Saturday, May 12, 2012
A pick-up game of football in an alley off Elm and Cherry Streets turned into an impromptu lesson on fire safety as the kids in the neighborhood begged to see the fire truck; while the firefighters were on a detail installing smoke detectors in a nearby residence.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Norristown served as a backdrop for an unusual sight Sunday, as firefighters from Philadelphia to Stowe to Lower Merion trained in a mass decontamination drill. Although the Norristown Fire Department was not directly involved, department officers oversaw many aspects of the overall drill. The large scale drill was sponsored by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Taskforce.
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
Norristown Firefighters headed to Nesquehoning, Monroe County, to the Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) to inspect their new engine. This engine will replace the 1989 Hahn that is housed in the Montgomery Station. Good progress is being made on the engine and is expected to arrive in Norristown by the middle of this summer.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Ladies from the Fairmount Engine Company No. 2 were treated to dinner by the Men of the Fairmount during their annual May Social.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
The Phillies Phanatic helped promote fire safety during the El Dia de los Ninos celebration at Gotwals School. The "Day of the Child" celebration coincides with the Bicentennial of the Municipality of Norristown.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Norristown Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in a dwelling in the zero hundred block of East Basin Street this afternoon. The fire appeared to have started on the back stairs and extended into the kitchen. Fire also extended into an attached property. No one was home at the time of the fire, however, firefighters were able to safely remove a pet cat from the home.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Norristown Firefighters responded to a vehicle accident in front of the Plymouth Community Ambulance Building at Main and Green Sts this morning. Two people became trapped after their vehicle flipped on its side. Crews stabilized the vehicle then removed the roof providing extrication of the victims. No serious injuries were reported
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Norristown Firefighters, along with King of Prussia and Penn Wynne Firefighters, spent the day training in trench rescue. Training took place in the Elmwood Park Area. The training involved shoring up the sides of a trench, then digging out the victim of a collapsed ditch. It is considered one of the most dangerous rescue operations to complete. These three departments make up the Montgomery County Southeastern Technical Rescue Taskforce, which continually train and respond to technical rescues in the area.
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FOX29 News on the Spitko Family
Norristown Fire Department's Spitko Family was featured on FOX29 news in a recent interview which aired on the 10 O'Clock News on Wednesday. The Spitko Family is good example of a number of families in the Norristown Fire Department which continues to carry on the great traditions of the fire department.
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Norristown Firefighters extinguished a fire in a basement on the zero hundred block of East Elm Street this afternoon. Crews from East Norriton, Center Square, Plymouth and Barren Hill assisted to bring the fire under control.
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