14:40 hours Station 34 was dispatched on automatic aid to Perkiomen Township for a reported Non-Commercial building fire along with Station 66; 86; 68-C; SD68; 52; 51. Chief 66 arrived on scene and reported a tree and wires on fire and held the response to 66 units and Fire Police Units
U34-1 w/ FP34-1 and FP34-8 responded to Godshall Road and Brookside Road and closed the roadway at that location.
15:22 hours Station 34 along with Ladder 77 were dispatched to the Holy Cross Regional Catholic School at 701 Locust Street for the report of an Elevator Rescue. MCEDS advised from caller 1 person stuck in the elevator. Assistant 34 arrived on location and reported the subject out of the elevator at 15:28 hours and recalled all units.
15:42 hours Station 34 was dispatched to the 400 block of 8th Avenue in the Borough of Collegeville for an Electrical Fire Outside. Was found to be a transformer issue on a pole. Assistant 34 arrived on scene and requested Fire Police shut down 8th Avenue at Clayhor and 8th Avenue at Morgan Lane in Upper Providence. FP34-8 responded from the Perkiomen incident to 8th and Clayhor for traffic control at that location. FP68-21 responded 8th and Morgan for traffic control at that location.
17:00 hours at U34 -1 with FP34-1 was requested and responded to Lower Frederick Township to assist with closing north bound Gravel Pike at Park Avenue due to a tree and pole down in the roadway. FP34-1 cleared this incident at 17:00 hours.
18:12 hours Station 34 Fire Police along with the Upper Providence Twp., Fire Police Task Force were dispatched to a tree and wires down on Arcola Road at Troutman Road. FP34-8 responded to this location to close the roadway and was joined by FP68-21 and FP68-24, Utility 34-1 with FP34-8 responded to Arcola and Cider Mill Road and closed Arcola Road at that location. Fire Police went available from this incident at 20:45 hours.
Pictures courtesy of Chief 66