EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Monday, 25 January 2010 08:42
Helping assure a safe holiday
Monday, 21 December 2009 13:56
Saw Mill Road Accident
Monday, 07 December 2009 00:00

Avoiding underground dangers
Thursday, 03 December 2009 00:00
Act promptly and wisely
Wednesday, 02 December 2009 00:00
Brookside Fire
Friday, 30 October 2009 12:28
An early Wednesday morning fire became an unusual collection of events and activities. During this October 28 activity, the type of discovery of a potential problem and the resulting dispatch to Newtown Square firefighter became an anxious mystery.
Firefighters stress that any dispatch reporting, “smoke in the vicinity” is one of these concern-generating reports. Calls of this nature traditionally are either a brush or rubbish fire or an unnoticed fire of a dangerous nature. Deputy Chief Doug Simpson volunteered that this recent night fire dispatch was one of the dreaded reports that only provided vague data.
The 4:09 a.m. Wednesday morning dispatch awakened the local volunteers with the message for an investigation of the source of smoke “in the area of West Chester Pike and North Newtown Street Road. In addition to the vaguely described nature, the location is near both the Newtown Square Fire Company and a collection of commercial establishments.
During his response to the local fire station, Engine Captain Mike Kenny made radio contact with Newtown Township police. Using this secondary radio frequency, Kenny learned that there was smoke near the reported area, but this smoke was mixing with the fog that was blanketing much of the region.
Police officer and also a Newtown Square Fire Company Ladder Captain Todd Welch added that the type of smoke was not that of a chimney fire. Fellow fire captain Kenny quizzed the Delaware County Fire Board about any possible large fires in neighboring communities.
There were no current fires that could have contributed to this unusual blanketing of smoke.
The search for the source of this smoke continued. Additional dialog between the Township police and local fire officers unearthed the news that the concentration of smoke was heaviest in the Lower Saint Albans area. The specific location was found by an assisting Marple Township Police patrol and simultaneously validated through a call made to the Delaware County 9 1 1 Center by a neighbor of a burning property. The refined address within 100 block of Brookside Road was aired to the responding fire apparatus.



Do it now
Saturday, 24 October 2009 00:00
When shopping for either normal home items or to possibly replenish some of the already consumed Halloween candy, there is one very important addition to the seasonal shopping list. The Newtown Square Fire Company reminds residents and businesses that the time to change clocks from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time is approaching.Chief Doug Everlof suggested not waiting until “just before Sunday, November 1, the time for the seasonal time change. He added, “Buy the batteries for the Smoke Detectors NOW. Also, please set aside some time to remove any dust that has been captured with the cage-like construction of the Smoke Detectors.
The purchase of a battery is such and important element in family safety. Yet, far too often, these small, power sources are forgotten.
Chief Everlof’s reminder added, “Smoke Detectors can only work when they are maintained through simple steps of cleanliness and a fresh battery. Do your own part in assuring home safety.”
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Run Statistics
| Calls | |
|---|---|
| January | 59 |
| February | 42 |
| March | 50 |
| April | 41 |
| May | 44 |
| June | 41 |
| July | 61 |
| August | 49 |
| September | 46 |
| October | 52 |
| November | 43 |
| December | 54 |
| 2009 Total | 582 |
| 2008 Total | 616 |
| 2007 Total | 547 |
