| At 1pm this afternoon, Gladwyne Firefighters were dispatched to assist Bryn Mawr Firefighters with a house fire in the Villanova section of Lower Merion Township. The original dispatch was for Station 23 (Bryn Mawr Fire Company), Station 24 (Gladwyne Volunteer Fire Company), Engine 25 (Merion Fire Company of Ardmore), Ladder 26 (Narberth Fire Company) and RIT 21 (Penn Wynne Fire Company - Station 21). While units were responding to the scene, Assistant 313 (Narberth Ambulance Assistant Chief Scanlon) arrived on scene and reported smoke showing fro the eves of the house.
The Lower Merion working fire dispatch was transmitted adding Squad 22 (Belmont Hills Fire Company), Pipeline 28 (Union Fire Association) and Engine 55-1 Conshohocken Fire Company No. 2 as the additional RIT team).
The crew from Ladder 23 deployed a hand line to the basement of the house where the bulk of the fire was and Engine 24’s crew stretched a hose line to the first floor above the fire to stop any further fire spread.
First in crews quickly extinguished the fire and were successful in containing the fire to the basement and first floor directly above the fire in the basement. Extensive overhaul and ventilation was performed by the other units on scene.
Thank you to Lower Merion Police Department, Lower Merion Fire Department and Narberth Ambulance for assisting at the scene.
Thank you to Spring Mill Fire Company No.1 and Radnor Fire Company for standing by in our station to protect Gladwyne while we were busy in Villanova!
Good job by all of our Firefighters (Career and Volunteer) in Lower Merion, Narberth and our surrounding mutual aid companies that respond and assist us. |
