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Engine Co Dumps house on Folcroft Box - Aug 24, 2010

As drill was wrapping up the Box assignment was struck out for a fire reported in the 1000 Block of Taylor Dr, Folcroft. Engine 9-2 with 5 quickly marked up along with Telesquirt1, and Engine5. 01-9A arrived on scene and reported smoke showng from a 2 story end of the row. Engine9-2 arrived along with Engine5 just after Telesquirt1 arrived. Crew from Engine 9-2 handjacked a 3" line back to the hydrant while the driver threw ladders, and the pack crews entered the structure to search for the fire. Engine9-2 setup to supply Telesquirt1 while the crews located the fire and knocked it down. Engine 9-1 and Engine 9-3 also made the response and assisted with picking up along with the Crew from RIT-19. RIT-19 remained on scene to help repack the supply line that Engine 9-2 put in the street along with the other companies on scene.

Engine Co. Handles Car Fire w/ Exposure - Aug 10, 2010

Just after midnight the local assignment for a reported car fire was dispatched to the 1300 Block of Woodland Ave. Engine 09-2 responded with 6 and while en-route were advised Police were reporting the car to be well involved requesting the Fire Company step it up. Engine 09-2 arrived on scene and took position on Side C of the building where they found a Car with Engine Compartment well involved with extension to a Deck the car was parked under. Crews lead off with the 200ft 1 3/4 handline to the car and a second 300ft 1 3/4 handline out front to Side A and back into the residence to protect the dwelling. Chief 09-9A arrived on scene and requested the Box Assignment be struck out due to possible extension into the dwelling. Crews quickly knocked down the fire with only one handline. Before the units on the Box Alarm could arrive on scene the assignment was scaled back down to Engine Co. 9. Crews operated on scene for over an hour with overhaul, picking up and assisting Sharon Hill Car 1 with the investigation. 

RIT 09-2 put to work on 3 Alarm Fire - Jul 25, 2010

Around 4pm the RIT Assignment was dispatched to 80 W Baltimore Pike, Lansdowne B Building for a reported building fire. The initial ticket brought up 19 (Lansdowne), 20 (Garretford), 03 (Clifton Heights), and 09 (Sharon Hill). RIT09-2 responded with 8 seconds after the dispatch along with Engine 19. Ambulance 19-7 arrived on scene and reported smoke showing from possibly the 4th or 5th floor of Side 1 on Baltimore Pike. Engine 09-2 arrived and dropped a supply line from Owen and Baltimore into Engine 19 as an additional Supply Line. Due to reports of numerous occupants trapped Command 19-9A placed RIT 09-2 in service for Search & Rescue of the upper floors and Command struck out a 2nd Alarm. Crews assisted numerous occupants to the stairwell along with Police and were joined up with the crew from Engine 04-1. After completing an initial fast paced search crews headed back to the 3rd floor where the fire was located. Along with the crew from 04-1 several occupants were assisted through the smoke and into the stairwell. Crews located fire in an adjacent apartment during search and rescue operations and quickly extinguished the same. Company 09 operated on the fireground for several hours with Engine's 09-1, 2 & 3. Quint 52 & Engine 39 covered our station while we were on the fireground.

 

Storm Brings Engine Company 16 Runs in 3 Hours - Jul 14, 2010

Today with the storms rolling in during the early afternoon Engine Company 9 handled a total of 16 Runs in 3 hours with 15 of them being within a 2 hour time period. Engines 09-1, 09-2, 09-3, Chief 09-9, and Utility09-8A were all out and about the town handling water rescues, pump outs, gas leaks in & out, fire alarms, and investigations. The first call came in for a water rescue out front of Station 9 for 2 vehicles in the water, with 2 adults and 2 children still in the cars. Crews quickly removed all them from the new Lake Sharon Hill located right ontop of Sharon Ave. After the water rescues the barage of calls came in with each Engine handling calls in a different section of town, with Engine 09-1 tallying up the most runs with 6 on one street. Of course check out some pictures from the storm and some video of the new lake front property on Sharon Ave.

