Brush Fire on the Railroad Tracks in Valley Township
 
By Assistant Chief Adam Grossman
July 14, 2016
 

On Thursday July 14th, 2016 at 1550 the Westwood Fire Company was dispatched to the 600 block of Old Lincoln Highway in Valley Township for a brush fire. Previously dispatched was the City of Coatesville Fire Department to a nearby address in the City of Coatesville on Charles Street.

Fire apparatus arrived to find a railroad bank involved in flames and spreading. Tac 44, ATV 44, Traffic 44, Engine 44-5 and Ambulance 44-1 all made the response to the brush fire.

Firefighters placed hose lines in service to extinguish the fire. Tac 44 made access to the fire on the North side of the railroad tracks and went in service. Engine 44-5 was on scene providing water for the firefighting efforts.
 
Units: Engine 44-5, Tac 44, Traffic 44, ATV 44, Ambulance 44-1
 
Mutual Aid: City of Coatesville Bureau of Fire
 
Tac 44 on scene of a brush fire in the 600 block of West Lincoln Highway in Valley.
Tac 44 on scene of a brush fire in the 600 block of West Lincoln Highway in Valley.
Traffic and ATV 44 stage at West Lincoln Highway and Old Lincoln Highway.
Traffic and ATV 44 stage at West Lincoln Highway and Old Lincoln Highway.
 
Firefighters battled a brush fire along the railroad trucks in Valley Township.
Firefighters battled a brush fire along the railroad trucks in Valley Township.
Firefighters Zwick, Pearce and Patton mop up the area involved in fire.
Firefighters Zwick, Pearce and Patton mop up the area involved in fire.