September 29 - For this week's drill, the volunteers from
Station 21 conducted a car fire evolution at the Lower Merion Township Training Grounds. Firefighters
practiced different techniques related to the attack of car fires, and went over cutting power off to a
car's electrical system. In addition, nine other members from Penn Wynne took part in the National Firefighter
1 Prep course. This course that runs weekly, is being held at Station 21 and is being taught by Bucks
County Fire Academy instructors.
MVA WITH FUEL SPILL
September 22 - At 5:33pm, Station 21 was dispatched to an MVA
with a reported fuel spill on the highway at the intersection of Remington Road and Lancaster Avenue. Upon arrival, Engine 21 found a 3 vehicle accident with
approximately 10 to 15 gallons of fluids on the highway. Firefighters dumped in excess of 200 lbs. of oil
dry and performed damming techniques to contain the fluids.
OPEN HOUSE AND HALLOWEEN PARTY ANNOUNCEMENT
September 17 - Penn Wynne Fire Company has two community events
coming up in the near future. On Wednesday, October 6th at 7:30pm, the volunteers from Station 21 will be hosting an Open House.
Anyone interested in learning more about the Penn Wynne Fire Company, can come out and get a tour of our station
and our trucks. Additionally, learn about what we do operationally, and meet the volunteers that protect your
community. Next, on October 30th at 7:00pm, the volunteers will be kicking off the holiday of Halloween early,
with a Halloween Party. All kids and parents, are invited to come out to the Penn Wynne Firehouse the night
before Halloween, where the volunteers will be putting on a fire prevention show, as well as giving out
candy to everyone. Stay tuned to the Upcoming Events section of our website for
announcements on all future community happenings.
HAHN SIGHTING FROM CHESTER
September 16 - Late one night, Engineer Chris Schmid was lurking around the wonderful neighborhood of Chester, PA. All of a sudden, out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of something out of the past that he recognized. It stood out from all the other red machines surrounding it, because this rig was SLIME LIME. While inspecting the rare specimen, he noticed the gold leaf had been stripped off, and magnets reading, "Chester Fire Dept.", had been placed on the apparatus. In addition, he found Laa-Laa, the yellow Teletubby, resting comfortably on the front intake. Also, he learned in its short stint of duty, it had already pumped at around 44 jobs! Here is the proof from that fateful night.
