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Thank you to Sun East Federal Credit Union for awarding our department a grant award through their Sun East Foundation Program. The grant award went towards the purchase of a new battery operated ventilation fan that will be placed on Engine 66. The Sun East Foundation is the charitable arm of the Sun East Federal Credit Union. Chartered in 2011, their purpose is to provide contributions to charitable organizations that serve the greater Brandywine Valley area. Check out Sun East via their website www.suneast.org, Facebook @Sun East Federal Credit Union and Instagram @suneastfcu. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Thursday evening July 29th around 4:30pm the company was dispatched as part of a mutual aid assignment to assist Talleyville (NCC 25) with a commercial building fire located on State Line Road at the State Line Machine Inc. Talleyville units arrived with smoke showing and split laid their supply line from Husbands Drive and State Line Road.

Squad and Truck 66 both made the response. Squad 66 arrived as the second due engine and dropped 1300 feet of supply line from the hydrant at State Line Road & Route 202 to Husbands Drive to complete Talleyville’s split lay. Engine 13 (Claymont) as the third due engine handled the State Line Road & Route 202 hydrant assignment. Truck 66 handled the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Wednesday evening July 7th just after 7pm the company was dispatched as part of a mutual aid assignment to assist Concordville (59) with a house fire located on Woodland Drive in Chadds Ford Township.

Engine 59-2 arrived with smoke showing from all sides of the residence & secured their own water supply. Squad & Truck 66 with 10 members both made the response. Squad 66 arrived as the second due engine & Truck 66 arrived as the third due truck. Our volunteers were committed on scene for two hours assisting with extinguishment, ventilation, overhaul & wrap up. Thank you to Upland Fire Co. (57) for covering the Bethel local while our crews were committed.
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Sunday afternoon June 27th around 1:30pm the company was dispatched as part of a mutual aid assignment to assist Concordville (59) with a building fire reported to be a dryer located on the 1800 block of North Glen Drive in Chadds Ford Township.

Squad & Truck 66 each staffed with 4 members made the response. Engine 59-2 arrived as the first due engine with nothing showing. Squad 66 arrived as the second due engine and Truck 66 arrived as the first due truck. Engine 59-2 held the assignment to units on scene. The crews from both Squad & Truck 66 assisted Engine 59-2's crew with repacking their supply line & were available within 30 minutes.
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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)