BUILDING RENOVATION CAMPAIGN

As some heavy rain and thunderstorms passed through the area on Friday afternoon the East Brandywine Fire Company along with Westwood EMS and West Brandywine PD were dispatched to Manor Rd & Hibernia Rd for an auto accident reported with possible entrapment.

Initial reports were of a two vehicle head-on accident with one subject possibly trapped in a pickup truck.

Deputy 49 arrived first and confirmed ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Tuesday morning at 08:23hrs, East Brandywine Fire Company was dispatched along with multiple other departments to assist the Honey Brook Fire Company on a reported barn fire in the 1100 block of Chestnut Tree Rd.

Initial reports were of flames coming from a barn and possibly a person and animals still inside.

Ladder 49 made the response and while enroute units from Honey Brook Fire Company ... (Full Story & Photos)

Friday evening at 5:49pm, the East Brandywine Fire Company along with MICU 93 from Tower Direct were dispatched to the 1100blk of Horseshoe Pike in front of the Wright Agency for a vehicle accident. Within one minute the call was upgraded to with entrapment which added an additional ambulance from Westwood.

Assistant 49 arrived on location first and confirmed a two vehicle accident head-on with ... (Full Story & Photos)

East Brandywine volunteers have been working this month on a four part training exercise focused on vehicle rescues. For Week 1 the crews worked on vehicle stabilization using cribbing and air bags (see our post from 6/5/2022), this week however would be more focused on working with the hydraulic tools we utilize to remove doors and other parts of the vehicle to allow us to gain better access to a ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 10:46pm on Friday evening 6/3 the volunteers from East Brandywine along with our mutual aid companies were dispatched to the unit block of Blakely Rd in East Brandywine for a reported house fire.

Initial reports were of an electrical meter smoking but no flames visible and the residents had evacuated the house.

Chief 73 and Engine 73-1 who were covering Thorndale Fire Company while they were ... (Full Story & Photos)

East Brandywine Fire Company will be spending our training nights this month working on vehicle rescue. The first part of that is vehicle stabilization and members got to work hands on with different stabilization techniques.

Stabilization is the application of equipment and techniques designed to stop the vehicle from moving in any direction.

Crews broke into three groups and got to work with ... (Full Story & Photos)

For our weekly training members traveled to the Training Center in South Coatesville this week for another live burn.

Members specifically worked on basement fires while some of the younger members who are not interior certified yet got to practice on the hydrant as well as helping to advance hose lines. The younger members also were shown how to change the air bottles for firefighters when needed. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday May 21st members from East Brandywine Fire Company traveled to West Chester Training Center to participate in a live burn training with the members of West Whiteland Fire Company.

Firefighters from both departments split into different teams and took turns operating handlines, performing searches and ventilation. This was a great opportunity for the two companies to get together and ... (Full Story & Photos)