Street Sweeper Fire in East Caln Township
 
By FF/EMT Jeff Cole
July 21, 2024
 

This morning around 5:20 am, the Downingtown Fire Department was dispatched to the area of Trestle Place in East Caln Township for a vehicle fire. While enroute units were advised there were multiple commercial vehicles on fire. Engine 45 from Alert Fire Co. No. 1 arrived and deployed a front bumper line to begin fire attack. Engine 46-2 arrived shortly after establishing a water supply and deploying two more hand lines for fire attack. Crews operated for approximately 2.5 hours.