Volunteers from fire companies that cover almost every linear foot of U.S. Route 422 from Limerick to Amity turned out in force Thursday for two mock vehicle accident exercises staged at the former Occidental Chemical property in Lower Pottsgrove.
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Area Fire Companies Unite In Training For 422 ‘Disaster’
Posted on 24 May 2013.
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Police, Firefighters Respond To Valtech Corporation Blaze
Posted on 13 November 2012.
The Monday fire was said to have started in the dust collection system of the manufacturing plant on Sanatoga Station Road in the southeast portion of Lower Pottsgrove Township.
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Home Depot Visitors Craved To See Rescuers At Work
Posted on 10 October 2012.
Area fire and rescue companies, including Goodwill in Pottstown, brought dozens of pieces of equipment Saturday to the annual Fire Prevention Week show at Home Depot. Visitors swarmed over the apparatus, and were enthralled by demonstrations. See a Post gallery of 17 photos.
Monarch Fire Holds Flying Board Shoot In Monocacy
Posted on 03 September 2012.
It’s planned for Sept. 23.
Posted in Fire, Local, Monocacy, Non-Profit, Recreation, Social, Sports7 Comments
What They Learned Thursday Might Save You Today
Posted on 31 August 2012.
Members of most local fire companies engage in intensive training every month to keep up-to-date on their skills and knowledge. That’s how Upper Pottsgrove and Gilbertsville firefighters and rescuers spent their time Thursday.
Posted in Fire, Local, Safety, Upper Pottsgrove10 Comments
Former Pottstown Fire Company Leader Dies After Fall
Posted on 14 August 2012.
Joseph Coccie, a former assistant fire chief in Pottstown and a 1977 graduate of St. Pius X High School in Lower Pottsgrove, died Sunday evening after a fall from a ladder at his home.
Posted in Fire, Local, Obituary, People, Pottstown7 Comments
Upper Pottsgrove Firefighters Looking For Volunteers
Posted on 18 July 2012.
The fire company is heavily recruiting in an attempt to double its membership.
Posted in Fire, Local, People, Pottstown, Safety, Upper Pottsgrove5 Comments
Use Your Head If You’re Celebrating By Using Fireworks
Posted on 21 June 2012.
They’re fun. They’re colorful and pretty. But fireworks and sparklers also can be deafening and life-threatening if used improperly. Here are some safety tips.
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Fire, Holidays, Recreation, Safety, SocialComments Off
Scary. Spooky. Creepy. And The Fire House Was Empty
Posted on 19 June 2012.
With Video. An Allentown-based group finds paranormal activity in the kitchen of a firehouse near Pottstown, it said Saturday. Maybe it was left-over chili, and then again …
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Fire, Local, Montgomery County, Pottstown, Regional, Technology, Video11 Comments
Three Rescued Monday During Pottstown House Fire
Posted on 05 June 2012.
One of those injured was a burned firefighter, treated at PMMC.
Posted in Fire, Pottstown, Safety2 Comments
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