determined to be flatbed work truck along side the building with the cab fully involved. Crew from Quint 69(Empire) quickly extinguished the fire. No fire extended into the building. Fire is still under investigation |
| HEAVY FIRE SHOWING UPON ARRIVAL |
| 4/5/2009 - Early Sunday morning County alerted the Department of a kitchen fire at 33 Second St. Upon arrival of Ladder 69(Phillies) The report was giving of heavy smoke showing from the residence and the working fire was transmitted. Rescue 69(Goodwills) and Quint 69(Empire) Determined there was heavy fire in the kitchen with heavy extension and conditions deteriorating rapidly the second alarm was transmitted bringing in more manpower from the department firefighters and the standby companies to cover the Boro. Crews finally put a knock on the fire which left for extensive overhaul. Eventually all units cleared and returned to service. Although there were several people home no one was injured. The fire remains under investigation. Standby Companies included Rescue34(Collegeville) Engine 57(West End) and Ladder 37(New Hanover) taking the place of Quint58(Sanatoga). Photos to come |
| HEAVY SMOKE SHOWING UPON ARRIVAL |
| SHOOTING IN THE FIRST DUE |
| 5/19/2009 - Around 2030 hours, EMS & Pottstown Police were alerted to the 300 block of Beech St for a reported shooting. Prior to arrival, the victim was scooped up by friends and transported to a local hospital for treatment. Police located a large pool of blood outside of a residence on Beech St, numerous shell casing and drugs. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact Pottstown Police at 610-323-1212. |
| SATURDAY BRINGS A FULL HOUSE |
| 5/16/2009 - Saturday brought an unexpected surprise for the career guy and Asst. Chief Spatz. A large number of juniors & senior members showed up to ride for the day. As the day became night everyone started to become hungry so a food run was made while the grill warmed up. Four rolls of county sausage and two bags of potatoes were consumed in a short period of time. Shortly after the meal, everyone split into two teams and played a game of football in the parking lot. Despite a few minor injuries and some hurt ego's a fun time was had by all. |
| 3 PEOPLE STABBED AFTER BAR FIGHT |
| 5/14/2009 - At approximately 2200 hours, Pottstown Police and EMS were dispatched to Brian's Cafe, 353 N Charlotte St for a stabbing. Within minutes of the dispatch, police arrived on the scene and located 3 people stabbed, one of which was the actor. EMS arrived and transported everyone to various hospitals for treatment. The actor was taken into custody after being released from medical care. |
| SUNDAY BRINGS BACK TO BACK FIRES |
| 5/24/2009 - Around 1439 hours, the "pre-alert" was sounded for a house on fire at 524 Hale St. Assistant 69-B (Phillies) arrived on the scene with smoke showing from a two story twin. Crews stretched an attack line to the 2nd floor and began searching for the fire. While crews were checking the 2nd floor another crew located the fire in the basement, made the attacked knocked the fire down withing minutes. A short time later, Pottstown 5 scaled the assignment back. At 1656 hours, while the police department was handling an issue at Rite-Aid, the duty supervisor observed smoke coming from a 2nd floor window of a multi-story apartment building located at 320 High St. The county dispatch was notified and the department was dispatched. Quint 69's crew made entry into the apartment and found a grease fire that had been extinguished by the resident. Crews checked for extension and vented out the apartment. The department cleared about 20 minutes later. |
| ACCIDENT STANDBY TURNS INTO BUILDING RESPONSE |
| 6/12/2009 - At 1314 hours, Quint 69 was dispatched to Mayor Pollock Steel Corp, 301 S Keim St, for an accident standby. While en route, dispatch upgraded the assignment to a gas leak inside the building. Rescue 69 (Goodwill) arrived, and found that a "roll off" truck took out the party wall to the building and an active gas leak. The assignment was upgraded to a building response bringing Ladder 69 (Phillies) and Squirt 69 (North End) to the scene. Crews evacuated workers from the building and were eventually able to secure the gas. The department cleared about an hour later. |
| QUINT TRANSFERS TO CHESTER COUNTY |
| 6/13/2009 - Around 1210 hours, Quint 69 was transferred to Chester Station 64 (Norco) to cover while Chester Companies 62 (Ridge) and 64 (Norco) were working a house fire. No runs were logged while covering. Quint 69 returned to the borough around 1325 hours. |
| STORM BRINGS A LIL CHAOS TO THE DEPARTMENT |
| 6/26/2009 - Shortly after 1600 hours, a severe thunderstorm hit the Boro of Pottstown bringing with it hail and high winds. With a crew standing by at the station county alerted the department of an electrical fire outside with wires down on the 300 block of King St. Shortly after that the calls came pouring in for numerous trees down and wires down all over the boro. While all stations were out dealing with these calls, a reported buiding fire came in at the Boro Hall. Meanwhile Quint69 was just clearing from a tree in wires call when a reported tree in a house came in. Upon arrival of the Quint it was determined a large tree had fell onto the house causing damage to the front porch. No one was hurt. After recalling from that call Quint69 pulled up on another tree blocking the roadway and assisted removing the tree from the road only to happen upon another large tree with wires down blocking the roadway only a few blocks away. Eventually all units cleared... |
| BORO GETS BUSY AND QUINT RUNS WORKING FIRE |
