The Limerick Fire Department is teaming up with Limerick Township Parks and Recreation to host our first Chili Chowder Cook-off!

Events Time Line: 10:30 Registration Begins
11:45 Am All participants must be setup and ready to go
12:00 pm Event will begin
3:00 pm ladles up / tasting competition ends
3:15 pm Awards & Prizes will be call
4:00 pm Events Ends

Registration: $50.00 for Restaurant Chili ... (Full Story & Photos)

The department visited a local resident on Pebble Beach Dr who needed assistance changing smoke detector batteries. Thanks to the crews, the residents got new batteries in their smoke detector and had a “chirping noise” free house again. ... (Full Story & Photos)

IDEX Fire & Safety was out to demo their SAM pump control system. This system brings smart technology onto the pump panel to ensure smooth operations, and lessens the demands of the chauffer while pumping. The Limerick Fire Dept. is considering incorporating this system into future apparatus. More information on the SAM pump controls can be found on samflows.com. ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 12:23 pm, multiple companies were dispatched to a reported house fire on Masters Dr. in Limerick Township. Limerick, Sanatoga, New Hanover, Royersford, and Pottstown were on the initial dispatch and response. It was reported that a cardboard box had caught on fire in the basement of the residence. The fire was extinguished before crews arrived. All units were recalled and the assignment was held ... (Full Story & Photos)

The department responded to nine (9) storm-related calls after the second storm came through Limerick Township. Starting at 7:59 pm, crews were dispatched to back-to-back calls involving clearing road obstructions from fallen trees and wires, a tree fire, and electrical fires. Engine 51, Squad 51, Field 51-2, Rescue 51, Chief 51, Battalion 51, and Fire Police responded. Fire Police and firefighters ... (Full Story & Photos)

Monday Night Training: Limerick crews headed to Phaeton Way to practice hose techniques, pump operations, and tower water flow. Curious neighborhood kids got to look at the fire trucks and get fire helmets! Crews went to Rita's for some post-training cold treats because it was a hot (and wet) evening. Royersford Fire Department joined a few minutes later to get water ice and a picture taken.... (Full Story & Photos)

At 6:36 pm, the department was dispatched for a single-vehicle accident on Ridge Pike in front of Bowlero. Rescue 51, Squad 51, Deputy 51, and Fire Police responded as well as Goodwill EMS and Limerick Police. Crews arrived and assessed the damage to the pole and cleared debris from the roadway. Fire police directed traffic as needed, temporarily blocking eastbound Ridge Pike's right lane. PECO was ... (Full Story & Photos)

Monday Night Training: Limerick crews joined firefighters from Station 68, Upper Providence Fire Department at a facility in Oaks for standpipe operation training. Firefighters and juniors learned and practiced folding hoses to make a high-rise pack before taking it to the third floor of a parking garage. They stretched the hose in the stairwell and attached it to the standpipe located on the third ... (Full Story & Photos)