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Just after 1:30am this morning the company was dispatched as part of a mutual aid assignment to assist Marcus Hook-Trainer Fire Department (68) on a house fire with entrapment located on the 1000 block of Sunset Street in Trainer Borough.

The police arrived & advised all occupants were out of the building. Engine 81 (City of Chester), Engine 40 (Boothwyn) & Truck 17 (Aston Township) arrived with heavy smoke showing from the basement. Truck & Engine 66 both made the response. Bethel crews performed a secondary search of all floors & assisted with opening up to check for any fire extension. Bethel's volunteers were committed on scene for 90 minutes. Pictures are courtesy of Boothwyn Fire Co.... (Full Story & Photos)

Friday morning June 26th just after 10am the company was dispatched as part of a mutual aid assignment to assist Marcus Hook-Trainer (68) with a house fire located on the 900 block of Green Street in Marcus Hook Borough.

Units from Marcus Hook-Trainer (68), Lower Chichester (39) & Claymont (NCC 13) arrived on scene with fire showing from the rear of the residence. Truck & Engine 66 with 9 members made the response & on arrival staged at the intersection of Tenth Street & Green Street. Bethel's members were committed on scene for 2 hours assisting with overhaul & restoring apparatus.
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Monday evening May 25th Engine 66 responded to assist Claymont (NCC 13) with a building fire located in the 700 block of East Birchtree Lane. Claymont units arrived with an active basement fire. Engine 66 arriving as the third due engine dropped 500 feet of 5-inch supply line to establish a secondary water supply and established the initial RIT (Rapid Intervention Team) before being released by Claymont Command. Engine 66 was committed on scene for 45 minutes. Photos are courtesy of Claymont Fire Co.... (Full Story & Photos)

Tuesday afternoon May 19th at 3:30pm the company was dispatched to Goodley Road and Spring Meadow Lane for a vehicle fire. Squad 66 with a crew of 5 made the response. Squad 66 arrived on scene with an engine compartment fire and extinguished. Engine 66 also made the response and Bethel units were committed for 45 minutes.... (Full Story & Photos)

Saturday evening May 2nd around 1030pm the company was dispatched for an engine to cover Eddystone Fire Co. (12) while they operated on the scene of a commercial building fire at the old Foamex International Inc. building located on the 1500 block of Second Street in Eddystone Borough.

Engine 66 with a crew of 4 relocated to Eddystone. Twenty minutes after arriving at Eddystone the Engine was called into the scene as part of a second alarm assignment. Engine 66's crew performed roof work & assisted with overhaul. Engine 66 was committed on scene for 4 hours before returning to Bethel.... (Full Story & Photos)