Busy Weekend for Volunteers

At 12:31 hours on 11/27 the box alarm was trasmitted for an odor of smoke in the apartment at 115 N Main Street. Engine Companies 27-1, 27, 59, Montco 72-1 (Tylersport), Tower 26 and Rescue 26 were due on the initial box alarm. Companies found a backfired oil heater and scaled the assignment back to Engines 27-1, 27 and Tower 26.  The second run of the weekend came at 21:23 hours on 11/27 for smoke in the apartment at 206 E Ridge Ave in the Sellersville Heights section. The box alarm was transmitted bringing Engine Companies 27-1, 27, 59, Montco 75-1 (Telford), Truck Companies 27, 26 and Rescue 26 to the scene. Companies found a burning cigarette recepticle and returned all units at 21:36 hours. At 23:32 hours the Tower was alerted to 48 Yarrow Ct (59-3) for a chimney fire. Upon arrival the Tower crew split assisting the interior crews as well as taking care of exterior operations. The Tower was available at 00:22 hours.  At 02:19 hours on 11/28 the Tanker was alerted for an apartment fire at 22:02 Applewood Court in Company 59’s local. The Tanker arrived and staged while units investigated a strong odor of gas in the apartment. All units cleared at 03:10 hours.

Apartment Fire on Main St.

Shortly before 1 A.M. on Saturday, companies were dispatched to an apartment fire in the 100 block of North Main St. Rescue and Tower 26 (Perkasie), Engine 59 (Silverdale), Montco Tower 74 (Perseverance) and Montco Engine 72 (Tylersport) were automatically dispatched as mutual aid to assist Station 27. Rescue 58 (Trumbauersville) was added as a RIT team upon a report of a working fire from the police department. Battalion 27 (McDonald) got on scene with Battalion 27-1 (Wagner) with smoke coming from the balcony of a second floor apartment.

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Fire Alarm at the Sellersville Theater

June 29 at 20:10 hours, Station 27 was dispatched to the Sellersville Theater for a fire alarm.  The crews arrived to find a smoke condition in the theater.  Crews had determined that the smoke was coming from one of the air conditioning units on the roof.  The Department was available at 21:29 hours.

Second Motor Vehicle Accident

June 21 at 15:59 hours, Engine 27-1 responded to the second two car accident of the day.  The crew from Engine 27-1 arrived on scene, assisting Squad 151 (Grand View) with patient care and securing the hazards.  One patient was transported to Grand View Hospital. The Department was available at 16:36 hours.

Rescue Box 27-11

At 18:35 hours on June 1, Station 27 and Rescue 26 (Perkasie) were dispatched to the 300 block of South  Main St., for an MVA with one driver trapped in the vehicle.  Engine 27, Engine 27-1, and Tower 27 rerouted from training and Rescue 26 was on scene within minuets.  Chief 27 (Lindsay) took command  while the crews from both stations stabilized the vehicle and removed the doors and “B post” from the drivers side. The extrication was complete at 18:53 hours.  Engine 27 remained on scene until the vehicle was removed.