The members of the Alert Fire Co. No. 1 would like to congratulate Joe Marks and Brittnee Rambo on their recent high school graduation as the Class of 2007.Joe Marks graduated from Bishop Shanahan High School where he competed on the Track and Field Team. He has been an Active … [Read more...]
The Alert and Minquas Fire Companies are busy every year with the Good Neighbor Day Events in Kerr Park. However this Fourth of July celebration the department handled five extra calls during the day and evening which ended during the overnight with Minquas sending Engines 46-1 … [Read more...]
On Monday June 18 2007 nine brother firefighters from Charleston South Carolina lost their lives while battling a multi-alarm furniture store fire. The firefighters were searching for a missing employee of the furniture store when the roof of the building collapsed trapping them … [Read more...]
The company was busy Tuesday night after a thunderstorm with heavy downpours came through Chester County. The late night started out with two separate auto accident calls with Rescue 45 responding to both calls. Fortunately there were minor injuries at the first call and the … [Read more...]
Tower 45 with a crew of five relocated to the Washington Hose Co. Station 41 of Coatesville at approximately 130 AM while the CFD battled a two alarm building fire on Charles St. Just after arrival at the Washies Tower 45 Engine 47-2 Lionville and Rescue 35 Wagontown were … [Read more...]
Crews from Alert and Minquas took advantage of the extreme cold temperatures and thick ice conditions on First Lake in the Borough on February 21st and 28th to practice ice rescue techniques. … [Read more...]
