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.
Just prior to 1am, the Department and Trappe EMS of Phoenixville were alerted for a vehicle accident on Route 23 at Township Line Road. Units arrived at the scene to find a single-vehicle crash with the vehicle in a drainage ditch. The operator was able to get out of the vehicle on their own before ...
Congratulations to Royersford Fire Department on the dedication of their new fire station and housing of their new Ladder truck.Our personnel attended the ceremony and parade today with Engine 65-1 and the Ladder. Our apparatus were both awarded trophies in their respective judging categories:○...
Yesterday, we wrapped up a Water Rescue & Emergency Response Course. Firefighters received training on safely removing victims from floodwaters such as stranded motorists in flooded roadways as well as rescuing victims in waterways as a first response team (as conditions permit) until Water Resc...
Shortly after 6am, Engine and Ladder 65 were requested by Montgomery County Department of Public Safety Communications to assist the Black Rock Volunteer Fire Company on the initial assignment for a shed fire. The fire was reported on Jacobs Street in the Mont Clare section of Upper Providence Towns...
Just after 4:30pm, Lieutenant 65-A came across a vehicle fire at the Enterprise rent-a-car on Nutt Road. Upon alerting Fireboard he had a vehicle with fire coming from the engine compartment, two Engines and two Chiefs responded on the assignment. Crews worked to quickly extinguish the fire.While mo...
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