At the request of the State Forester and the Department of Emergency Services, the Chester County Commissioner’s have extended a countywide burning till December 26th.
The West Grove Fire Company strongly advises against all outdoor burning and asks compliance with the county wide ban. The continued lack of rain, combined with low humidity and winds make any outdoor fires risky at this time. ... (Full Story)
A month without rain created very dry conditions conducive to conditions have made brush fires very easy to occur, sometimes simply from a carelessly discarded cigarette, or spread from a backyard debris burning. The result of the those conditions, and at the urging of area fire chiefs, the County Commissioners instituted a 30-day burning ban. Nonetheless, the West Grove Fire Company has handled ... (Full Story & Photos)
Area departments including the WGFC have handled many brush fires during a month of dry conditions. Here Brush 22 is deployed to support the Union Fire Company in Lower Oxford Township.
Last Saturday, the West Grove Fire Company and Avondale Fire Company united forces for a crucial live fire training exercise. This joint effort was a testament to the importance of interagency cooperation and the dedication of our local firefighters to protecting our community.
The training focused on honing essential skills such as:
-Fire Extinguishment: Battling the flames and bringing them under ... (Full Story & Photos)
An incredibly busy period for the West Grove Fire Company continued in the last week, including more examples of simultaneous emergencies being dispatched.
As an example, consider three calls handled simultaneously, with WGFC first responders dispatched to a small brush fire in New London Township, an automatic alarm in London Grove Township, and a report of a tractor on fire in London Britain ... (Full Story & Photos)
A lawn tractor fire on Hampsted Court in London Britain Township was handled by the WGFC.
Avondale and West Grove first responders gathered to train together on vehicle rescue recently, here seen in a pre-training discussion on safety and operations.
First responders from both the West Grove 22 and the Avondale 23 fire companies came together recently to train on vehicle rescue techniques. The joint training was held on a Monday evening at Blittersdorf's Towing in Toughkenamon.
Vehicle crashes are a large component of emergency responses for area fire companies, and this kind of training allows members at all skill levels the opportunity to ... (Full Story & Photos)
As West Grove Fire Chief Eric Felker has been regularly reporting to fire company members and staff, increasingly the fire company is seeing emergency calls that overlap -- meaning the next emergency is dispatched even while a first call is being handled. As a result, he has been helping WGFC first responders to think about apparatus response patterns that anticipate multiple calls at the same time.
WGFC first responders greet Halloween guest at Station 22 just before being dispatched for three emergencies in a row on a busy night for the fire company.
The engine compartment on this large combine caught fire, and is located atop this very large machine, with WGFC first responders putting out the blaze in London Grove Township.
A large farm combine suffered an engine compartment fire in a corn field in London Grove Township on Thursday, October 31.
The West Grove Fire Company responded to handle the mid-day incident with units dispatched for a harvesting combine on fire to the rear of a home on North Gurnsey Road, north of Lloyd Road. Engine 22-1 arrived to find a large John Deere combine whose operator reported a fire ... (Full Story & Photos)
The West Grove Fire Company wants you to know that outdoor burning of any kind is strongly not recommended at this time across our area. A combination of an extended period of dry weather, warm temperatures and breezy conditions creates conditions ripe for wildfires. With no measurable rain in the forecast for the next two weeks, along with low humidity, your fire company recommends you refrain ... (Full Story & Photos)
Dry conditions and no rain in the forecast have created a risk of wildfire. The WGFC recommends against outdoor fires until conditions improve.
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