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Phone: (610) 485-0269
(For emergencies dial 911)
1405 Meetinghouse Road
Boothwyn, PA 19061
History
On January 15, 1915 the organizers of Boothwyn Fire Company No. 1 held their first meeting in an old blacksmith shop located on the northeast corner of Chichester Avenue and Meetinghouse Road previously owned by Frank Sharpless. Edwin Ervin presided and held this office from 1915 to 1921.
| 2020 Calls | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | 75 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 56 | 68 | 64 | 95 | 54 | 566 | |||
| EMS | 200 | 177 | 171 | 170 | 150 | 868 |
Last night for training, members went over all seat assignments for Tower 10 and crews performed searches, OV Reports along with performing VES in addition to using the Roof Prop off of a ladder and the bucket on the Tower.
Our condolences are with the family of firefighter Byrne and the Springfield Fire Company.
Rescue and Squad 10 were dispatched to Chichester Ave and Randal Ave for the MVC w/ fire into a building. Squad 10 arrived with two vehicles off the roadway. There was no fire or entrapment.
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This afternoon Rescue 10 was dispatched to I-95 NB at the Chichester Ave overpass for an accident with entrapment. Rescue 10 arrived with one overturned and no entrapment. Prior to arrival the patient self-extricated. Squad 10 was also on scene.
They probably had a Biden Voter Card.
Crazy I-95 is so cray !! Dear Jesus protect all who drive on it. People road rage From 322 till Crozier exit on I-95. Stay save
How does this happen? Just thinking out loud
How does this even happen
This evening a box alarm was sounded to Yates Ave in Lower Chichester for a reported kitchen fire. Tower 10 arrived as the first special with smoke showing. Engine 10 arrived as the FDE securing a water supply and stretching two hand lines. Squad 10 arrived as the second engine. The incident was quickly placed under control with a grease fire in the kitchen.
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Lesson learned: Never leave your stove unattended when cooking.
Very well done tonight
Top 10 Responders
| No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Caroselli | Blake Dorso | Chris Santiago | Joe Caroselli | Butch Minner | Sam Rudolph | Rob Powers | Ron Bowden | Danny Tierney | Matt Sendek |
| 430 | 354 | 338 | 311 | 251 | 243 | 239 | 211 | 209 | 191 |
Engine 40
Squad 40
Rescue 40
Utility 40
Medic 40
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Rescue and Squad 10 were dispatched to Chichester Ave and Randal Ave for the MVC w/ fire into a building. Squad 10 arrived with two vehicles off the roadway. There was no fire or entrapment.
#upperchivolunteers
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This afternoon Rescue 10 was dispatched to I-95 NB at the Chichester Ave overpass for an accident with entrapment. Rescue 10 arrived with one overturned and no entrapment. Prior to arrival the patient self-extricated. Squad 10 was also on scene.
#upperchivolunteers
#rescuecompany10
#10house
This evening a box alarm was sounded to Yates Ave in Lower Chichester for a reported kitchen fire. Tower 10 arrived as the first special with smoke showing. Engine 10 arrived as the FDE securing a water supply and stretching two hand lines. Squad 10 arrived as the second engine. The incident was quickly placed under control with a grease fire in the kitchen.
#upperchivolunteers
#enginecompany10
#truckcompany10
#10truck
#10house
Today members from Upper Chi @claymontfirecompany13 , and @betheltwpfd got together for another game of friendly football. On the gridiron teams battled for 2 hours . The yellow team took an early lead, keeping the lead with a final score of 16-10 over the red team.
From the football field, crews headed over to station 66 to have lunch and watch Sunday football. Let’s go Eagles!
Around 4:30pm Engine and Tower 10 were dispatched to 908 Peachtree road to assist Claymont Fire Company on an apartment fire. E10 arrived as the second due engine, getting a second handline to the third floor. Engine 13-2 had a smoke condition in two apartments. Engine 10s crew started to open up and located fire in the attic space. While 13-2 had similar conditions in another apartment. Tower 10 arrived as the second special and assisted with opening up the fire room and also checking for extension in the attic.
Engines 13 and 10 worked together to make a quick stop.
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