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Thursday evening’s training wrapped up our recent focus on engine company operations. 13 members participated in various hose line advancement drills.... (Full Story & Photos)

Thursday afternoon April 11th the company and Concordville EMS (59) were dispatched to the intersection of Naamans Creek & Pyle Road for a motor vehicle accident. Squad 66 made the response & arrived with a two-vehicle accident with entrapment in one of the vehicles. Squad 66’s crew utilized the rescue tools to remove the front passenger side door & MICU 59 handled patient care. Thank you to the assisting fire police units. This was the first of four calls the company responded to for the day.... (Full Story & Photos)

Thank you to the Wegmans Concordville location for providing our department with a merchandise donation.... (Full Story & Photos)

Friday, March 29th just before 07:00 AM the company was dispatched to assist Claymont (NCC 13) on a residential structure fire with reports of multiple people trapped. Engine 13-5 arrived on the scene with smoke showing from a middle-of-the-row townhouse. Engine 66 with a crew of four arrived as the second due engine. 13-5’s officer quickly removed one victim from the stairs to the second floor, while 13-5’s hose line made access to the second floor to begin fire suppression. Engine 13-5’s search crew located two additional victims in a second floor bedroom.

Engine 66’s crew assisted theEngine 13-5 search crew with removing the victims via ground ladders to NCC Ladder 25 (Talleyville). Chief ... (Full Story & Photos)

Around 1 am Saturday March 23rd, the company was dispatched to assist Talleyville (NCC 25) on a residential structure fire. Engine & Truck 66 both made the response. Squad 25 arrived as the first due engine with fire showing from the D side of the residence. Engine 66 arrived as the third due engine, & initiated a split-lay dropping 550 feet of 5-inch supply line and stretching a hoseline to the rear of the residence. Engine 16 (Elsmere) completed Engine 66’s lay. Engine & Truck 66 were committed for an hour. Photo credits to the original photographers.... (Full Story & Photos)