Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43)

At 17:01 hours, your Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) volunteers were dispatched to the unit block of W. Main Street in neighboring Norristown Borough to assist the Norristown Fire Department on a reported building fire. NFD's Quint and Engine 27 arrived to find fire behind a light fixture in an apartment's ceiling with minor extension. Ladder 43 arrived and assumed 1st due truck company responsibilities positioning on the alpha side of the building alongside LPFD's To...wer 53. The ladder's crew was tasked with primary searches on the 2nd floor and checking for any further fire extension on floor #4. All visible fire was quickly knocked down with no further fire extension found and all searches proving negative. Command placed the fire under control with no reported injuries and the ladder was made available shortly after. Plymouthfc.org

Earlier this morning the volunteers of the Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) had the honor of taking part in a very special birthday celebration for one of our own. Today we celebrated township resident 1st Sgt. Casper C. Prestia on his milestone 100th Birthday! Sgt. Prestia is a veteran of the Military Police of the United States Army Air Corp and the United States Air Force having served our country in WW II. Following a short parade past his residence to show our ap...preciation Fire Chief John Heleniak presented Sgt. Prestia a small plaque in recognition of his centennial day of birth and to thank him from the bottom of our hearts for his service to our great country and our community. Many thanks to our brothers and sisters of the Harmonville Fire Company No.1, Plymouth Township Police Department, Plymouth Community Ambulance Association - Medic 308, Conshohocken Fire Company No. 2, and Spring Mill Fire Company No.1 for assisting us today with this celebration! So please join us in wishing 1st Sgt. Casper C. Prestia an amazing Happy Birthay! Thank you again sir for your service and may God bless you always!

Engine 43 crew's initial knock down of this morning's vehicle fire off of Ridge Pike:

Early Morning Start for Station 43 At 00:50 hours your Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) volunteers were dispatched to the area of E. Ridge Pike and Lucetta Street for a possible vehicle fire. The 911 caller reported seeing smoke and flames from inside a vehicle. Plymouth Township Police Department officers were first to arrive and reported fire from a vehicle on Lucetta Street just off of the corner of Ridge Pike.... Engine, Squirt and Chief 43 made the response shortly after dispatch. The Engine and Chief arrived on scene and confirmed the intial report of a 4 door sedan well involved. The crew from Engine 43 deployed the front 1 3/4" bumper line and quickly extinguished all visible fire. The scene was turned back over to the police department and station 43 was made available just before 01:30 hours. There were no injuries to civilians or to first responders.

Following our election process at the end of our 2020 service year and at the closing of our first monthly meeting of 2021 the Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) is pleased to announce our 2021 operational and administrative leadership. We wish you all a successful and safe service year! 2021 Line Officers: Chief 43: John J. Heleniak III Deputy 43: Michael Burton ... Assistant 43: Chuck Luthy Assistant 43-1: Mike Gehman Battalion 43: Frank Heleniak Captain 43: Chuck Gallagher Captain 43-1: Mark O'Neill Lieutenant 43: Andrew Thomas Lieutenant 43-1: Brandon Stocchi Chief Engineer: John Kijak Asst. Chief Engineer: John Papalitskas Fire Police Captain: Adam Heffelfinger Fire Police Lieutenant: Mike Petriga 2021 Operational Officers: President: Adam Heffelfinger Vice President: Michael Burton Treasurer: John J. Heleniak Jr. Secretary: Robert Luthy Asst. Treasurer: Andrew Thomas Asst. Secretary: Cathy Costa 2021 Board of Trustees: Chairman: Mike Gehman Trustee: Tom Leedom Trustee: Mike Rafter Trustee: Pat O'Hara Trustee: John Papalitskas

The officers and members of the Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) were graciously gifted filtered face masks today by Chris Mancini, General Manager of John Kennedy Ford Conshohocken to aid us in our continued safety measures and precautions to the Covid-19 pandemic. We can not thank Chris and his staff enough for this generous gift that the company will certainly put to great use!

Attention: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the Plymouth Fire Co. Hall will be closed through the end of 2020. If you have any questions regarding the hall please contact Tanya Zekovitch at 484-614-7578 [email protected]

Today on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day the members of The Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) wish to extend our heartfelt and sincerest thanks and appreciation to our brothers and sisters in blue especially our partners of the Plymouth Township Police Department. There is no way we can ever repay you all for your service to our community in keeping all of us safe and without a doubt making our firefighter's jobs easier while operating at emergency incidents. So today and everyday, thank you, thank you, thank you to all of these brave men and women! We wish you all an amazing day and a safe and successful year ahead! We look forward to continuing to work side by side with you for the betterment of our community!

The officers and members of the Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year!

Hey Plymouth! Do we have some exciting news for you!!! Now that the turkey has had his day the officers and members of the Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) are pleased to announce that regardless of what 2020 has thrown at us, SANTA IS STILL COMING TO TOWN!! After much discussion with the jolly old man in the North Pole, Santa and his station 43 elves will be riding through our fire district's neighborhoods on SATURDAY DECEMBER 19th with a projected start ti...me of 12:00PM. With Santa's and our community's safety in mind things will look a tad different than in years past. This year, Santa will be leaving his sleigh at home to gear up for Christmas Day and instead will be riding on top of our big blue fire truck and will pass through the neighborhoods slowly to ensure all of our little ones can see him from a distance from their doors and front yards! Unfortunately, our elves won't be able to pass out candy canes this year . BUT no worries.... We'll just hand out double next year! So stay tuned Plymouth Township as we will update you all further as we get closer to December 19th! Check back to our Facebook page and our Website WWW.Plymouthfc.org as we will update Santa's route of travel that day! And of course a projected rain date (because 2020 AmIright ) will be Sunday December 20th. So get ready, because HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS!

