The members and officers of the Alert Fire Co. No. 1 would like to congratulate our Active Force Firefighter Nick and his wife Jules Staehle on the birth of their daughter Callie Rose.  Callie was born at 12:13 PM on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. She weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces, 21 … [Read more...]

Congratulations to our Captain Mike McCarraher on passing his NREMT Certification.  This EMT class is approximately 240 hours and requires students to pass a rigorous cognitive and psychomotor skills test. Emergency Medical Technicians are trained to perform general patient … [Read more...]

Tower 45 was dispatched to assist Station 38 (Thorndale Fire Co.) with a chimney fire on Park Drive, Caln Twp.  The crew conducted the outside chimney ops, using the chimney chain and assisted with ventilation. As Tower 45 was returning to the Borough, they responded to an auto … [Read more...]

The members and officers of the Alert Fire Co. No. 1 would like to wish you and your family a Safe and Happy New Year! … [Read more...]

The Alert Fire Co. No. 1 would like to announce and congratulate the following Corporate and Active Force Officers for the year 2023: President:  Pat Butler Vice President:  Chris Keen Secretary:  Jane Colburn Treasurer:  Susan Schoellkopf Financial Secretary:  … [Read more...]

On Christmas Eve, at 10:27 PM, the Downingtown Fire Dept. was dispatched as part of the Second Alarm, to assist the Coatesville Bureau of Fire with a building fire in the 100 block of E. Lincoln Hwy, Coatesville City. Tower 45 set-up in front of the apartment building next to … [Read more...]