100% Volunteer

Total Calls
2011   133
2010   114
2009     119

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Since 11-21-2006

146 West Maple Grove Rd
P.O. Box 302 Bowmansville, PA 17507
Phone 717-445-6293
Fax      717-445-8271
Email  bvfc33@bowmansvillefire.com
 

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Rescue Training

10/18/11 On tuesday evening training officer Leon Newswanger set up a mock training drill off oaklyn drive and we invited Rescue 1-3 (Denver) and ambulance 3-19 (fivepointville) to join in the drill. Leon simulated a accident where a jeep hit a farm tractor pulling a ammonia tank, with the tractor and the jeep flipping over. There was one victim under the tractor and two victims pinned in the jeep and the ammonia tank was leaking. With there being a accident call in east cocalico twp. the ambulance crew could not make it.

Vehicle Accident

11/16/11 At 16:12 hours station 3-3 was dispatched to a vehicle accident in the area of route 625 and Lauschtown rd. Deputy 3-3 (Good) responded along with engine 331, engine 332, squad 3-3 and ambulance 319-1 (fivepointville), ambulance 1-7 (reamstown) and a medic unit out of berks county. All three patients were transported and with some clean up all station 3-3 units went available around 17:30 hours.

Vehicle Accident Involving Fire

11/12/11 On saturday afternoon around 13:00 hours station 3-3 was dispatched to assist station 69 (Morgantown) on the PA Turnpike in the area of 293 west bound for a vehicle accident involving fire. Deputy 3-3 (Good) responded along with engine 331, engine 332, and all units entered the turnpike at bridge rd and went east bound in the west bound lane to the scene. Deputy 3-3 and engine 331 arrived first on the scene to a fully involved tractor trailer up against the jersey barrier. Engine 331 placed 2 - 1 3/4 lines in to service with foam with deputy 3-3 (Good) taking command and captain 332  (Lehman) taking operations and working with station 69 out of chester county, on the other side of the scene. Tankers 314 (fivepointville), tanker 3-4 (churchtown) also assisted on the scene. The last unit from statoin 3-3 cleared the scene around 17:30 hours.

photos were taken from a passerby off the turnpike system

Working Structure Fire

12/06/11 Station 3-3 was dispatched to assist berks station 72 (brecknock) with a working out building in the area of penn sylvan dr. Deputy 3-3 (good) and engine 331, engine332  responded and were advised there was a working shed fire next to another structure. Station 72 and engine 331 went into service with a single 1 3/4 and the fire was knocked out.

Vehicle Accident

1/21/12 Station 3-3 was dispatched at  1:22 hours for a reported vehicle accident with vehicle into a house on douglas dr. in the area of the dead end. Deputy 3-3 (Good) arrived and reported one car that came off the PA Turnpike and went into the rear of the home on douglas dr. Engine 3-3-1, engine 3-3-2 , ambulance 319-1 (fivepointville) responded along with chief 3-3 (Musser) who took command. Deputy 3-3 reported the driver left the scene so 3-3 crews worked on assessing the structure and utilities. Command requested Berks county station 85 (spring) for their collapse team to shore up the home. After an extensive time on location all units went available around 5:15 hours.

SCBA Training

02/07/12 The bowmansville fire company was given the opportunity to do some scba air pack training in a home that is going to be tore down. The Pine Grove church has a house on there property that is going to be tore down due to their building expansion of the church. They are allowing the fire company to use it for training until it comes down. We here at the Bowmansville Fire Company would like to thank the members of the Pine Grove church for allowing us this opportunity.

Haz Mat  Incident on the PA Turnpike

02/13/12 At 22:49 hours station 3-3 was dispatched to the PA Turnpike mile marker 298.8 west for a hazardous materials incident. Chief 3-3 (musser) responded along with eng 3-3-1, eng 3-3-2, squad 3-3, tankers 3-14 (fivepointville), berks 72 (brecknock) , ambulance 3-19 -1 (fivepointville) and Lancaster county haz mat team 2-9. Chief 3-3-2  (leinbach) was first on location and advised that we had a tractor trailer leaking an unknown substance from the rear of the trailer. Chief 3-3-2 took operations while chief 3-3 took command, engine 331 arrived on location with a crew of seven. Engine 332 responded to a construction lane on oaklyn dr with deputy 3-3 (good) to check for runoff. It was determined that the chemicals were a serious risk to personnel and with water, also if two of the chemicals were mixed there was potential for explosion. The haz mat team arrived and set up operations along with squad 3-3, and tanker 72, tanker 3-14 stood by at the gate at bridge road. The longer we got into the incident engine 3-12-1(terre hill), ambulance 3-19-2, medic 9, air 3-9 were dispatched to the scene. At the request of haz mat 2-9 engine 204 (manheim twp) responded and truck 3-9. After an extended time haz mat neutralized the incident and all units went available and returned with all station 3-3 units going available around 04:00 hours.