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Fire Marshal Report to the Board of Supervisors
September 10, 2001
During the months of July and August, the East Whiteland and Kimberton Fire Companies responded to ten automatic fire alarms, three trees/wires fire, one smoke investigation, one vehicle fire, one fuel spill, one ambulance assist, and seven vehicle accidents - one involving fire.
The emergency calls were as follows:
Automatic fire alarms at:
- General Warren Boulevard (two alarms)
- Morehall Road (fifth and sixth alarm this year after twenty last year)
- Hollow Road
- Tudor Court
- Raven Hill Road (two more alarms)
- Union Hill Road
- Valley Hill Road (third this year)
Wires on
- Whitehorse Road
- Tinker Hill Lane
- Charlestown Road
Smoke investigation on Jeffords Court
Vehicle Fire on Charlestown Road
Vehicle accidents on:
- Rt. 401 near Bell Circle
- Rt. 29 near Union Hill Road
- Phoenixville Pike
- Charlestown Road near Hilltop Road
- Charlestown and Markley Lane
- Coldstream and Mary Hill Roads
- Merlin and Pikeland Roads (with fire)
Precipitation for July and August was below normal resulting in a deficit of 4" for the year. We are in a drought condition - please reduce your water usage.
I worked at the Kimberton Fire Company Fair during the last week of July. I also met with the State Police regarding several fire related issues. And, as I reported at last monthÕs meeting, the traffic light at Rt. 401 and Valley Hill Road while doing a very good job during non-rush hour traffic, causes terrific backups during the rush hours. When traffic is backed up more than 25 or30 car-lengths heading west or 15 to 20 car-lengths heading east, the emergency vehicle preemption cannot work. I have received numerous complaints, the latest from the East Whiteland Fire Chief regarding this situation. Before this light causes an accident, it must be modified to accommodate the real world rush-hour traffic. I did meet with Mr. Kohli and a representative from PennDot on August 13, 2001 and am waiting to see the testing and changes recommended to alleviate this problem.
We replaced a couple of older tables at the Emergency Operations Center and are getting ready for our practice table-top drill in anticipation of the biennial Limerick drill on Novermber 1, 2001. Please consider joining our Emergency Operations Center staff. Training is free and your services are appreciated. Please contact me or the township office for details.
Respectfully submitted,
Frederick C. Alston, Fire Marshal
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