Air 52 Responds to Working Fire in East Goshen Township
By Junior Firefighter Francis Smiley Jr.
January 20, 2012
At 9:58 PM on Friday, January 20, the working fire dispatch was put out to 34 Hill Street in East Goshen, this dispatch included Station 54/56 (Goshen), Ladder 53, Air 52, Medic 91, and Station 4 (Malvern) for the Rapid Intervention Team. Initially Station 54/56 were dispatched for the report of a house fire, upon the arrival of the Police Department and Captain 54 it was confirmed that there was a working fire. Air 52 quickly responded with 5 firefighters led by Lieutenant Creager and arrived onscene in a matter of minutes. The crew of the air truck then split, 3 firefighters assisting with manpower at the fire building and 2 firefighters helping with scene lighting and the filling of SCBA bottles. Air 52 returned to the Borough of West Chester at 12:16 AM on Saturday morning.
