COCHRANVILLE FIRE COMPANY
Homeville Road House Fire
Box: 2702
By: Lena Stoltzfus
March 21st, 2008
Friday, March 21st, 2008 at 1115 hours, the Cochranville Fire Company, the Union Fire
Company #1 of Oxford, Lancaster County Ambulance 5-2, and Lancaster County Tanker
5-1 were alerted for a house fire on the 3000 block of Homeville Road in West Fallowfield
Township. Within minutes, Chester County Fireboard re alerted the call adding Medic 94
due to a call stating that there may still be people in the house.
Deputy 27 arrived on scene at 1123 hours reporting a working chimney fire with extension
and no entrapment. He then established "Homeville Road Command."
Engine 27-5 was the first apparatus on scene. It's crew quickly extinguished the fire on the
first floor with one 1.75" handline. The crew from Engine 27-3 checked for extension.
Others set up fans and opened windows to ventilate the house.
The fire was under control by 1141 hours.
All units returned available by 1230 hours.
Thank you to Lancaster County Tanker 5-2 for standing by at our station.
Units: Engine 27-5, Engine 27-3, Engine 27-1, Rescue 27, QRS 27
Mutual Aid: Lancaster County Ambulance 5-2-1, Medic 94-2 and 94-4, Lancaster Tanker
5-1, Ladder 21, Engine 21-2, Tanker 21 and Squad 21
Box: 2702
By: Lena Stoltzfus
March 21st, 2008
Friday, March 21st, 2008 at 1115 hours, the Cochranville Fire Company, the Union Fire
Company #1 of Oxford, Lancaster County Ambulance 5-2, and Lancaster County Tanker
5-1 were alerted for a house fire on the 3000 block of Homeville Road in West Fallowfield
Township. Within minutes, Chester County Fireboard re alerted the call adding Medic 94
due to a call stating that there may still be people in the house.
Deputy 27 arrived on scene at 1123 hours reporting a working chimney fire with extension
and no entrapment. He then established "Homeville Road Command."
Engine 27-5 was the first apparatus on scene. It's crew quickly extinguished the fire on the
first floor with one 1.75" handline. The crew from Engine 27-3 checked for extension.
Others set up fans and opened windows to ventilate the house.
The fire was under control by 1141 hours.
All units returned available by 1230 hours.
Thank you to Lancaster County Tanker 5-2 for standing by at our station.
Units: Engine 27-5, Engine 27-3, Engine 27-1, Rescue 27, QRS 27
Mutual Aid: Lancaster County Ambulance 5-2-1, Medic 94-2 and 94-4, Lancaster Tanker
5-1, Ladder 21, Engine 21-2, Tanker 21 and Squad 21
