Volunteers Serving Springfield Township
On the morning of December 18th, at 06:56 AM, Flourtown Fire Company responded to a ‘Vehicle Accident Rescue’ in Whitemarsh Township located on Skippack Pike in the vicinity of Joshua Road, to assist Barren Hill Fire Company (Station 29).
Units arriving on-scene found a box truck on its side. Fortunately, the driver only suffered minor injuries, and rescue services were not required.
On Monday, November 24, 2014, crews from Flourtown Fire Company (6), Barren Hill Fire Company (29), Spring Mill Fire Company (45), Fort Washington Fire Company (88), Oreland Fire Company (700), and Wissahickon Fire Company (7) responded to a commercial building fire at the Washington Towers Apartments.
Fire Marshall (FM) 32 arrived on-scene at approximately 12:48pm, and reported a medium smoke condition in the lower level of the building. Shortly, thereafter FM 32 assumed command, and a second alarm was struck after reporting a fire in a basement apartment of the four-story structure by 29 Command three minutes later.
The bulk of the fire was knocked-down within minutes, and the fire was placed under control at 1:02pm.
On Wednesday, October 22nd, Engine-6 was dispatched after the second alarm was struck for a fire at the abandoned clubhouse of the Ashbourne Country Club in Chelteham Township.
Flourtown Fire Company was dispatched on September, 1 2014 as the Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) for an apartment fire in Cheltenham Township.
On the morning of August 8th, at 02:05 hours, Ladder 6 was dispatched to assist the Fort Washington Fire Company (Station 88) at a commercial building fire in Upper Dublin Township.
