Today, Jenn Sherlock visited King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company in preparation for the August 6-8 Keystone Firefighter Conference at the greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. President Bill Jenaway and Chief Jim Gallagher were interviewed as part of their advertising … [Read more...]
Tonight, members boarded Engines 47-1 and 47-2 for a unique high-rise drill at the 251 Dekalb apartment complex. The complex is currently undergoing renovation and offered the fire company a unique training opportunity to drill on hi-rise and stand-pipe operations using a real … [Read more...]
Around 0700 hrs on Wednesday May 20th, 47 units, along with Quint 31 (Bridgeport Fire Co. #1) responded to the Upper Merion Township Building for a building fire. As crews were arriving on location, members of the Upper Merion Police Department reported an electrical odor in the … [Read more...]
The Officers and members would like to congratulate Phil Lamnin for successfully completing the National Firefighter 1 program at the Montgomery County Fire Academy. Over the course of the last year, Firefighter Lamnin, along with his fellow classmates throughout the County, had … [Read more...]
The members of KPVFC would like to congratulate Samuel Rapine on his appointment to the US Forest Service as a Wild land firefighter. Sam is one of our new members who joined this past year and has been aggressively pursuing his training for firefighter 1 along with his … [Read more...]
On the pleasant morning of May 9th, King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company had the honor of walking in the parade to commemorate the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of Bridgeport's Goodwill Fire Company, Montgomery County #32. Alongside over forty other companies from … [Read more...]
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This past Thursday, April 23rd, several members from King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company and Lafayette Ambulance Squad were recognized by the Upper Merion Township Board of Supervisors for their actions that resulted in saving the life of a motorist traveling on the … [Read more...]
On Sunday, April 26, at 1140 hours the volunteers of King of Prussia were alerted for an auto fire in the parking lot of the Valley Forge Suites. Engine 47-1 (Lt. Griffith Jr.) affectionately known as the War Wagon by the members of the Allendale Road station, made the response … [Read more...]
During the start of the evening rush hour on Wednesday, April 22nd, Station 47 was dispatched for a reported vehicle fire on the eastbound side of Route 422 between the PA turnpike overpass and the Route 202 and I76 off ramps. Engine 47-1 (Lt. Clark) made the response along with … [Read more...]
After an absolutely demanding first week of April, the volunteers were afforded a few days of slower calls for service. However, starting bright and early on Monday April 13th the break was over and the barrage of calls started coming again. Monday we were met with 3 calls all … [Read more...]
On Monday, April 6, 2015, at 2317 hours, the King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company (Station 47) was dispatched with Lafayette Ambulance Squad (Station 317) to their second vehicle rescue of the night. Notes indicated there was a motorcycle operator trapped under another parked … [Read more...]
While many were preparing to celebrate the upcoming religious holidays, the volunteers from the KPVFC were kept extremely busy. It all started with simultaneous calls coming in at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, April 1st, and steadily continued through to Tuesday morning, April 7th. The … [Read more...]
On Wednesday evening, April 1st, three structures slated for demolition made what would be a great evening of hands-on training for the firefighters from station 47. What was once a quiet residential neighborhood with homes fronting Dekalb Pike (formally known as Swedesford … [Read more...]
In the early morning hours of Sunday, March 22, Lower Providence Fire Department requested both the King of Prussia and Collegeville Fire Companies to assist them with a low angle rescue incident on the Lower Providence Township section of Rt. 422 Westbound. A vehicle with three … [Read more...]
