Volunteers Serving Springfield Township
On Saturday, April 3rd members of the Flourtown Fire Company took on a project to bring down a piece of our history from atop the old firehouse.
The “old bell”, was used to alert the firefights of a fire alarm before it was replaced by the mechanical siren that we use today.
We plan to refurbish the bell, and put it on display as it is a piece of our heritage.
Photos courtesy of: Bob Wilmot and Steve House
2010 is a special year for the Flourtown Fire Company. We are celebrating 100-years of dedication and service to our community. In an effort to commemmorate our centennial we have designed a tee shirt to celebrate our anniversary, which is now for sale on our website.
Shirts are available in a variety of sizes, and will be shipped via FedEx at a calculated rate.
Local pick-up on Monday evenings is available free of charge.
Please note that all transactions must be completed via the eStore on the website in order to assure availability.
Station-7 (Wissahickon) was originally dispatched for the building at 10 Maple Ave. in Ambler Boro. 03/06/10
Chief-7 arrived on scene with a confirmed fire in the basement of a three story abandoned factory with limited access to the building. With that report, County radio dispatched Squad 6 as the RIT team.
Due to the condition of the property and building, crews were having a challenging time getting water to the area of the building where the fire was located. After this assessment of the conditions, Chief-7 struck the 2nd Alarm for manpower, which added Ladder-6 to the assignment to supplement Squad-6’s crew.
Crews cleared in approx. 3 hrs.
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