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 	<title>TOWER GOES ON 5 COUNTY TASK FORCE DRILL</title>
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 <![CDATA[The Tower was dispatched @ 7am for a preplanned 5 county task force drill with Montgomery County,Delaware County,&nbsp;Philadelphia County, Chester County, and Bucks County.&nbsp; The Tower made its trip down to Bucks sta. 29 to meet up with the rest of the Bucks county task force to make the trip to Conshohocken.&nbsp; Once arriving in Conshohocken the Tower was dispatched on multiple scenarios which consisted of a multiple MVA with entrapment and a RIT activation in a large comercial building.&nbsp;...]]>
 
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    <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:05:50 -0400</pubDate>
  
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 	<title>FIRE HELD TO EXTERIOR OF DWELLING</title>
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 <![CDATA[Companies were dispatched for reports of fire showing on the exterior of a building. Engine 17-1 arrived and pulled one handline to the front door of the dwelling while BC 17 was reporting the fire to be knocked down but with a smoke condition to the interior. Tower 18 arrived and split their crew to the interior and to the roof to check for extension while Engine 17-1 and Squirt 18 crew checked for extension to the porch area and&nbsp;the mulch and brush areas. Squirt 18 took the hydrant assignment and remaining QFD&nbsp;apparatus set up a manpower pool. It was quickly determined that there was negative extension and after a few minutes of ventilation companies wrapped up and returned to station....]]>
 
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:04:12 -0400</pubDate>
  
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 	<title>RESCUE GOES TO THE 57 LOCAL FOR A CUT JOB</title>
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 <![CDATA[Rescue 18 was dispatched with station 57 for a vehicle into a tree. Crews arrived to find one vehicle with heavy damage and the driver trapped in the driver seat. Rescue 18 and Chemical 17s crew went in service with a driver side door pop and a roof removal while Engine 57s crew pulled a protection line. Extrication was complete within 20 minutes....]]>
 
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:04:04 -0400</pubDate>
  
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 	<title>CREWS QUICKLY KNOCK A FULLY INVOLVED AUTO</title>
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 <![CDATA[Companies were disptached for multiple reports of a vehicle fully involved approximately 5ft from&nbsp;a building.&nbsp;Based on the report DC 87 added&nbsp;Tanker 36 due to the lack of hydrants in the area and the possibility of the building exposure.&nbsp;Squirt 18 arrived on scene and confirmed a fully involved auto but without exposures.&nbsp;The crew went in service with&nbsp;one&nbsp;handline to knock the fire. Engine 17-1&nbsp;arrived and pulled a back up line and supplied&nbsp;Squirt 18.&nbsp;Remaining QFD&nbsp;apparatus staged and sent manpower to&nbsp;assist.&nbsp;The fire was quickly knocked and companies were available within the hour....]]>
 
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:04:27 -0400</pubDate>
  
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 	<title>HERO'S NIGHT WITH THE IRON PIGS</title>
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 <![CDATA[Members from the Quakertown Fire Department and their families purchased group tickets to the Iron Pigs Game at Coca Cola Park on Tuesday night. Every year the Iron Pigs host a Hero's Night to recognize firefighters, EMS, police, and our past and present military personnel. ...]]>
 
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:04:57 -0400</pubDate>
  
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 	<title>MULTIPLE BRUSH TRUCKS CALLED TO CONTAIN BRUSH FIRE</title>
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 <![CDATA[Companies were dispatched for reports of a brush fire in the wooded area of a residential development.&nbsp;C87&nbsp;arrived and confirmed fire in the woods and instructed companies to&nbsp;go in service with extinguishing the fire and containing it around its perimeter. 2 additional brush trucks and 1 additional Engine was called to assist with cutting and raking tree limbs and brush. The fire was quickly contained and extinguished....]]>
 
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:04:27 -0400</pubDate>
  
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 	<title>CREWS KNOCK DOWN SHED FIRE WITH MINIMAL EXTENSION TO RESIDENCES</title>
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 <![CDATA[Companies were dispatched for multiple reports of a shed fire late Tuesday night. BC 18 arrived on scene and reported a fully involved shed with exposures to two twin dwellings. While Tower 18&nbsp;was arriving,&nbsp;BC&nbsp;18 reported that&nbsp;the fire was&nbsp;extending to the siding of both dwellings.&nbsp; The Tower was instructed&nbsp;to pull one handline to knock down the shed&nbsp;fire and to stop the fire from spreading any further to the dwellings.&nbsp;Engine 17-1 and Squirt 18 both arrived shortly&nbsp;after and&nbsp;the Engine crew was&nbsp;instructed to lay in and supply the Tower and pull a secondary line to the interior of&nbsp;one of the&nbsp;exposure dwellings while Squirt 18 staged at a second hydrant and&nbsp;assisted with the second handline. Rescue 18 crew went in service with overhaul of the siding.&nbsp;Remaining QFD&nbsp;apparatus&nbsp;and mutual aid established a manpower pool....]]>
 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:04:01 -0400</pubDate>
  
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 	<title>BRUSH FIRE IN WALNUT BANK FARMS</title>
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 <![CDATA[Friday evening crews were dispatched to the Walnut Bank Farms developement in Richland Township for reports of a large brush fire in the rear of the condominiums. DC87 arrived an confirmed a brush fire appoximetly 50x20 heading towards the wooded area.&nbsp; Field 17 and Squirt 18 arrived quickly and were able to stop the fire from spreading into the woods.&nbsp; Also on scene assisting with overhaul were Tower 18 and Engine 17....]]>
 
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:04:47 -0400</pubDate>
  
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 	<title>PEP'S ICE CREAM CYSTIC FIBROSIS FUNDRAISER</title>
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 <![CDATA[Friday nigt from 4-10pm Pep's Ice Cream located at the corner of 5th and Broad street in Quakertown Borough held a fundraiser in support of "Brandens Battalion".&nbsp; Tower 18 and Engine 17-1 spent the evening on display&nbsp;across the street at Station 17 to show their support for Branden's Battalion.&nbsp; ...]]>
 
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:04:45 -0400</pubDate>
  
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 	<title>SQUIRT GOES ON COUNTY TASK FORCE TO CHESTER COUNTY</title>
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 <![CDATA[The Bucks County Fire Task Force was activated to assist at the wildland fire in French Creek State Park located in Chester County PA. The Squirt along with E17,E31,E76,E4,E78,T40,T75,T71 were dispatched around 21:30 All apparatus gathered at 18's house for a briefing before they made the 1 trip to Chester County. The crews relieved the Lancaster County Task force in fire protection of nearby structures. Crews were back in station at 04:30. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:04:57 -0400</pubDate>
  
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