| 6/27/2009 - At 1713 hours, units were alerted to 110 King St, for smoke coming from a 3rd floor window. While units checked up, additional calls were received confirming what the orginal caller stated. Ladder 69 (Phillies) and Asst. 69-B arrived on the scene with smoke showing from a 3 story multi-occupancy building. Pottstown 5 arrived, requested a 2nd alarm, bringing Engine 57-3 (West End) directly to the scene while balance of the 2nd alarm covered the borough. A Crew stretched a line to the 3rd floor, located a fire in an apartment and extinguished the fire. The primary search of the fire floor turned up negative. However, personnel removed an elderly female from the 1st floor apartment who was paralyzed. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Units returned to service at 1848 hours. Quint 58(Sanatoga) and Rescue 34(Collegeville) were brought in for standby at station 69A. During the fire, Rescue 34 ran a lift assist with EMS of an assault victim, and also a person stuck in a tree |
| ENGINE 69-6 ASSISTS WITH FOAM ON 57 BOX |
| 6/20/2009 - Shortly before 17:30 hrs the Department was alerted to a building fire on Glassgow St. As Quint 69 had just pulled off the apron, county then recalled the dept and dispatched company 57(West End) for a garage fire at 1199 Grosstown Rd. Before any units arrived on scene county had received numerous calls that the mansion on the hill was on fire. Upon arrival of the first fire unit the working fire dispatch was transmitted along with the South Western Zone of the Tanker Taskforce. Unfortunately the fire attack was hampered by a long narrow quarter mile driveway leading to the mansion |
| on top of the hill. Eventually Engine 6(Empire) was called in with foam to help with the extinquishment of the fire in the basement after the building had collapsed. Units assisting on scene of this fire were Montco 57(West End) 58(Sanatoga) 69B(Phillies) 79(Upper Pottsgrove) 59(Ringing Hill) 51(Linfield) Chester Co Units 64(Norco) 61(Kimberton) and Berks Co 49(Amity). The fire was finally put out several hours later. Cause of the fire is still under investigation... |
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| 6/20/2009 - At 2217 Hours, EMS and Pottstown Police responded to 322 High St for a subject stabbed. PD arrived, located the victim and secured the scene for Goodwill ambulance. EMS located numerous stab wounds to the patient’s body. EMS packaged the patient and transported to Pottstown/Limerick Airport, where he was flown to a hospital in Philly for treatment. |
| ONE FLOWN WITH MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS |
| 7/2/2009 - At 1643 hours, Rescue 69 and Quint 69 were alerted to Warren & Lincoln for a vehicle rescue. While the police were dealing with a combative patient inside the car, the crew from Rescue 69 worked on popping the door. Once the rescue was completed, the subject was packaged and transported to the Laurel St extension where he was then flown to a local trauma center. Units returned to service around 1731 hours. |
| QUINT RUNS PIN JOB |
| BUSY 4TH OF JULY FOR THE GUYS |
| 7/4/2009 - As the morning started off crews assembled for the annual Pottstown 4th of July parade. During the parade as all the Pottstown fire units have just finished the parade route, County alerted the department for a Building Fire at the Giant grocery store. Crews remained in service with ventilation for awhile to get all the smoke out which was cause by a small fire. When the crew from Quint69 returned to station the company picnic was started. The crew enjoyed a nice day of BBQing on the grille and stuffing there faces with food with some family members of firefighters as guests. Once everyone was stuffed after a great meal the crew started station cleanup and enjoyed a brief momenet of relaxation before Engine6 was due down at Memorial Park for the fireworks detail. As the guys were down watching the fireworks the duty driver at the station was sitting on the apron watching the fireworks when a Naked Man ran past the station and up the street chasing a dog. Several reports to the Police station finally landed the male subject in custody. As soon as the fireworks were over the parties in the town began, causing the department to respond to several trash fires and smoke in the area calls. Finally just at the crew at the station was about ready to call it a nite, EMS was dispatch for a shooting a few blocks away. Which ended up being false call. Overall it was a great holiday for the town and the department... |
| STABBING IN THE VILLAGE |
| 7/3/2009 - Around 0615 hours, Pottstown Police and Goodwill Ambulance were dispatched to 27 Custer Ct for a stabbing victim. Units arrived on the scene and found a male laying face down in the kitchen. EMS located a stab wound to the victims upper right up. The subject packaged and transported to a local hospital for treatment. |
| CREWS GET WORK WITH FLOWING WATER |
| 7/20/2009 - Crews from Goodwill(69A) and Empire met up at the Circle of Progress for some heavy duty water flow training. Between Squad 69 and Empire numerous handlines and ground monitors were set up to flow water. And the juniors got nozzle time while some of the senior members worked on pump training. |
| SAFETY FIRST WHEN IT COMES TO TRAINING |
| 8/2/2009 - While it was a normal hot Summer Monday night training the crew was able to cool off a lil while learning how to stop sprinkler heads after they have gone off. With the help of the business next door and a few member a portable sprinkler system was made. Different tools and techniques were shown, and the safety officer even wanted to stress complete safety by showing the guys his PFD attire giving the guys a good laugh. |
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| ENGINE 6 RUNS KITCHEN FIRE |
| 8/13/2009 - Right around dinner time the pre alert sounded for a dwelling fire on 3rd street. Upon arrival ladder 69 crew found food on fire in the microwave with a light smoke condition inside. Crews made quick work of ventilation and everyone cleared shortly after. |
