The Trevose Fire Company is looking for a few good men/women to become volunteer firefighters. Stop down the station any Tuesday night after 7pm and fill out an application or print out the application in the How to join tab on the left column and mail it to 4900 Street Rd. Trevose, PA 19053 Attn: Membership. We provide you with all of the latest and greatest equipment and all your training is free. We are looking forward in meeting you.

E4 and E4-1 responded to assist E65 for a fumes call at Lincoln hwy n Old Lincoln hwy. After investigating for a few different areas E65 recalled the assignment unfounded.

Canteen 4 was dispatched to Pioneer RD this morning for a Rehab assignment with the Willow Grove Fire Co (MC10), in Montgomery County, the unit was in service for 2.5 hours serving food and beverages for about 50 firefighters.

Friday started with an alarm system at a local restaurant, Eng 4 arrived to an active alarm and smoke coming from the rear door, after upgrading to a tactical box, Eng 65 made entry and discovered a food left on the stove, Eng 9 and Ladder 1 also responded. The remaining calls were a reported gas leak in Linconia, a electrical fire in Feasterville, and two fire alarms set off by workers one in the 6-1 local and the other in 84-12 local.

Trevose Fire Co won the award for the most original float at the Lower Southampton Township with our "Christmas in July"  theme

July 15th at Station 4 7PM EMS awareness.
July 22nd at Station 4 7PM Decon refresher.
July 29th at Bakers junk yard 730 PM Auto Rescue awareness.
Aug 5 at Bakers junk yard 730 PM Auto Rescue refresher.

E-4 and E-65 were dispatched to a trash truck on fire at Metropolitan Drive. DC4 onscene with a pile of rubbish on fire. The trash truck driver dumped the load of trash in the parking lot. E-4 went in service with hoselines and E-65 laied a supply line to feed E-4. Both companies were in service for about an hour.

The NFPA and Trevose Fire Company would like to share some statistics with you. In 2005, 10,800 people were treated at hospital emergency rooms for fireworks-related injuries. More than half (54%) of 2005 fireworks injuries were burns. Contusions and lacerations were second (29%), and were twice as common as burns when the injury was to any part of the head or face, including the eye. Hands or fingers were the part of the body injured in 30% of the incidents. In 24% of the cases, the eye was involved; other parts of the face or head accounted for 20% of the injuries. The highest risks of fireworks injury are to school-age children. In 2005, nearly half of the people injured by fireworks were under the age of 15. The highest injury rate relative to population was for ages 10-14 with nearly 3 times the risk of the entire population. Males accounted for nearly 7 out of every 10 (69%) fireworks injuries. Based on the amount of time and quantities in use, fireworks pose a higher risk of fire death than any other consumer product. Although cigarettes are the leading cause of fire death, the risk that someone will die from fire when fireworks are being used is higher relative to the corresponding risk when cigarettes are burning. On Independence Day in a typical year, more U.S. fires are reported than on any other day, and fireworks account for half of those fires, more than any other cause of fires.

A Sunday evening call sent Crews from Engine 84 and Rescue 4 were call to Cover Sta. 65 with Ladder 8, soon after Canteen 4 was called to the scene at Box 44-19 – Adams Rd. for a Rehab assignment. A short while later Special Service 84 was called for an air cascade assignment. An additional crew stood by at Station 4 for any other calls received. Companies were in service for 3 hours. The following companies were served by the Canteen 44, 88, 9, 11, 12, 16, 65, and 28.

Members of the Trevose Fire Co said goodbye to an old company friend and member Friday night. C. Lois Russell served as one of the original “remote” dispatchers and call taker from the old fire company operated radio system which operated for a number of years before dispatching was turned over to Bucks County Fire Radio. In recent years Lois was involved with the Bucks County Fire Marshalls Office Juvenile Fire setters program. She was also the wife of past chief the late Roy Russell, and mother to past member Ross Russell. She is survived by her son and several grandchildren, and leaves behind many friends from both the fire company and the Trevose Methodist Church.

A four run night keep the crews from 4’s and 84’s busy, first was a tree fire behind Station 84, crews arrived to find a fire extending from the base of the tree to top about 60 ft. up. The hollowed out proved to be no match for Captain Brain Baltzer and his chainsaw, Captain Baltzer used his talents from his daytime job as a tree trimmer to fell the once mighty oak. A bucket brigade was set up from the nearby Neshaminy Creek to extinguish the fire. After two hours cutting and dumping water Crews from Engine 84, 4-1, Utility 4 celebrated with a hearty meal of burgers and hotdogs back at Station 4 courtesy of Canteen 4 and prepared by the Assistant Chief. The other runs included a fumes call with Feasterville, a mulch fire at Home Depot, and a rescue with Nottingham on RT 1.

Members had a busy day on last day of spring, the first call came in the during the morning rush hour with an assist with Southampton Fire Co for a building fire, second was for a Dwelling on Tremont Ave.(see separate post for more on this) . The evening hour bought a RIT assignment for Engine 84 with Eddington Fire Co. and Rescue 4 was relocated to Cornwells Fire Company, while there they took in a motorcycle accident with Engine 44 from Newport Fire Company at Rt. 13 and Woodhaven Rd.

Crews responded to a report of a dwelling fire on Tremont Ave, DC 65 arrived reporting smoke showing from side B second floor, Eng 4-1 arrived and established a water supply advanced a line to the second floor, Lad 65 arrived a very short time later and went it service with ventilation and fire suppression support. The fire was quickly contained and additional units assisted with secondary search, and overhaul. Companies were in service about an hour, Other units responding were Engines 84 & 1-2, Rescue 6, 9 and R-2 for RIT

Engine 4-1 attended the groundbreaking ceremony today at the new BTESTC located behind the old BMX track off of Route 1 and Street Road. This is a state of the art training facility that will be able to have multiple scenarios being conducted at the same time with without any interference. It is available to all Bensalem Police, Fire and EMS thanks to the Mayor, Council of Bensalem and the township fire chiefs. The BTESTC is scheduled to be complete construction on the new building by late October, pending any inclement weather.

Canteen 4 was called to the Redwood Shopping Center 2nd Street Pike in Southampton for a building fire.