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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 WCFD, 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 is 88% Firefighter I
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Recent News
Major Gas Leak Shuts Down Parts of West Chester Borough.
July 25th, 2008
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Fame Assists Goshen and West Whiteland on Rt. 202 Accident
July 23rd 2008
(Photos by Mike McCarthy)
An Allied Waste trash truck skidded off of Rt. 202 and crashed just north of King road in West Whiteland Wednesday, July 23rd. Goshen, and West Whiteland Fire Companies were dispatched. Incoming units upon arrival found the truck in a cloud of heavy smoke. Thinking the truck could be on fire, Tanker 53 was added to the call for extra water. Once the smoke cleared, crews found the truck head first into heavy brush with the driver still trapped in the truck. Chief 54 (Everhart) called for Rescue 53 to assist with the extrication. The initial assignment for Fame's Rescue crew was to make an attempt to winch the truck away from the brush, but that plan was scrapped when crews from Goshen, West Whiteland, and East Whiteland (Sta. 5) were able to quickly remove the heavy brush surrounding the truck, and extracted the driver. Good Fellowship, and Medic 91 were also on the scene to assist with patient care. Fame units were on scene for about one hour and thirty minutes. Police are investigating what caused the truck to crash.
LADDER 53 ASSISTS WEST WHITELAND ON WORKING FIRE AT EXTON STATION TOWNHOMES
July 2nd 2008
Pic 1 Courtesy of Terri McClure. Pic 2 Courtesy of Tom Kelly IV
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ACCIDENT SHUTS DOWN 202 IN WEST GOSHEN
Friday, June 27th 2008
An accident involving an overturned vehicle shut down Rt. 202 at Westtown Rd Friday afternoon, June 27th. Fame was dispatched with Goodwill, Good Fellowship, and Medic 91 around 12PM for a serious accident on 202 just south of the Westtown Rd exit. Assistant 53 (McDonald) arrived on location to find one person trapped in the vehicle. Rescue 53 removed both doors off the vehicle, and extricated the victim. Engine 53, and Engine 52-1 arrived to assist. The victim was taken to Chester County Hospital. West Goshen police are investigating the crash.
Fame's Annual Letter Drive Is In The Mail.
HELP US HELP YOU!!!
Dear Neighbors,
Thank you for your continued support of The Fame Fire Company No.3. The Fame has provided 100% volunteer fire and rescue emergency services to our community for the past 170 years. If you have received this letter from the Fame Fire Co. you are in our fire and rescue response district.
Available to respond 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the Fame provides professionally trained and Nationally Certified volunteer firefighters who specialize in advanced fire and rescue operations. We depend solely on donations from our community to cover the everyday operational costs of maintaining the building that houses our fire apparatus and equipment. Your donation directly benefits your volunteer firefighters here in the West Chester area. We are moving forward with our plans to expand our building to accommodate the growth of our apparatus and equipment. To update you on our progress of these building plans, we have selected an architect and have begun to work on conceptual drawings of the proposed renovations. Our goal is to launch a Capital Fundraising Campaign to raise much of the needed funds for construction within the next 5 years.
Protecting our community is our number one priority. Our volunteers have stepped forward in the past year training for over 10,000 hours. We are committed to becoming one of the few all volunteer fire companies in the State of PA that is 100% Nationally Certified, a goal that we should achieve this summer. We ask for your generous support of our 2008 Letter Drive so we can continue on our mission to serve our community at the highest standard possible
President,
Kim Norsoph
Boiler Malfunction Forces Evacuation At West Chester University
Monday, June 9th, 2008
The West Chester Fire Department (51, 52, and 53) along with Good Fellowship (55 Ambulance) was dispatched at approximately 8:15AM to a gas leak at Shmucker Science Center at West Chester University. Crews from Ladder 53, and Engine 52-1 arrived to find high levels of carbon monoxide in the building due to a boiler malfunction. Asst. Chief McDonald assumed command, and called for additional manpower to the scene due to the amount of ventilation needed for this large building, and the extremely hot weather that day. Additional WCFD, and Goshen units arrived and assisted with ventilation throughout the building, and constantly monitored the air inside. Crews were in service for well over two hours.
Fame Helps Celebrate Goodwill's 175 Anniversary
June 7th, 2008
It was a hot steamy Saturday, but the members of the Fame showed up in full force to help the Goodwill Fire Company celebrate 175 years of service with a parade across the streets of West Chester, ending at Goodwill's fire house. Many local dignitaries, and past chiefs from all three West Chester companies we on hand to celebrate. Although Fame was not eligible for prizes, they still looked sharp marching with the 1884 Silsby Hose cart. Photos to come soon.
FAME ACHIEVES LEVEL 2 WATER RESCUE ACCREDIATION
EMERGENCY BOAT OPERATIONS AND RESCUE
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