On Saturday, August 29th, 5 members from the KPVFC firefighting brigade attended the Into the Smoke Training Day (http://www.intothesmoke.tv/training-day) held at the West Chester, PA Fire Training campus. Into the Smoke started as a Web Series following some of the nation's … [Read more...]
On Tuesday, August 25th at approximately 4:45AM the King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched with Engine 47-1 and Tower 47 to assist the Swedesburg Volunteer Fire Company (Station 49) on a dwelling fire in the 500 block of Dartmouth Dr. Tower 47 (A/C Molchany) and … [Read more...]
On Thursday, August 13, 2015 Rescue box 56-57 was struck at the intersection of Croton Road and South Warner Road. Rescue 47 (Lt. Griffith Jr.) and Engine 47-2 (FF Jenkins) responded out of the Allendale Road Station and Squad 47 (FF Raskiewicz) out of the Beidler Road Station. … [Read more...]
Although Firefighter Bianca DeLuca is working 100 miles from home as a summer police officer, she was involved in an incident recently that required using the fire/rescue skills she learned here at the KPVFC. As we reported last spring, FF DeLuca was hired as a summertime … [Read more...]
On Thursday evening, August 6th, the King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company was privileged to host the inaugural opening ceremony and keynote speaker for the first annual Keystone Firefighter Conference. To kick off the ceremony the KPVFC honor guard presented the colors. … [Read more...]
Only 27 hours into the month of August and already the volunteers of the KPVFC have responded to 8 calls for service. Along with the usual alarm system calls, we also were alerted to an outside electrical fire, an elevator rescue, a natural gas leak and of course 2 more dreaded … [Read more...]
The King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company is currently looking for a part-time Accountant to assist the company Treasurer. If you are interested, please email [email protected] for additional details. … [Read more...]
Story Credit: Assistant Chief Disanto Mulch is widely used in the Pennsylvania landscapes for both aesthetic and functional purposes. Many homeowners and businesses apply mulch in the spring to help slow the loss of soil moisture during the hot summer months, discourage … [Read more...]
From the early days of the bucket brigade to the days of modern firefighting, training has always been the linchpin of a good firefighting brigade. Training has always been critical to the success of the KPVFC since its inception in 1950 and that continues today. With that, we … [Read more...]
On behalf of the members of KPVFC we are pleased to announce that our own Lieutenant Larry Durland has graduated his nursing program and successfully passed his nursing boards, this now certifies him as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Durland … [Read more...]
On Saturday June 27, 2015 the members of KPVFC and Swedeland Fire Company stood by to honor a veteran as he formally retired from active service in the United States Military. However, this veteran was a little different from the rest being that he had 4 legs. K9 APO was … [Read more...]
On Friday, June 5, Station 47 and neighboring companies were alerted to respond to the unit block of W 8th Avenue for smoke in the building. Engine 47-1 (Lt. Griffith Jr.) arrived on location with Chief 47 (J. Gallagher), followed closely by Tower 47 (Lt. Durland). Given the … [Read more...]
This past May the members of KPVFC responded to 101 calls for service ranging from Mulch Fires to Vehicle Rescues. In addition, the majority of our members also attended various training sessions including weekly drills, fire academy classes, and a national ProBoard vehicle … [Read more...]
Congrats Tripper!
Congratulations go out to Firefighter/EMT Paul “Tripp” Brown who was the recipient of a Pre-hospital Clinical Save Commendation. The award was presented at the 11th Annual Chester County EMS Council Awards Ceremony held this past Thursday, and was presented for life saving care … [Read more...]
Registration is now open for the 4th annual 9/11 memorial run! Please help us remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001 by joining other members of the community at this year's event. To register, please click the following link: … [Read more...]