Construction is almost complete on our 2008 Pierce Velocity Ladder. This week the main ladder was installed and tested. We are expected to recieve the ladder in less than three weeks. Click here to see more photos and details!

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Firefighters from the Newtown Fire Association, along with EMT's/Medics from the Newtown Ambulance Squad and police from the Newtown Township Police Department visited the Olly children's shoe store on South Eagle Road to celebrate their grand opening. Firefighters were on hand to give children tours of the firetrucks.

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At 3:00 AM on Thursday, August 21st, firefighters from the Newtown Fire Association, medics from the Newtown Ambulance Squad, and police from the Newtown Township Police Department, Middletown Township Police Department, and the Lower Makefield Police Department responded to a three vehicle accident with entrapment at the intersection of Newtown Yardley Road and the Newtown Bypass. Crews on scene discovered a tractor trailer resting in the middle of the bypass, a Volvo V70 to the left of the trailer with extensive front end damage with an injured occupant, and a Nissan Sentra lodged completely underneath the trailer with one male heavily entrapped. Rescue crews went in service with rescue tools, and were able to free the entrapped driver of the Nissan in sixteen minutes. Medics on scene were unable to revive the patient, and the man sadly succumbed to his injuries. Crews remained on scene until the Bucks County Coroner transported the victim, and tow trucks removed all the vehicles that were involved. It is believed that two separate accidents occurred - first the Volvo collided with the tractor trailer and then moments later the Nissan crashed into the disabled truck.

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Firefighters held a hydrant and hose line advancement drill at the Goodnoe Elementary School in Newtown Township. Junior Firefighters practiced how to properly hook up to a hydrant and relay water to an engine through a 5" supply line, while other firefighters practiced hose line advancement scenarios and refreshed their hose-packing skills.

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Firefighters from the Newtown Fire Association, Newtown Emergency Services Department, and the Yardley-Makefield Fire Company were dispatched to Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems at 100 Campus Drive in Newtown Township for a Hazardous Materials Incident. A security guard told dispatchers that there was a large leak on a 50 foot tall liquid nitrogen cryogenic tank in the rear of the building. Chief 45 arrived on scene and reported that a 100' x 100' cloud of liquid nitrogen vapors was visible in the rear of the building. Ladder 45, Rescue 45, Engine 55, Engine 55-1, Utility 55, Engine 80, Medic 145, and Field 55 with Hazmat 45 responded to the incident. Crews returned after maintenance workers on scene were able to control the leak.

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Construction is going well on our soon-to-be-delivered 2008 Pierce Velocity Ladder. An early September delivery date is now expected. Click here to see more photos and details!

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Members of the Newtown Fire Association assisted with parking at the popular Grange Fair in Wrightstown once again this year. Firefighters were on hand from 9 AM to 10 PM to assist with parking, and to provide landing zone support for a JeffSTAT medical helicopter performing a public relations event at the fair.

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Firefighters from the Newtown Fire Association were dispatched to a reported brush fire near the intersection of Country Lane & Franklin Road in Middletown Township. A caller to 911 reported that there appeared to be a fire in a nearby retention basin. D-45 arrived on scene and discovered a 20' x 20' pile of wood was set on fire by individuals having an outdoor barbecue. Since there was no burn permit obtained, Field 55 extinguished the fire. Middletown Township Police and the Middletown Township Fire Marshal were also on scene.

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Firefighters from the Newtown Fire Association hosted members of the University of Pennsylvania's PennSTAR medical flight program at the Bucks County Community College for a training exercise. A PennSTAR employee taught firefighters about a wide array of topics, including the history of medical helicopters, when they should be utilized at an emergency, and how to safely set up and operate at an emergency landing zone. Firefighters were also familiarized with the various aircraft designs and on board fire suppression systems, and were instructed how to safely shut down the helicopters and extricate any crew members in the event of a crash. To finish the exercise, a flight crew from Philadelphia landed a helicopter on the baseball field of the community college and gave firefighters a tour of the aircraft.

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Members of the Newtown Fire Association were dispatched to an auto extrication in the area of the Newtown Middle School, near the intersection of Rt. 413 & Richboro Road. Calls to 911 reported that a single vehicle had overturned onto an embankment before becoming up righted, and one occupant was trapped inside the vehicle. Rescue crews stabilized the vehicle, popped the passenger side door, and assisted medics with the removal and packaging of the patient. Rescue 45, Engine 55, Field 55, Medic 145, and Newtown Township Police were on scene.

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Members of the Newtown Fire Association, Newtown Emergency Services Department, and the Northampton Fire Company were dispatched to an auto extrication near the baseball fields of George School. An emergency official on scene notified Bucks County 911 that one patient was heavily entrapped in a Ford sedan. Crews from Rescue 45 and Engine 55-1 went in service with extrication tools to remove the two driver's side doors, windshield, and roof. Crews from Rescue 73 manned a 1 3/4" hose line in case a fire started in the vehicle. The victim was removed in under 15 minutes, and was transported to St. Mary's Hospital. It is believed that the driver of the Ford sedan failed to stop at a stop sign, and was T-Boned by a school bus filled with children traveling on Newtown-Langhorne Road. After being T-Boned, the vehicle continued moving until it stopped on the field at George School. The passengers of the school bus were uninjured.

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