The men and women of East Brandywine Fire participated in the second session of truck company training Wednesday night.

Lt. Groff, Lt. Needles, Training Officer Peta, and Captain Pilotti led 38 volunteers in multiple skill stations focused on operating saws.

Firefighters demonstrated ventilation using both roof saws and axes. Crews worked off of the aerial ladder to perform the ventilation ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday morning 5/27/2023 at 2:03am, East Brandywine along with mutual aid were dispatched to the 100blk of Traditions Ln in East Brandywine for a house fire.

Deputy and Assistant 49 arrived on location and reported the deck and garage well off. Rescue 49 and Engine 49-5 arrived simultaneously and pulled two attack lines, laid a supply line to the hydrant and quickly opened up the garage and ... (Full Story & Photos)

Weekly company training continued Wednesday night. Night 1 of our truck company series focused on the roof, rotary, and chain saws carried on all four EBFC apparatus.

Battalion Chief Groff provided the company a detailed overview of the anatomy of each saw, focusing on cleaning, in field repair, proper maintenance, and troubleshooting. New members demonstrated the differences in our six types ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Wednesday May 18, EBFC firefighters traveled to the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus for part two of our hoseline advancement training series. Station 49 firefighters focused on advancing charged hose lines to the top floors of the training tower. Teams of six practiced communication and techniques they had learned the prior week.

While the company trained, the officer staff attended ... (Full Story & Photos)

Station 49 volunteers assisted West Whiteland Fire Company on a working structure fire today. Initial crews were met with a fire running multiple void spaces in the floors and walls of a building under construction.

Ladder and Utility 49 made the response. EBFC’s crew was assigned to the second floor, assisting with opening up the interior to access the fire. Conditions began to rapidly deteriorate ... (Full Story & Photos)

EBFC volunteers traveled to North Brandywine Middle School Wednesday night for weekly training.

LT Needles and LT Groff led 26 firefighters in our first session focused on hose line management. Firefighters were split into four groups and tasked with advancing charged hand lines as a group. This review of the “basics” helps our team prepare newer members for the advanced scenario night.

Interested ... (Full Story & Photos)

EBFC 49 volunteers assisted Honeybrook Fire Company on a commercial structure fire this afternoon.

Units from Honeybrook arrived to find smoke coming from a 1 story woodworking facility.

Ladder 49, Engine 49-5, Utility 49, and QRS 49 all made the response. Ladder 49 was assigned to access the top of the burning dust collection system. Simultaneously, E49-5 prepared a second water supply should ... (Full Story & Photos)

Our weekend training series continued Saturday with a practical review of water supply.

FF Meeks, FF Lowry, and LT. Gledhill led 17 firefighters in a review of port-a-tank and hydrant operations despite the rainy weather.

Weekly Wednesday night training was a culmination of the month long Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) training.

Training Officer Peta and Captain Pilotti led 31 volunteers in ... (Full Story & Photos)