Fire Task Force 1 Responds to Hopewell Forest Fire
By Lieutenant Justin McClure
April 10, 2012
On Monday, April 9, at 1800 hours, Chester County Fire Task Force 1 was dispatched to assist the Pennsylvania Department for Conservation of Natural Resources with a large forest fire at French Creek State Park in Chester and Berks Counties.
Engine 51-2, with a crew of 6, responded along with 4 other engines and 2 trucks to provide exposure protection in North Coventry Township. The Task Force, DCNR, and local fire companies worked throughout the night stopping the 600 plus acre fire from spreading to residences and other structures.
After 12 hours of operation Task Force 1 returned just after 0700.
