On Sunday July 25th a rash of severe thunderstorms came through the area causing many fires county wide. Engine 29-1 was initially dispatched to relocate to the Atglen Fire Company then re-directed to the Cochranville Fire Company to cover calls as many companies were battling a house fire caused by a lightning strike.
 
As members of the Pomeroy Fire Company were assisting the Cochranville Fire Company with cleanup from the house fire we were dispatched with the Cochranville Fire Company and the West Grove Fire to Gap-Newport Pike for a building fire. Engine 29-1 was first in taking up a position in the driveway to find a garage with a lean to attachment with light smoke showing.
 
It was found to be that a generator was being used to power a residence without power in the lean to portion of the building was placed to close to combustible materials. These materials began to smolder and smoke causing the smoky conditions noticed by a passer by who activated the 911 system. Fire was out upon arrival with a smoke condition. Units checked for extension and cleared shortly thereafter, returning to the Cochranville Fire Company to assist with the fire cleanup.
 
We would like to thank the Cochranville Fire Company and West Grove Fire Company for all of their hospitality and the opportunity to respond on a rare call in the southern portion of the county.
 
Not only did the Fire personnel have a busy day, the EMS Division of the Pomeroy Fire Company continued to run Sunday evening into Monday early morning hours. EMS personnel responded to four emergencies throughout the storm from West Caln to West Sadsbury. One fire stand-by for Wagontown Fire Company on Mattson Hollow Road, and three medical locals were covered.
 
The Pomeroy EMS Division kept going as Ambulance 29-1 and Ambulance 29-2 were dispatched for two (2) calls in the early morning hours of July 26th, 2010 after 0200 hours.
 
Photo(s) courtesy of John Crowley Career EMS of SCCEMS -
West Grove Incident