On Saturday night, December 12th, Station 27 (B Platoon) along with surrounding mutual aid were dispatched to the 200 Block of W. Brown St. for a dwelling fire. As units were responding, occupants reported something on fire in the basement. E27, AC27 and Q27 arrived to find … [Read more...]
For the Safety of all, this years Santa Express has been cancelled. Please stay safe and we will see you next year! … [Read more...]
During the early afternoon hours of Monday, November 2nd, Station 27 (A Platoon) was dispatched to the 700 block of Kohn St. for a dwelling fire. Multiple callers were reported fire in an abandoned building in the middle of a row. With smoke showing from several blocks out, … [Read more...]
The Norristown Fire Department is looking forward to the arrival of our New Fire Safety Trailer. Our old trailer was 27 yrs old and allowed us to share our fire safety message to thousands of children. With funding available through Capital Improvement Funds, we will be able to … [Read more...]
At shift change on Thursday morning, October 22nd, Stations 27 (A & B Platoons) and 46 (Jefferson) were dispatched for a water rescue on the Schuylkill River in the area of the 900 block of Jackson St. Marine 27 responded with Quint 27 to Riverfront Park while CT27 and … [Read more...]
On Monday evening, October 19th, Station 27 (B Platoon) along with mutual aid companies were dispatched to the 500 block of Arch St. for a building fire. AC27 arrived on location and reported smoke showing from the eaves of a 2 1/2 story twin. QT27 layed in and stretched the … [Read more...]
On Friday, October 16th around 9:30PM, Station 27 (B Platoon) and surrounding mutual aid were dispatched to the 200 block of E. Elm St. for a building fire. CT27 arrived on location at a 3 story middle of the row with smoke showing from the front door, and fire showing in the … [Read more...]
Saturday, October 17th has been deemed National Move Over Day. National Move Over Day began in 2014 by the Arizona Professional Towing Association to help raise public awareness to the Move Over Law. Each day, emergency responders and highway workers risk their own safety to … [Read more...]
On Wednesday, October 14th, NFD and surrounding mutual aid partners met at the Montgomery County Fire Academy for Probationary FF Baker's live burn. This was the first of two burns to showcase and test all the skills and decision making abilities that are taught during the first … [Read more...]
On Monday morning, October 12th, a water leak was discovered at the intersection of W. Marshal St. and Markley St. This issue turned out to be a large water main that ruptured, which caused an extreme water outage throughout Norristown and surrounding communities. Given the … [Read more...]
This past Monday, October 12th NFD Firefighters completed the 32hr NFPA 1006 Vehicle & Machinery Technical Rescuer Class. The class covered the awareness and operations skills regarding basic vehicle rescue stabilization and operations, and non-technical low angle rope … [Read more...]
Today marks the beginning of Fire Prevention Week! This year's campaign, "Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!" works to educate everyone about the simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves, and those around them, safe in the kitchen. Did you … [Read more...]
Beginning in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 19th A platoon was dispatched to the report of multiple car fires on E. Marshall St. As Crews arrived, they found 2 vehicles well off and extinguished the same. Crews remained on location for a little more than an … [Read more...]
As the Montgomery County Health Department continues to monitor COVID-19 in our region and adhere to guidelines designed to reduce the potential for unnecessary exposure, all in-person car seat checks have been canceled until further notice. This is a fluid situation and we will … [Read more...]
It was a busy 4th of July weekend with the Department responding to 25 calls. 10 of those calls were fireworks related, and 2 were building fires. Last year, during the same time period, we had one minor fire involving fireworks. The increase is staggering! A word of caution … [Read more...]
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