Welcome to the Official Website for the Bethel Township Hose Co. No. 1
 

Tonights carnival has been rained out. Hope to see you on one of the other nights.
Carnival is open Wednesday - Saturday 6pm - 10 pm... (Full Story & Photos)

The Bethel Fire Company will be holding a Carnival starting Tuesday night June 22nd thru Saturday night June 26th from 6pm – 10pm each evening on the grounds of the old Francis Harvey Green School 3220 Foulk Road, Garnet Valley, PA 19060. Come enjoy rides, food and games. Proceeds benefit our all-volunteer fire department.

Ride all night wristbands can be purchased each evening for $25 at the ticket booths.
Pre-Order your wristbands for $5 dollars off per wristband. Ride all night for $20 per person. All pre-orders must be purchased before June 21st.

A Presale $50 Mega Pass is also available. You may ride all week from open until close with the Mega Pass. The Mega Pass is valid for one person ... (Full Story & Photos)

Saturday morning just before 11am, the company was dispatched to the 1100 block of Naamans Creek Road for an automatic fire alarm. Truck and Squad 66 both made the response. While responding units were advised of a second call (assist EMS) in Bethel Township. Truck 66 continued to the automatic fire alarm call while Squad 66 handled the assist EMS call. Later around 5pm in the evening, the company was dispatched as part of a mutual aid assignment to assist Concordviille (59) with a commercial building fire reported to be in the kitchen located on the 1200 block of Wilmington West Chester Pike in Concord Township. Engine 59-2 arrived with nothing evident and held the assignment to Engine ... (Full Story & Photos)

Congratulations to Anthony LaSalvia on completing the New Castle County Fire Recruit Class #7. The course was designed to provide students with the necessary training and skills to successfully meet the requirements of NFPA 1001 standard for a Firefighter I & II and NFPA 1072 Hazardous Materials Awareness & Operations.

The course, which started February 2nd, was held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6pm to 10pm and every other Saturday and Sunday from 8pm to 5pm. Training topics included fire service orientation, hose handling, hazardous materials, water rescue, ladders, tools, salvage, overhaul, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), personal protective equipment (PPE), basic EMS ... (Full Story & Photos)

Sunday afternoon May 23rd around 4:15pm, the company was dispatched for Truck 66 to cover Marcus Hook Trainer (68) while their crews assisted the City of Chester on a 3 alarm building fire. Truck 66 with a crew of 6 covered for 3 hours, assisted Marcus Hook Trainer's members with restoring their apparatus and received no calls for service.

Tuesday afternoon May 25th, Truck 66 returned to Marcus Hook Trainer (68) to cover while their crews assisted Upper Chichester (10) with a house fire. Truck 66 with a crew of 6 and Engine 12 (Eddystone) covered for 2 hours. Truck 66’s crew assisted Marcus Hook Trainer’s members with restoring their apparatus and received no calls for service.
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