Woods Fire on Park Avenue
 
By Assistant Fire Chief Adam Grossman
November 21, 2016
 

As high winds hit the area, multiples brush fires were being dispatched throughout the 48 hour period. At 1211 on the Westwood Fire Company was dispatched to the unit block of Park Avenue in East Fallowfield Township for a leaves fire. The caller reported a lawn mower had been used to clean up leaves and the leaves had caught fire with no exposure issues to property but was close to a nearby fence and wood line.

Battalion Chief Sly arrived at 1217 and established Park Avenue Command requesting additional resources to the scene. Rescue 44, Engine 44-5, ATV 44, Tac 44 and Ambulance 44-1 were all responding from Westwood. Additional Brush apparatus from Cochranville, Po-Mar-Lin and Wagontown were dispatched to assist.

Firefighters went in service to bring approximately 2-3 acres of woods on fire under control. Multiple hand lines from various trucks were utilized in addition to water being shuttled to the scene by Engine 44-5 from a nearby creek. Park Avenue Command placed the fire under control with all hands working at 1350. Final units cleared the scene at 1521.
 
Units: Engine 44-5, Rescue 44, Tac 44, ATV 44, Ambulance 44, Battalion 44
 
Mutual Aid: Po-Mar-Lin Utility, ATV and Tac 36; Cochranville Engine 27-1; Wagontown Brush 35-1 and Brush 35-2
 
Wagontown Command 35 on scene.
Wagontown Command 35 on scene.
ATV 36 assist at the woods on fire.
ATV 36 assist at the woods on fire.
 
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Westwood Firefighter/EMT Crawford
Westwood Firefighter/EMT Crawford
 
Wagontown Fire Company Brush 35-2
Wagontown Fire Company Brush 35-2
Command 44 on scene of the working woods fire.
Command 44 on scene of the working woods fire.
 
ATV 44
ATV 44
Cochranville Engine 27-1 with 4 wheel drive capabilities assisting at the fire.
Cochranville Engine 27-1 with 4 wheel drive capabilities assisting at the fire.
 
Po-Mar-Lin on scene.
Po-Mar-Lin on scene.
Rescue 44 supplies water to the units working on the fire.
Rescue 44 supplies water to the units working on the fire.
 
Engine 44-5 filling with water from a draft site on West Glenrose Road.
Engine 44-5 filling with water from a draft site on West Glenrose Road.
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