Empire Hook and Ladder Fire Co. No. 1- Pottstown, PA

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

Photo By
Kevin Hoffman

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 Chief Quinter (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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