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Written by Info from 2nd Deputy Chief John Sands   
March 22, 2008

Communications notified Car 3 early Saturday morning that Tower 1 was being requested for operations in Birdsboro Borough. The town is located about 20 minutes south east of Reading. Companies there had been battling a multi alarm apartment building fire. The fire was orginally dispatched around 0200 hrs, and was reported with an individual trapped in the building.

Tower 1, along with Car's 6 & 22 responded to 213 North Furnace street and found a 3 story building with multiple ladder companies in operation. The tower set-up on the A/D corner of the building and assisted with operations. The company returned to quarters shortly after 0700. 

*Companies in operation:

7,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,15,18,19,23,24,36,49,61,64,85

Zone 5 & 6 tanker task force.

Montco 57, Chester 61, Pottstown Cascade

Special Note: The victim was succesfully removed from the building by firefighters, however she unfortunately succumbed to her injuries a few days later. 

*Info Obtained From Centralpafire.com* 

 




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