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On Monday 23 April 2018 @ 1827hrs company was dispatched to the 200Blk Lexington Ave, Eddystone for a building fire (grease fire on the stove).

Engine 12-1 under the command of Assit. Chief Weed responded along with mutual aid companies.

Police on location reporting fire was out, smoke condition inside.
Assit. Chief Weed reduced the speed of incoming apparatus, upon arrival investigated and confirmed PD report.
Assignment held to Engine 12-1, balance of the assignment recalled.

WORD OF WARNING:
Never leave your stove on unattended. Flash over grease fires are the most common cause of kitchen fires as a result of unattended cooking, or cooking at too high of a heat.
Keep yourself, your family, and emergency personnel safe by using caution and attentiveness while cooking.

If you should have a grease flash over in the pan NEVER PUT WATER ON THE FIRE. Don't panic, if you can safely put a lid on the pan or pot that will smother the fire out. If not, and you do not have a fire extinguisher get your family and pets out of the house/apartment and call 911. Don't mess around trying to put it out. Just get out

We recommend you keep a small ABC rated dry chemical fire extinguisher in your kitchen. ($19.97 at LOWES) ... See MoreSee Less

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Also throw salt on a grease fire that’s what I learned in cooking class!

Eddystone Fire Company No. 1 added 5 new photos.

4 days ago

On Sunday 22 April 2018 @ 1211hrs company was dispatched to the 1000blk of Remington St, City of Chester on a 2nd Alarm structure fire.
Engine 12-1 under command of Deputy Chief Reeves III responded.

On arrival City of Chester Battalion Chief McBreen (Incident Command) placed crew in service advancing a handline into the Delta side exposure building.

Primary and secondary searches of assigned orders negative, all occupants out of the building. Building was opened up for ventilation, negative extension into exposure.
Crew then assisted city crews in knocking down hot spots on the primary fire building.

Fire was brought under control, and crews started overhaul and clean up.
After clean up and overhaul Battalion Chief McBreen released company from the incident.

Outstanding work on the part of incident command (BC82 McBreen), Delaware County Fireboard, and all units on the fire ground. ... See MoreSee Less

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Eddystone Fire Company No. 1

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On Tuesday 17 April 2018 @ 1412hrs company was dispatched to 1553 Chester Pike (Ridley Professional Building) for a Hazmat Incident (natural gas leak).

Engine 12-1 responded under command of Asst. Chief Weed.
On arrival the cause of the Hazmat was an overturned propane tanker on the I-476S off ramp to I-95N directly behind the complex.

The crash and subsequent rollover caused a rupture in the tanker resulting in a large plume of released propane gas throughout the property (see video)

The property was evacuated out and building shutdown.

The accident on the highway was not in our local and was handled by Ridley Twp. fire companies along with thier mutual aid response.

Company returned to station and maintained staffing to provide EMS/Fire coverage to the lower end of Ridley Twp.

Outstanding job by Incident Command, Delaware County FireBoard, Ridley Twp Police and all responding mutual aid assistance on the tanker rollover on the highway.
Proper training, coordination, leadership, oversight, and direction lessened the likelihood of a disastrous incident unfolding. ... See MoreSee Less

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Could have been a disaster, reminded me of when Sunoco gas taker flipped at Chester Pike & Saville Ave. in 1970's

Yea Don,I remember that one,Dick in charge

I work in the building and they did an awesome job evacuating and assisting people! I heard the crash when it happened. The plume slowly emerged like something from a horror movie 😳

Thank god that propane cloud didn’t find an ignition source.

Jennifer Bell-Smith

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