Upper Dublin

Nov 17 2013

Flourtown Fire Responses to House Fire at 10 Morris Road

From the Fort Washington Fire Company website is a decription of the fire found at 10 Morris Road in Upper Dublin Township:

“Stations 29 & 6 were dispatched for a reported dwelling fire in the area of Morris Road / Sheaff Lane. Police arrived on scene with smoke showing and advised the house was in station 88?s local. As the box was corrected Captain 88 arrived on scene and established command. Command had a 3 story detached single family dwelling with one person unaccounted for. Chief 29 & FM32-1 took division 1 & 2. Engine 6 was the first arriving engine and stretched (1) 1.75? line to the interior and took the hydrant on side alpha. Ladder 6 was the first arriving truck followed by Engine 29. A backup line was stretched to the interior from Engine 29. Engine 88 arrived and reverse laid from Engine 29 to a secondary hydrant. FM32-1 advised the fire was in the basement and the interior stairs had burned away. A 3rd line was stretched to the charlie side basement access and knocked down the bulk of the fire.” All Photos by Bob Wilmot, Jr.

Apr 07 2013

298 Blair Mill Road – Squad 6 Responds as RIT

On Sunday afternoon, 4/7/13, Squad 6 and Engine 6 were both a part of the response to a large wind-whipped fire in Horsham as 298 Blair Mill Road burned from a fire which allegedly began as a brush fire quickly burned in the neighboring professional business center.

A crew with Engine 6 stood by at Station 88A (Fort Washington) to cover Upper Dublin Township after crews from that station responded directly to the fire.

Squad 6 Crew (pictured below in a photo from Bob Wilmot, Jr.) served as a Rapid Intervention Team (firefighter and safety crew) at the scene. That crew included: (r – l) FF Tyler Buckley, FF Matt Caro, Asst. Chief Chris Buckley, FF Ross Pike, FF Andrew Johnson, Captain Chris Manning, and FF Sal Santangelo.

Jan 03 2011

1250 Pinetown Road, Upper Dublin – House Fire

Initial reports at 11:57 am of heavy smoke coming from the basement of 1250 Pinetown Road in Upper Dublin had Fort Washington Fire Company and units from Roslyn Fire Company, Oreland, and Flourtown Fire Company respond. Flourtown Fire Company’ Squad 6 was initially dispatched as a FAST unit and Engine 6 and Utility 6 were requested for additional resources and personnel. The fire advanced from the basement to all three floors of the large home and personnel were sent to the roof to open up particularly hot spots.

For more on the fire and other pictures (by Bob Wilmot, Jr.) see Philly Fire News

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