Flourtown Fire Company

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Multi-vehicle accident and car fire on Northbound Route 309

At approximately 23:08 on 11/23, Flourtown, Station 6 responded along with Station 82 and 88 to the reports of a multiple car accident on Northbound Route 309 in the area of the Church Road (Route 73) overpass. In frigid temperatures Squad 6 pulled a 200 foot 1.75 line to extinguish a fully involved car fire on one of the vehicles involved in the accident. The crew also did a rapid, primary search of all the other vehicles involved and attempted to de-energize those still running. A snow squall had passed through the area just prior to the emergency call, but the cause of the accident is still under investigation, and is undetermined as of this posting.

Video by Firefighter Greg Fasold, helmet cam, who respond on Squad 6.

Taste of Springfield – To Benefit Springfield Township Fire Companies

April 28, 2013
5–7:30 PM

Flourtown Country Club

Enjoy delicacies from local restaurants, bakeries, & caterers

Wine and beer tastings

Live & Silent Auctions

Proceeds benefit Flourtown, Oreland, & Wyndmoor fire companies…plus companies with most tickets sold get an additional $200

Tickets $25.00

Purchase tickets and sign up for your fire company at:

www.taste2013.eventbrite.com

 

For additional info or to donate auction items, contact:

Laurie Cipolla 215-582-0738 or Jason Charles 267-278-6174

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Flourtown Has A Good Showing at Independence Day Parade

Each Summer, Flourtown Fire Company goes over it’s apparatus with a fine-tooth comb, cleaning, shining and touching up the equipment on all its apparatus. This year it paid off nicely with:
1st place Best Appearing Overall Company
1st place Best Appearing Antique
1st place Best Appearing Ladder
1st place Best Appearing Rescue
At the Annual Oreland Independence Day Parade.

Weekend Training Opportunity

On Sunday, February 12th, Wyndmoor Hose Company invited Flourtown Fire Company to participate in a unique multi-company training exercise.

Wyndmoor was able to acquire a structure (house) that was scheduled to be torn down the following day.  This provided the Springfield Township Fire Company’s a unique opportunity to conduct realistic training evolutions that are normally simulated.  These activities are normally simulated, unless there is training prop available, since they often involve making large holes when performed “live”, which would cause damage that would need to be prepared.

However, since the acquired structure was scheduled to be torn down, we were free to breach walls, cut vent holes in the roof, force open interior/exterior doors, pull ceilings, open walls, as well as many other fire fighting skills that we are not normally able to practice.