The officers and members of the Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) would like to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! 2020 has certainly presented us all with its fair share of challenges. While our traditions and routines today and everyday may be a bit different we would like to encourage everyone to take the time to reflect on the many positive things around us we have to be thankful for. We at station 43 are most thankful for all of the kind and generous support ou...r amazing community continues to show us day in and day out. We are thankful for all of the strong, selfless and dedicated members of our company who regardless of the world's situations continue to show up for their fellow man and woman to provide the absolute best fire, rescue and emergency services possible. So regardless of how or where you may be celebrating today, remember to focus on all of the good. Your volunteer here are as always ready and willing to serve you however you may need us. Be safe, be well. Happy Thanksgiving! To the men and women in our armed forces and all of the first responders who are away from your family's table this holiday we thank you! Stay safe, get home to your loved ones and Happy Turkey Day!

As Wave 2 of Covid strikes, our fire hall remains closed. The Auxiliary's Annual Trivia Night is on hold, until we can safely reopen. Please continue to support our local businesses who help us during our fundraisers. Thank you! Fayette Street Grille Hogs and Honeys Foundation For Kids (Check out their activities to benefit underserved and disadvantaged kids in Montgomery County) Bowe's Exxon Car Care Center Flanigan's Boathouse Conshohocken Coll's Custom Framing Gre...ater Plymouth Community Center The Gateway Cafe 2 Franzone's Pizzeria and Sports Bar Serenity Nail Bar and Spa- Conshohocken MARRIOTT SPRINGHILL SUITES-Plymouth Meeting Diamond Cuts Rocco's Brick Oven Pizzeria 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia MISSION BBQ (Plymouth Meeting) Pepperoncini Conshohocken Restaurant & Catering Deon-Barbone Beverage Planet Beach Miller's Ale House (Plymouth Meeting) Conshohocken Brewing Co. See more

Early morning working building fire response At 03:37 hours, your Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) volunteers were dispatched to the 100 block of Washington Street in neighboring Conshohocken Borough for a reported commercial building fire. Conshohocken Fire Company No. 2 was originally dispatched to the location for a fire alarm activation. Conshohocken Fire Department's Conshohocken "5" arrived on location to a 15 story office building with nothing evident an...d alarms sounding. Conshy 5 located the floor of the activation and proceedes up to floor #4 to investigate. Upon opening a hot water heater utility room, heavy smoke began pushing out into the hallways with fire now showing from the same room. The incident was quickly upgraded bringing in mutual aid from surrounding communities. Squirt and Utility 43 made the response with a crew of 7. The Squirt arrived minutes after dispatch and proceeded to lay 200 feet of 5 inch supply line into the scene and securing their own secondary water supply. Station 43's crew then stood by in staging before being placed in service with fans for ventilation on multiple floors. Conshohocken's Quint and Engine 35 were the first arriving engine companies, securing their own water supply to feed the FDC connection. Their crews deployed their high rise pack to the fire floor and made quick work extinguishing the fire and preventing any extension. The incident was placed under control quickly after and crews remained on scene for the next hour ventilating smoke as well as overhaul. There were no injuries reported and station 43 was clear and available just before 05:00 hours. For more info and pictures: www.Plymouthfc.org

The officers and members of the Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) wish to salute and honor all veterans of the armed forces for their great and dedicated service to our amazing country! To our members past and present who have served and continue to do so, thank you! God Bless you all and God Blass America

Ladder 43 Runs 3-Alarm Fire in Norristown Borough At 13:15 hours, Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43)'s Ladder 43 was dispatched to the 700 block of Kohn Street in neighboring Norristown Borough for the report of a dwelling fire. Montgomery County 911 indicated multiple callers reporting flames and smoke from the windows of an abandoned house. Norristown Fire Department's Assistant 27 went en route moments after dispatch and reported visible smoke in the air from acro...ss town. The working fire dispatch was sounded summoning further mutal aid from the surrounding area. Assistant 27 arrived to a 3 story middle of the row boarded up and abandoned dwelling with fire showing from side alpha on the first floor and heavy smoke pushing from the floors above. Chief 27 then arrived on scene and completed a 360 degree size up and reported heavy fire from the top floor on the charlie division. Quint and Engine 27 arrived and proceeded to force entry and stretch an 1 3/4" attack line into the fire building. Ladder 43 arrived as the first due truck company and immediately went to work forcing entry into the bravo and delta exposure dwellings. The crew along with members of the first alarm assignment also began to throw numerous ground ladders to the original fire building and the exposures. First in engine companies were met with heavy fire conditions and extreme heat and found the fire was already well advanced prior to their arrival. Fire would be found throughout the 3 floors of the original dwelling and was now extending throughout the row on the bravo and delta exposure via the cockloft. Command then requested the second alarm struck bringing in more mutal aid to the scene. As conditions continued to deteriorate, the evacuation tones were sounded and the incident was placed into an exterior operation. Ladder 43's master stream was then placed into service along with several other aerial devices on scene to begin extinguishing the large volume of fire. Ladder 43 operated for several hours dousing flames from multiple buildings. A 3rd alarm was eventually struck by command to bring in additional manpower to begin relieving first in crews. Ladder 43 was released from the scene around 16:30 hours and returned to quarters. Station 27 units along with several 3rd alarm and special called companies continue to remain on scene hitting hot spots and opening up areas to ensure all fire is extinguished. A tremendous job by all companies who operated at today's scene. Everyone worked in extreme conditions that included forcible entry issues on multiple boarded up doors and windows, the cold temperatures and the extreme wind that would aid in this fire spreading to the majority of the row. Special thanks to FF Marc Montelius for some of the pictures and video!