Limerick Assists at 5-Alarm Pottstown Church Fire
November 21
While clearing a fire call at Bengal Paper Converting on Main St, the Limerick Fire Department was dispatched to assist with a working church fire at the vacant Invictus Ministries on N Hanover St. Rescue 51, Ladder 51, Special Service 51, and Traffic 51-2 responded. Ladder 51 assisted with master stream operations, flowing water onto the fire from the back of the church. The fire reached five alarms ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Monday Night Training: CAN Operations
November 17
On Monday, November 17, the Limerick crew went to the Skippack Burn Facility for CAN Training. Firefighters took turns entering the burn building in small groups to watch fire behavior and practice using water cans (CAN) in live-fire situations.
During the training, the crews learned about how heat layers form and how fires grow. They observed how hot gases built up near the ceiling as the fire grew ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Early Morning Vehicle Rescue
November 16
At 4:16 AM on November 16, the department was dispatched to a single-vehicle accident at the intersection of N Township Line Road and Tanglewood Drive. Dispatch reported that the driver was unresponsive. Police arrived before fire personnel and found the driver unconscious, prompting an upgrade of the incident to a vehicle rescue at 4:23 AM.
Rescue 51, Squad 51, Deputy 51, Chief 51, Fire Police, ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Monday Night Training: Car Fire
November 10
For Monday night training on November 10, Limerick crews stayed on premises and did car fire training in the back lot. Five donated cars were lit up for crews to practice car firefighting techniques. During the training, participants practiced safe approach techniques, hose line deployment, and coordinated teamwork to control and extinguish the flames. Crews used different hoses to complete the task ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Limerick Assists at Large Field Fire in New Hanover
November 07
At 3:01 pm on November 7, the Limerick Fire Department was dispatched to assist with a large field fire between N Charlotte St and Miles Road in New Hanover Township. Field 51-2, ATV 51, Engine 51, and Battalion 51 responded. Crews immediately went to work upon arrival, extinguishing the rapidly spreading fire and creating a firebreak with rakes around the perimeter of the field to prevent it from ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Limerick Assists at Overnight Building Fire in Trappe
November 02
At 2:04 am on November 2, the Limerick Fire Department was dispatched to assist Trappe Fire Company and many other mutual aid companies with a building fire on the 600 block of Muhlenberg Drive. Ladder 51, Special Service 51, Assistant 51, Chief 51, and 51 Fire Police responded. Fire had been reported in the basement of the house of origin. Upon arrival, nine minutes after dispatch, Assistant 77 reported ... (Full Story & Photos)
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