Berwyn Fire Company

Berwyn Fire Company rescuers were once again called to Glenhardie Rd. and Richards Rd. in Tredyffrin Township at 10:50 p.m. for a water rescue. One occupant was safely removed from their vehicle. Please DO NOT pass barricades, cones or caution tape if you encounter those in your travels. These are in place for your safety! While the rain has slowed down, we are still seeing flash flooding conditions in the area. Thank you to Jefferson Fire Company No. 1 for responding with their boat. While ultimately not required, we appreciate the quick response.

There are multiple flooded roadways in Tredyffrin Township and Easttown Township. Use caution, please stay off the roads if you can. Do not pass barricades! Do not drive through flowing water! The high winds may cause trees and power lines to come down over the next several hours. Contact PECO directly using their app or 800-841-4141 to report power outages.

Berwyn fire/EMS volunteers and career staff have just cleared water rescues at Glenhardie Rd. and Richards Rd. and in the 700 block of Lancaster Ave. in Tredyffrin Township. An ambulance is also handling a medical emergency on Saunders Dr. in the Township. Flash flooding is occurring throughout the area. For some perspective, Trout Creek normally flows around 2 feet and it is now above 8 feet as indicted in the image below! Avoid travel! Turn Around, Don’t Drown! Thank you to the Tredyffrin Township Police Department, Easttown Township Police Department, Tredyffrin Township Public Works Department and Radnor Fire Company for their help this Christmas Eve.

As Berwyn Fire Company EMS was handling a medical emergency in the Chesterbrook section of Tredyffrin Township at 7:39 a.m. this morning, Tower 2 was dispatched at 7:46 a.m. to assist Upper Merion Township Fire & EMS with the removal of an injured worker from a roof. All Berwyn units were available from these respective incidents by 8:30 a.m.

****UPDATE @ 9:25 a.m. - All lanes have been reopened in the area of Rt. 422 West near the Swedesford Rd. overpass in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.**** The Berwyn Fire Company is on the scene of an accident involving a fatality on Rt. 422 West near the Swedesford Rd. overpass in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County. All westbound lanes are closed in the immediate area as the investigation is completed by local and state police officials. Please avoid the area and seek an alternative route if traveling this morning.

Berwyn Fire Company crews have handled 11 fire/EMS calls in the T-E community and 1 mutual aid EMS request to Radnor Township today. This has included several EMS calls for basic and advanced life support, a couple fire alarms, a fuel spill, and motor vehicle collision. A total of 6 career staff and 10 volunteers have responded to calls throughout the day. Earlier this evening around 5:30 p.m., a parked vehicle was struck by a motorist in the 1500 block of Glenhardie Rd. in... Tredyffrin Township. Fortunately no one was injured despite the damage pictured in the image below. Firefighters cleaned up debris in the roadway and assisted with traffic control. Prior to this crash, EMS was transporting a patient to Paoli Hospital from a private residence and firefighters dealt with a small fuel spill at the Sunoco in the 200 block of Old Eagle School Rd. The Tredyffrin Township Police Department and Easttown Township Police Department assisted at a number of these calls today.

The Berwyn Fire Company was dispatched at 7:58 a.m. this morning to Five Guys in the Gateway Shopping Center in Tredyffrin Township for a reported building fire. Upon arrival of Berwyn Engine 2-1, based out of the substation at 1100 West Valley Rd., a small grease fire was located in the kitchen. Due to the swift action of workers the damage was limited. Firefighters ensured the fire didn’t extend into the kitchen exhaust system and ventilated smoke from the building. The R...adnor Fire Company assisted with their ladder truck. Additional mutual aid from the Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Co. and Upper Merion Township Fire & EMS was requested, but recalled due to the incident being brought under control quickly. All units cleared this call by 9 a.m. The Tredyffrin Township Police Department provided scene control. The Chester County Health Department was notified of the incident per standard protocol.

Since the start of the month, Berwyn Fire Company volunteers and career staff have responded to over 30 fire/EMS calls. This past Thursday, two incidents were handled in Tredyffrin Township involving trauma patients in the 400 block of Devon Park Dr. at a motor vehicle collision and a bicyclist who struck a vehicle near the intersection of Old Eagle School Rd. and Devon Park Dr. The substation ambulance crew, located at 1100 West Valley Rd. near the Gateway Shopping Center, ...arrived within 4 minutes of dispatch to both of these calls. Prior to the opening of this station, responses to these locations would typically take 8-9 minutes. The Tredyffrin Township Police Department and Easttown Township Police Department provided assistance at several of these incidents. https://www.berwynfireco.org//Driver-Injured-in-Rollover-C

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