Fame Fire Co

Copyright Fame Fire Company 2010 2010: Email_Webmaster: 200 E. Rosedale Ave, PA 19382 West Chester: 610.692.5404Fame Fire Co No. 3 is one of three 100% volunteer fire stations that make up the West Chester Fire Department. As part of the department, Fame Fire Co No. 3 provides fire and rescue services to the Borough of West Chester and all, or portions of, the following Chester County townships ; Birmingham, East Bradford, Thornbury, West Goshen, and Westtown.Fame Fire Company has become the FIRST ( 1st ) All-Volunteer Fire Company in Chester County and the fifth ( 5th ) all-volunteer fire company in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to achieve 100% state certification in the voluntary state certification program. The 49 Active Firefighters have participated in a Voluntary Pennsylvania State Certification Process following guidelines from the National Fire Protection Association, and recently achieved 100% fire professional certification.To achieve this goal, in 2007 the 49 active firefighters attended numerous training classes in firefighting, rescue and special hazards that totaled more than 10, 000 hours in preparation for the written and practical skills competency validation of the National Firefighter Standards.Fame Fire Company is proud to be the first All-Volunteer Fire Department in Chester County and the 5th out of 2, 500 fire departments to receive 100% certification. Fame is the 29th overall fire department out of 466 other departments that are participating in the certification process.For more information, contact Captain Kevin Corcoran at the Fame ( 610 ) 692-5404.The Pennsylvania State Fireman's Convention, and Parade will be held in West Chester, PA in September 2013 in conjunction with Fame Fire Company 175th Anniversary.For more information, please contact Mike_McCarthy or call ( 610 ) 692-5404 and leave a message.To join, please stop by any Thursday Evening after 6: 30 PM and ask to speak to the Captain.11 members of the Fame Board of Firefighters have qualified for, and have been accepted as, members of PA Company 2, the Southeastern Pennsylvania 5 County USAR ( Urban Search and Rescue ) Team. Team members pose in front of one of PA Company 2 vehicles during a recent orientation at the Montgomery County Fire School.4 more members of the Fame Board of Firefighters have certified as Rescue Technician: Rope High Angle, bringing the station total to 14. Congrats to all including our friends from stations 47 and 6 who joined us.