The Phoenixville Fire Department is a multi-service department that provides fire and rescue services to Phoenixville Borough and surrounding communities. The Department is staffed by a combination of career and volunteer firefighters operating out of the Phoenix Hose, Hook & Ladder Co., No 1 on Church Street. The Phoenix Hose, Hook & Ladder Co. was established in 1874 and is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with a Board of Directors made up of Firefighters and Community representatives. All fundraising and administrative functions are performed by volunteers. The Department is always looking for volunteers from our Community to help as Firefighters, Fire Police or with Administration, Fundraising and Public Relations. The Department is funded from a mixture of tax monies, grants and equipment from Local, County, State and Federal government, and donations from our Community.
Shortly before 6pm, Boat 65 was dispatched to assist the Black Rock Fire Company. with a water rescue. A subject was reported to be hanging onto a tree in the Schuylkill river. Personnel responded with Squad and Boat 65 to the launch ramp near Lock 60 in Upper Providence Township.Friendship Fire Com...
Ladder-65 and Engine 65-1 assisted the Paoli Fire Company at a 3-alarm building fire in the Echo Lake section of the Atwater development in Tredyffrin Township. The fire was in an apartment building under construction.The fire was reported around 3 pm. The fire was contained mostly in the basement b...
Around 10:30 pm, the Department responded to an odor investigation at the Taco Bell. The building was evacuated as firefighters investigated the complaint. A second ambulance was requested to assist with evaluating employees. No odor was found and air-monitoring meters reported no unusual level...
Our crew is in the middle of a series of drills teaching Firefighter Survival. Firefighters are refreshing and learning new techniques to handle various equipment failures and making their way over and around obstacles or through walls to escape life-threatening situations.Thank you to our senior pe...
In the early morning hours, the department operated on this single vehicle crash at Bridge and Buchanan Streets. Originally dispatched with entrapment, first-arriving crews discovered a vehicle on its side, into a utility pole with no entrapment.
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