| Norristown Man killed in crash |
| Wed. Feb 10th 2010 |
A single vehicle Motor Vehicle Accident killed a young man after his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Initially dispatched as North Wales Borough, the call was scaled back to SD80 & SD62(North Penn Fire Company) once the exact location was determined, and as crews stoo...
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| Crews Practice in acquired structure |
| Sun. Feb 7th 2010 |
Despite a blizzard, crews got together this morning and participated in an acquired structure. "Live Smoke" was used an crews from station 80 and 345 completed about 20 evolutions in the house. Thanks to all that came out for a good time and great training!!
Thanks to Krista H...
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| Member's have a blast at the banquet |
| Sat. Jan 30th 2010 |
Member's celebrated the past year's accomplishments at this evenings banquet. A fun time was had by all. Thanks to Norriton Fire Company Station 61 for covering the station overnight.
Special thanks to the Banquet Committee for an awesome time!!!!
Below from Left to Right are the 2009 ...
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| 2010 Positions Announced |
| Fri. Jan 1st 2010 |
The Upper Gwynedd Township Fire Department is proud to announce the 2010 Administrative and Operational lineup.
Thanks to all those that were interested in the leadership positions. A special thanks to the officer’s from 2009.
OPERATIONS
Rick Alpert &nb...
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| Vehicle off at the Wawa |
| Wed. Nov 18th 2009 |
Crews were diapatched for a truck fire at one of the local Wawa's this morning around 9:00AM. CH80 arrived to find a moving truck heavily involved, with reports of an explosion. E80 established a water supply and crews from Towamencin and North Penn Fire Company's helped extinguish the b...
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| Kitchen off in the "Boro" |
| Tue. Nov 17th 2009 |
E80 was dispatched to assist Station 62 on a kitchen fire. Crews arrived and assisted with suppression, throwing ladders, and overhaul. Units were on scene for a little over an hour.
Thanks to Krista Hoblitzell for the pics!!...
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| Live Burn at Montco |
| Tue. Nov 3rd 2009 |
Tonight, crews headed down to the Fire Academy in Plymouth Township for a live burn drill. Crews practiced high rise operations while using standpipe connections and high rise packs. Members also hones thier skills in Search & Rescue. Thanks to all tha came out for a good time!...
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| Got Gas??? |
| Fri. Oct 30th 2009 |
With the Sumneytown Pike project in full swing, crews have been busy handling numerous gas main leaks...well, not sure if drilling into a pipe is considered a leak. Today, members were out for about 5 hours as a high pressure line was contained. Thankfully, there were no injuries, howeve...
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| Drill at the High School |
| Sun. Oct 18th 2009 |
Crews headed over to North Penn High School this morning to participate in a regional Mass Casualty Excercise. This was one of about 6 exercises occuring in the County today. Engine, Tower & Squad 80 made the trip over with 15 members.
For news coverage, click HERE
Pics stolen from...
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| UGFD in the News!! |
| Fri. Oct 9th 2009 |
Courtesy of TheReporteronline.com
Upper Gwynedd Fire Department collecting food, toys
Friday, October 9, 2009
By Bradley Schlegel
Staff Writer
UPPER GWYNEDD — On Saturday, the Upper Gwynedd Fire Department will host another of its hoagie fundraisers.
But that won't be the only activity...
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