The Fame Fire Co. No. 3 is one of three 100% volunteer fire stations that make up the West Chester Fire Department. As part of the department,  the Fame Fire Co. No. 3 provides fire and rescue services to the Borough of West Chester and all, or portions of, the following Chester County townships; Birmingham, East Bradford, Thornbury, West Goshen, and Westtown.

Fame Fire Company has become the FIRST (1st) All-Volunteer Fire Company in Chester County and the fifth (5th) all-volunteer fire company in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to achieve 100% state certification in the voluntary state certification program.  The 49 Active Firefighters have participated in a Voluntary Pennsylvania State Certification Process following guidelines from the National Fire Protection Association, and recently achieved 100% fire professional certification.

To achieve this goal, in 2007 the 49 active firefighters attended numerous training classes in firefighting, rescue and special hazards that totaled more than 10,000 hours in preparation for the written and practical skills competency validation of the National Firefighter Standards.

Fame Fire Company is proud to be the first All-Volunteer Fire Department in Chester County and the 5th out of 2,500 fire departments to receive 100% certification.  Fame is the 29th overall fire department out of 466 other departments that are participating in the certification process.

For more information, contact Captain Kevin Corcoran at the Fame (610)692-5404.

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100% Volunteer Fire Department.

Thank you in advance from the Fame Fire Company.

Become a member of the Fame Fire Company Today !

As a 100% Volunteer Organization, we are always looking for new members.

To join, please stop by any Thursday Evening after 6:30 PM and ask to speak to the Captain.

May 23, 2010

At 10:24pm on Sunday, May 23, 2010 stations 51, 52, 53, 55, and Tower 54 were dispatched to Chaps Lane in the Brandywine at Thornbury development for a dryer fire. Within minutes of dispatch Ladder 53 responded with a crew of 4 firefighters. While en route WCFD units were advised that the police department was on scene requesting the assignment be upgraded to a building fire. Engine 52 arrived on scene and stretched an 1 3/4 attack line to the second floor of the dwelling. Ladder 53 arrived shortly after and laddered the building and provided ventilation. The fire was then placed under control at 10:47. Units cleared around 12:00 am.

Twelve Rescue Technicians from Fame attended a weeklong 40+ hour Structural Collapse Technician class last week held at the Bucks County Public Safety Training Center in Doylestown, PA. This class closely mirrors the FEMA Collapse Technician training  that members of National and State Urban Search and Rescue Teams receive. Members learned various advanced rescue techniques for dealing with rescuing victims from collapsed buildings. Training included constructing emergency shoring to stabilize collapse structures, concrete breaking and breaching, safely moving and managing large segments of concrete and debris, utilizing advanced search equipment such as fiberoptic cameras and seismic listening devices, safely operating various types of torches, directing crane operations, and operating the Stanley hydraulic system. Along with the Fame's technicians, firefighters from Scranton, Allentown, Altoona, Exton and Federal Firefighters from Pennsylvania and two Naval Air Stations in Corpus Christi, Texas attended the class. All twelve of Fame's technicians successfully passed the written and practical testing and are certified as National ProBoard Structural Collapse Technicians.

Pictures by Capt. Kevin Corcoran

All pictures taken by Travis Tiffany unless noted.

June 6, 2010

On Sunday June 6, Station 52 and 53 were dispatched to the area of Greystone Dr..  With multiple calls coming in, Asst 53 immediately upgraded the call to a Working Fire Dispatch, adding Sta. 51 and Sta. 56 for RIT.  55-20 arrived on scene first advising fire through the roof.  L-53 and E52-2 arrived on scene shortly after and began to work.  L-53 crew performed primary and secondary searches while E52-2’s crew established water supply.  E-52-2 crew lead off with a 2.5”, which knocked the bulk of the fire down.  Great job by all.

All units cleared approximately 2 hours later.

More pictures available in the photo gallery.......  

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2010 Letter Drive by clicking the letter below

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Fame Fire Company.

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The Fame Fire Company will be hosting their 11th Annual Golf Outing on Friday, September 10, 2010.  This years event will be held at the Broad Run Golf Club.  Registration is $80.00 per person and is due no later than August 12, 2010.  Your registration fee includes a round of golf, cart, lunch and door prizes.  This fee also includes a catered dinner afterwards.  Hole Sponsorships are also available and are 100% tax  deductible.   To register for golf or a sponsorship please click the forms to the right.  For more information please contact Don Powers at 610.476.1919.

Dear Neighbors,

We would like to thank you for your continued support of the Fame Fire Company No. 3.  Since 1838 the Fame Fire Company has provided 100% volunteer fire and rescue emergency services to the Borough of West Chester, Thornbury Township and major portions of Birmingham, East Bradford, West Goshen and Westtown Townships. If you have received this letter you are in our response district.

The Fame Fire Company provides Nationally Certified volunteer firefighters and rescue technicians able to respond to our community emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In the past year, our volunteers have spent over 10,000 hours of their own time in training, keeping the Fame Fire Company one of the leading fire companies in emergency response preparedness in the Southeastern Pennsylvania area. This year the Fame was recognized by the Pennsylvania Health Services Council as the 2009 Rescue Service of the Year.

The Fame Fire Company is dedicated to serving our community at the highest standard possible and we are finalizing plans for an addition and upgrades to our current building. We are asking you to help support us in this effort. This annual Letter Drive is our most important funding source to cover our daily operating expenses as well as funding for our future plans. Your donations directly benefit your local volunteers serving in your community. Thank you once again for your support.

Sincerely,

Don Powers, President

* Denotes Additional Certifications In Progress