Friday, February 1, 2013
Berwyn, Radnor, and Paoli fire companies receive dozens of smoke detectors to give away as part of huge regional prevention effort.
Representatives of three Upper Main Line fire companies joined their counterparts from more than 170 fire departments throughout the Philadelphia region Thursday morning to kick off Operation Save a Life. The program is a collaberation between 6ABC/WPVI-TV, Kidde and Home Dept to provide working smoke detectors to people who can't afford or are in need of a home smoke detector. Officials from the Berwyn, Radnor, and Paoli Fire companies picked up about 30 of the high-tech smoke detectors for each department to distribute as needed to residents in their coverage areas. The three fire companies work in close cooperation with each other responding to fires, accidents and medical emergencies from Radnor to Malvern. 6ABC started program 22 …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
This is exactly why downed power lines are still so dangerous. A homeowner catches the scary scene on video as it unfolds on her front lawn.
Just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, a wire that had fallen on the front lawn of a Tredyffrin Township home caught fire, the homeowner reported. According to the Fernfield Circle resident, a downed tree fell onto the wires of a utility pole overnight, causing the wire to fall across the street. The electric was turned on Tuesday afternoon and the now live wire started sparking and caught on fire, burning part of the lawn black. Luckily, the grass and leaves did not catch on fire because of wet conditions, the resident said. No injuries were reported. Tredyffrin police and Radnor firefighters responded to the scene. PECO was called to turn off the live wires. PECO also had to deal with another flaming wire on Fernfield Circle. Houses away, a wire …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Here's why the number two is at the center of this year's National Fire Prevention Week.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
This is National Fire Prevention week. Fire departments all over the country, including Berwyn, Paoli and Radnor are using the theme of this year's campaign to urge you to have two exits from every room in your home. At the center of the campaign is practicin family fire escape plans and making sure everyone in your home knows two ways to get out in case of fire. In most cases that means a door and window. It could be different for every room in every home, so fire departments urge you to actually make-and practice- family fire escape plans. You can read much more about how to plan and practice and what to think about NOW before disaster strikes here on the Berwyn Fire Company website. Fire Companies Plan Open Houses As part of their …
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Firefighters from Paoli, Berwyn, Malvern and Radnor are called in as a Tredyffrin House goes up in flames.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
No one was injured in a massive house fire in Tredyffrin Township Monday night that required firefighters from three local companies to battle . According to information from the Berwyn Fire Company, the first 9-1-1 call came in at 7:12 p.m. Monday from neighbors who saw the house on fire in the 2000 block of Georgetown Road in Tredyffrin Township. Paoli Fire Company Chief Ira Dutter called for more help from Berwyn and Mavern Fire Companies within three minutes. Radnor Fire Company sent a truck to the Berwyn Firehouse to cover in case of any other emergencies while Berwyn crews were at the fire. "During that time they responded to a street light fire at the intersection Chesterbrook Blvd. and Lee Rd. in Tredyffrin Twp., while Berwyn EMS …
Friday, April 13, 2012
There are no indications of criminal causes in the Villanova fire.
Investigators of the April 4 fire that destroyed an historic Villanova mansion are saying that construction taking place at nearby Agnes Irwin School was not the cause. Main Line Media News reports that construction crews had been using explosives in the laying of a foundation for a new building. Radnor Police superintendent William Colarulo said nothing indicates that the fire had criminal origins, the newspaper reported. See a gallery of Bloomfield on the day after the fire. Read about the history of the mansion and property here and here.
Monday, March 19, 2012
New photos from a firefighter who was inside the building.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Luke Rafferty sent TE Patch these photos of the fire at 66 Cabot Drive, in the Newport Neighborhood of Chesterbrook. Rafferty, who is with the Berwyn Fire Company, took the photos inside the building after firefighters had safely put out the two alarm blaze. There were no reports of any injuries.The fire spread into the chimney of the center row home. Berwyn Fire officials say smoke from the fire and water from the firefight caused some damage to the rowhouses on each side of the one that burned. People in the adjoining units were allowed back in their homes. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. A report on the the Berwyn Fire Company website says damage estimates in the fire are at $350,000. Editor's Note: TE Patch would like to…
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Kelly
8:37 am on Thursday, October 11, 2012
Having two ways out it vital. In many cases, houses have second floor bedrooms. Jumping maybe dangerous. Escape ladders can be purchased from stores like Home Depot, Lowes, True Value adn probably plenty of places on line. Be Prepared! more ›