| Another very busy afternoon for the volunteers of the Newtown Square Fire Company!
It all began at 6:05 pm with a call for a fire alarm on Baldwin Lane in the Liseter Development. This alarm was determined to be a false alarm, however the evening wouldn’t remain quiet for long. Just 7 minutes later the fire company was dispatched Boot Road and West Chester Pike for an accident with injuries (see pictures). Arriving units., Engine 41 and Deputy Chief Mike Kenny, found a two vehicle accident with one injury and westbound traffic blocked. Units on scene assisted EMS, cleaned the debris from the roadway and directed traffic to make the scene safe for all.
Not long after getting back to the station from the accident call the company was dispatched to Wisteria Drive for a fire alarm. Thankfully, this too was a false alarm.
Just 3 minutes later at 7:13pm the company was dispatched for Traffic 41 to assist the Broomall Fire Company with shutting down the Blue Route (I476) due to a serious crash involving a motorcycle.
Thankfully the volunteers were able to get some rest overnight before the next call would come in today at 7:14am for a fire alarm on Park Avenue, which was determined to be a false alarm.
Although we describe the fire alarms as being “false” in nature, it does not mean there wasn’t some sort of smoke that set them off, like overcooked food on the stove or microwave. We always encourage the use of fire alarms, they do save lives! |