 

Large 2 Alarm Brush Fire - Jul 4, 2010

Just before 7pm Engine Company 9 was dispatched to assist company 76 with a large brush fire that was involving approx 3-4 acres of land well over 2000ft from the nearest major roadway. Company 76 (Darby Twp), 77(Goodwill), 75(Briarcliff), 09(Sharon Hill), 01(Folcroft) were on the ticket. Engine9-2 and 9-1 made the response and began assisting in suppresion efforts on the lower area of the brush fire. Command requested additional companies to respond that brought the assignment up to a 2 Alarm Fire. Engine 9-3 and Utility 01 made access to the upper area of the fire via an abandoned roadway and began suppression efforts at the furthest point working back towards the other companies thus stoping the spread. The fire eventually involved over 5 acres of land and City of Philadelphia Quint69 also made a response to assist companies.

Academy Park After Prom and 2 Runs - Jun 4, 2010

Around 4pm Engine9-2 headed over to Academy Park High School to Assist the School District and the Prom Committee in preparing the high school. While there Engine Company 9 also took in 2 runs for activated Fire Alarms. After the runs crews returned to the High School to assist in final preparations of the High School. Crews returned to quarters and after watching the Flyers Win Engine9-2 and 9-3 returned to the High School with a crew of 12 to standby during the after prom. Crews provided Lighting to the Parking Lot and Main Entrance, and also finished setting up a generator to provide power to numerous Inflatable Games.Once guests began showing up several PPV fans were setup to help keep the Gym Cool while everybody enjoyed the night and had a good time.

  

Day & Night Crews do some Spring Cleaning - May 16, 2010

Over the past few days crews spent lots of hours replacing the ceiling in the Apparatus Room and also planting some new flowers in the flower bed. With the new doors finished crews decided to re-tile the Apparatus Room which helped clean up the room up. Several flowers and potted plants were also placed out front of the station to help clean up the front of the firehouse. As of today the entire front of the firehouse has been redone to improve the appearance to the public.

  

New Doors on the 9 House - May 7, 2010

Starting Today crews will be working during the day to install new apparatus room doors on Engine Company 9's Quarters. The new doors which were graciously paid for by the Borough of Sharon Hill are all Tinted Glass with Red Trim and bottom panel. The new doors are also insulated which will save the Borough and Taxpayers money in the long run as it will not require as much energy to heat the Apparatus Room during the winter months. The doors are being installed by Overhead Doors which is also a local based Company from Folcroft, PA. Crews have been working with the representatives of Overhead Doors to allow access to the apparatus and Gear as to not disrupt the quality Fire Protection & Emergency Medical Services we currently provide to our residents from Station 9. The new doors will also let more light into the building during daytime hours which will also reduce the Cost of Electric during the daytime hours. The New doors just like the old doors will also be able to be manually opened if the Emergency Generator is not up and running before a call goes out. We would like to Thank the Borough of Sharon Hill, Borough Council, Borough Manager, and Citizens of the Borough of Sharon Hill for purchasing these new doors for the Fire Company.

  

Engine9-1 handles Street Sweeper Fire - May 6, 2010

Early this afternoon around lunch time crews were hanging out on the ramp when an odor of something burning was noticed, shortly after crews discovered the Borough Street Sweeper in the Borough Maintenance Yard was on fire. Crews quickly called in the assignment and also grabbed their gear. Engine9-1 reversed down the driveway and found a Street Sweeper well involved with an exposure to a structure. Crews went in service with a 1 3/4 handline to knock down the fire and protect the structure. The fire was contained to the rear of the street sweeper and luckily the sweeper was empty and was not full of trash and rubbish. Crews were in service for approx. 1hour with hitting hot spots and containing the hydraulic fluids and oil that leaked out and now covered the ground.

Company Dumps house on Glenolden Fire - May 1, 2010

Just after 6am the Box assignment was struck out for 7 W Cooke Ave, Glenolden for the reported residential house fire. On the Ticket were 05, 01, 09, RIT-03 and Ems units. Engine9-2 with 5 hit the street and was advised police were reporting a Working Fire and once on Chester Pike crews could see the header. Engine9-2 arrived along with Engine5 and crews quickly ran the 200ft 1 3/4 to Side C and made entrance and began attacking the fire in the B/C Corner. Crew from Engine 5 entered Side A and headed to the 2nd floor. Engine9-1 arrived and its crew laddered Side A, B, and C with multiple ground ladders before grabbing a handline and heading off to the 3rd floor. Crews entered the 3rd floor and encountered high heat and zero visibility however located the fire rapidly spreading throughout the roof and quickly gained control of it. Crews then continued to rotate in and out of the structure as hot spots were located and extinguished. Crews in total placed 5 handlines in service. On scene from 09 were Engine9-1, 9-2, 9-3, Utility9-8A.

  

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