Many thanks to Penn Medicine-Radnor and Mission BBQ for dropping off food in support of EMS Week 2025! Our crews appreciate the extremely kind gesture in keeping us fueled to respond to emergencies! (fb)

On Thursday, May 8th at 0724 hours, RFC was dispatched to the Jaguar/Land Rover dealership in the 300 block of East Lancaster Avenue for an automatic fire alarm, reported to be a pull station. Within a minute of dispatch, Delaware County Fireboard advised that a second call was received reporting fire and smoke coming from the back of the building. The call was upgraded to a building response which added an engine from Berwyn Fire Company Quint 15 quickly arrived on location and stretched an 1 3/4” line into the first floor. Firefighters encountered a fire in the parts caddy, which is a mechanical, rotating, storage system spanning the basement and first floor of the building. The incident was upgraded to a working fire dispatch which brought additional resources to the scene. Firefighters had to use saws to cut through the metal sheeting around the parts caddy to gain access to the fire, which was a time-consuming process. A second alarm was struck to bring additional personnel to assist with the exhaustive challenge of the firefighting effort. Due to the size of the building, the trailer mounted PPV fan from Delco Station 49 (Milmont Fire Company) was requested to facilitate ventilation. The last of the apparatus cleared the scene at 1106 hours. Thanks to Brookline Volunteer Fire Company - Station 35 and Manoa Fire Company - Station 56 for covering the township during the fire! (fb)