The WGFC has recently taken delivery of a new 2018 Peterbilt 567, with a 3,500 gallon elliptical water tank, from 4Guys Fire Trucks. More than 25 active members gathered this past Monday night at the New London station to receive an operational overview provided by Chief Engineer Charlie Harrison. The training included reviewing new equipment placement on the truck, followed by a run down on the ... (Full Story & Photos)
Each year, students at the Fred S. Engle Middle School team up to try and overcome a classic science challenge -- how to protect an egg from damage from a high fall. The students are given the requirement to fashion a protective covering/container that can hold the egg, and protect it from a fall of about 75 feet to the ground.
Students create their designs in teams of two, and then those designs ... (Full Story & Photos)
Ladder 22 at the annual Egg Drop at the AG Middle School, as student projects tested how to prevent an egg from breaking after a fall of 75 feet.
School volunteers, WGFC participants, student volunteers, EMS personnel and members of the State Police pose after a successful 2019 Mock Crash for the Avon Grove High School
One of the most important community education efforts undertaken by the West Grove Fire Company is holding a very realistic simulated crash just prior the high school prom at the Avon Grove High School. The mock crash represents a real and successful opportunity to show students how dangerous distracted driving can be – whether that distraction comes from drinking and driving, from too many kids ... (Full Story & Photos)
Fire companies across southern Chester County and Newark, Delaware and Elkton, Maryland were dispatched to support the West Grove Fire Company for a reported building fire in Franklin Township on Friday, May 17, just after 10:30 PM. The WGFC call was for fire in the area of 896 and Good Hope Road. Assisting WGFC on the initial dispatch were the fire companies from Oxford, Cochranville, Avondale, ... (Full Story & Photos)
Engine 22-3 is on location for a trash pile on fire at Route 896 and Indiantown Road in London Britain Township.
Crews from the West Grove Fire Company advance an attack line into a burning building as part of an all day training exercise at the County Fire School last week.
Nearly 20 members of the West Grove Fire Company dedicated a full day to live fire training on Saturday at the Chester County Fire Training Center in Coatesville, PA. The WGFC values the opportunity to leverage the County’s training center, where realistic facilities let crews operate in real fire situations, and practice hose line advancement, as well as rescue and engine company operations. Crews ... (Full Story & Photos)
The West Grove Fire Company joined with dozens of adults and hundreds of children in welcoming Riley Jadick of Landenberg back to her school after more than a year-long fight with cancer. At a ceremony this morning, Riley returned to the Avon Grove Charter School in Kemblesville and crews from the WGFC were on hand with Ladder 22, Rescue 22, and one of our ambulances.
That's a thumbs up from Riley Jadick of Landenberg, as she returns to the AG Charter School after a year-long battle with cancer. Waiting for her was Ladder 22 and her own WGFC helmet!
This weeks training drill focused on firefighter survival techniques, there are many great drills that focus on real-life problems firefighters face routinely. Tonight's drills included the entanglement and spaghetti drills. This evening sixteen WGFC firefighters gathered at the London Britain Station to conduct this training.
The entanglement drill tests the firefighters ability to work their ... (Full Story & Photos)
Crews from the West Grove Fire Company made quick work of a house fire on Holly Drive in London Grove Township on April 9.
Crews from the WGFC and surrounding companies were alerted to a possible house fire just before 10am. The fire was discovered by a neighbor seeing smoke, and reported that it appeared nobody was home.
Engine 22-1 from the West Grove station responded quickly, arriving to report ... (Full Story & Photos)
Smoke was showing from all sides of this London Grove Township home at a reported house fire. West Grove crews made quick work of this reported kit
