First West Chester Fire Company

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Welcome to the Official Website for the First West Chester Fire Company

The First West Chester Fire Company is one of three 100% volunteer fire companies that make the West Chester Fire Department. The Station is located at South Bradford Avenue and West Miner Street in East Bradford Township.  The First West Chester Fire Company provides fire/rescue coverage to West Chester Borough, as well as West Goshen, East Bradford, Westtown, Birmingham, and Thornbury Townships. As the oldest company in the West Chester Fire Department, our volunteer organization has been proudly serving our communities since 1799.

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First West Chester Fire Co., Engine Co. 51, October 27

Please visit www.firstwestchester.org to apply.... (Full Story & Photos)

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Building Fire Dispatch in West Chester Borough

Watch Desk, August 25

West Chester Borough - Just after 1:00 AM this morning the WCFD was dispatched for an automatic fire alarm activation at 3 West Gay Street, West Chester Borough.

Arriving units found a smoke condition inside the property and the incident was upgraded to a building fire alerting the remainder of the WCFD and assist companies.

After a search of the building the cause of the incident was found to be ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Watch Desk, August 14

The West Chester Borough Fire Department and Good Fellowship Ambulance & EMS Training Institute responded to a rescue for a person trapped under a vehicle in the 800 block of West Miner Street.

The subject was successfully freed from the vehicle and turned over to EMS.... (Full Story & Photos)

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Building Fire at Peirce Middle School

Watch Desk, July 19

West Goshen Township - Just after 10:00 AM, the West Chester Borough Fire Department were dispatched for a fire alarm at Peirce Middle School, 1300 block of Burke Road, West Goshen Township, for a fire alarm.

The incident was upgraded after crews arrived and found a small fire with the sprinkler system activated. A small fire inside was contained by the sprinkler system and fully extinguished by ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Watch Desk, July 11

This morning at 8:28 AM the West Chester Borough Fire Department, Good Fellowship Ambulance & EMS Training Institute, West Chester Borough Police Department along with mutual aid departments were dispatched to the 900 block of Centennial Drive, East Bradford Township, for a house fire.

Crews arrived on location finding heavy fire conditions throughout the house. A second alarm was dispatched bringing ... (Full Story & Photos)

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