Busy Tuesday for Berwyn Fire/EMS, 21 Calls in 14 hours
 
By NewsDesk
June 6, 2023
 

BERWYN, PA - The Berwyn Fire Company had a busy Tuesday handling 21 calls for service in the Tredyffrin-Easttown community.

This included several medicals calls, fire incidents and responses related to the smoky/hazy conditions that were caused by the Canadian wildfires.

The Paoli Fire Company provided mutual aid at a dumpster fire in the 1000 block of Waterloo Rd. in Easttown Township. This call was originally dispatched at 12:58 p.m. in the Paoli primary area of the Township and was later changed to the Berwyn primary area at 1:06 p.m. The crews of Paoli Engine 3-5 and Berwyn Engine 2-3 worked together to extinguish a fire in a large dumpster near a residence.

Not long after this incident, Berwyn EMS provided mutual aid at 2:17 p.m. to the Paoli Fire Company for a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Rt. 30 and Rt. 252 in Tredyffrin Township.

While responding to a variety of incidents throughout the day, a group of volunteers and career staff were also assigned to standby with two ambulances and support vehicles at the Conestoga High School for their Class of 2023 Graduation.

Tuesday, June 6th Call Log

1. 7:18 a.m. / Newtown Rd. / Advanced Life Support / Easttown Twp.
2. 9:18 a.m. / Bodine Rd. / Advanced Life Support / Tredyffrin Twp.
3. 10:44 a.m. / Chesterbrook Blvd. & Bradford Rd. / Advanced Life Support / Tredyffrin Twp.
4. 10:54 a.m. / Old Lancaster Rd. / Automobile Fire / Easttown Twp.
5. 1:06 p.m. / Waterloo Rd. / Dumpster Fire / Easttown Twp.
6. 2:17 p.m. / Rt. 30 (Lancaster Ave.) & Rt. 252 (Leopard Rd.) / Motor Vehicle Collision / Tredyffrin Twp.
7. 3:14 p.m. / Waynesbrooke Rd. / Basic Life Support / Easttown Twp.
8. 3:40 p.m. / N. Valley Forge Rd. / Basic Life Support / Tredyffrin Twp.
9. 4:05 p.m. / Bair Rd. / Residential Fire Alarm / Tredyffrin Twp.
10. 4:26 p.m. / Irish Rd. / EMS Event Standby / Tredyffrin Twp.
11. 6:39 p.m. / Lancaster Ave. / Advanced Life Support / Easttown Twp.
12. 7:10 p.m. / Bartholomew Rd. / Advanced Life Support / Easttown Twp.
13. 8:11 p.m. / Church Rd. / Basic Life Support / Easttown Twp.
14. 8:18 p.m. / Chief Officer Outside Smoke Investigation / Easttown Twp.
15. 8:35 p.m. / Knobb Hill Ln. / Chief Officer Outside Smoke Investigation / Easttown Twp.
16. 8:41 p.m. / Sugartown Rd. / Residential Fire Alarm / Easttown Twp.
17. 8:47 p.m. / Abbey Rd. / Basic Life Support / Easttown Twp.
18. 8:49 p.m. / Woodstream Dr. / Chief Officer Outside Smoke Investigation / Tredyffrin Twp.
19. 8:52 p.m. / Valley Forge Rd. / Basic Life Support / Tredyffrin Twp.
20. 8:59 p.m. / Cypress Ln. / Chief Officer Outside Smoke Investigation / Tredyffrin Twp.
21. 9:10 p.m. / Old Forge Crossing / Chief Officer Outside Smoke Investigation / Tredyffrin Twp.

Municipal Response Breakdown

Easttown Twp. - 11
Tredyffrin Twp. - 10

Photos courtesy of Ethan Tartaglio and Christopher Totaro
 
Paoli Engine 3-5 on the scene at the dumpster fire in Easttown Twp.
Paoli Engine 3-5 on the scene at the dumpster fire in Easttown Twp.
Berwyn and Paoli firefighters working together at a dumpster fire in the 1000 block of Waterloo Rd. in Easttown Twp.
Berwyn and Paoli firefighters working together at a dumpster fire in the 1000 block of Waterloo Rd. in Easttown Twp.
 
Paoli Engine 3-5 and Berwyn Engine 2-3 at the dumpster fire in the 1000 block of Waterloo Rd. in Easttown Twp.
Paoli Engine 3-5 and Berwyn Engine 2-3 at the dumpster fire in the 1000 block of Waterloo Rd. in Easttown Twp.
Congratulations to the Conestoga High School Class of 2023!
Congratulations to the Conestoga High School Class of 2023!
 
Berwyn ATV 2, Ambulance 2-2 and Ambulance 2-3 on standby at the Conestoga High School Class of 2023 Graduation.
Berwyn ATV 2, Ambulance 2-2 and Ambulance 2-3 on standby at the Conestoga High School Class of 2023 Graduation.
Berwyn EMS Command unit on standby at the Conestoga High School Class of 2023 Graduation.
Berwyn EMS Command unit on standby at the Conestoga High School Class of 2023 Graduation.