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TBT - The Sisters Grim
Member NSFC Webmaster, March 28
This month we have been celebrating the women of the Newtown Square Fire Company for Women’s History Month. However, you can’t talk about women’s history in Newtown Square without mentioning the Grim sisters. Back in March 1955, Alice Grim drove her car into the ditch near West Chester Pike. Both Alice and her sister Mary Myrtle Grim had minor injuries. The location of the accident looks to be ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Car into House on West Chester PIke
Member NSFC Webmaster, March 22
Newtown Square Fire crews were dispatched this afternoon to the 4100 block of West Chester Pike for a reported accident with a vehicle into a house with entrapment.
Crews immediately responded with Rescue 41 as they were notified by fire dispatch that they had received numerous calls about this accident. Arriving on location, they received word from Newtown Police that there was no entrapment, and ... (Full Story & Photos)
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TBT Another Salute to Women’s History Month
Member NSFC Webmaster, March 21
Continuing with our Salute to Women’s History Month, we look at Dana Pound. Dana was the first female firefighter. It was May of 1977 when a 17-year-old Dana joined the Fire Company. She was already home. She was just one of seven Pounds who were members of the fire company.
Joining Dana on the tailboard of the fire truck was her father Dick, and brothers Kevin, Keith, and Marc. Her Mother, Cynthia ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Throwback to Gasoline Tanker Accident, 1971
Member NSFC Webmaster, March 14
Danger Averted! Throwback Thursday to 1971 and the intersection of Bryn Mawr Ave and West Chester Pike. It was 7:00 PM on a rain slick night when a gasoline truck collided with a car, jack knifed, and rolled over. The truck was carrying 7.800 gallons of gasoline and posed an explosion hazard.
The Newtown Square Fire Company members were assisted by Rose Tree, Broomall, and Radnor fire companies ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Throwback Thursday with a focus on Women History Month - the Women's Auxiliary
Member NSFC Webmaster, March 14
. This week we take a look at our Auxiliary members. The Newtown Square Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary was formed on February 11, 1918, with 20 members. They assisted the all-male fire company in fundraisers, including suppers, dances, fairs, and the yearly minstrel show.
In 1918, the fire company and Auxiliary had its first funding drive, hoping to cover its $700-a-year budget. With the arduous ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Throwback to the New Truck
Member NSFC Webmaster, March 07
On March 4, 1947, the Newtown Square Fire Company, under the direction of Chief John Wilson, took delivery of a new pumper. The "E45" model Mack arrived at the Newtown Square firehouse, this was one of the first Mack fire trucks made after the war. This pumper was ordered over a year earlier and was to take seven months to deliver; with things returning to normal after the war, it took over a year. ... (Full Story & Photos)
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