On Sunday morning at 11:14 am, the East Brandywine Fire Company was dispatched to assist with a large mulch pile fire at Sweetwater Mulch on Column Drive in Honey Brook. Station 33 had been dispatched earlier, arriving to find a sizable mulch pile ablaze, and requested additional tankers to provide water at the scene.
Engine 49-5 responded directly to the location to help supply water. Engine 49-1 and Utility 49-2 also responded and established a fill site at the fire hydrant in front of The Golf Zone on Route 322 in West Brandywine. Another fill site was set up by other units in the Chestnut Ridge Development further down Chestnut Tree Road.
During the incident, Engine 49-1's crew filled 14 tankers, supplying approximately 35,000 gallons of water before being cleared and returning to the station. Crews from East Brandywine operated for about two and a half hours before clearing the scene. |
