West End is doing a SCRAP METAL fund drive.  If you have any scrap metal laying around your house please donate it to us at 1319 Park Avenue.  We will be accepting drop offs at anytime.  If you have large items and have no way of getting them to us, please let us know and we can come pick it up.  If you have any questions about dropping off or need a pick up please contact:

Kyle 267-733-7026

Ron 267-377-6682

Companies were dispatched for the box assignment at the Quakertown Farmers Market with reports of fire showing from the roof area of exit 23. Battalion 18 arrived and confirmed fire showing with wires down around the roof area. Chief 87 arrived and established Command while Battalion 18 took Operations. Squirt 18 responding from the carnival cover for Station 58, Rescue 58, and Engine 17-1 arrived within minutes of the initial dispatch and went to work. Squirt 18 layed in to side C and pulled a handline off of Engine 17-1 and went to the roof while Engine 17-1 crew took two handlines to  the interior. Rescue 58 was assigned to side A and instructed to go to the interior for search and rescue and hooking ceilings. Tower 18 arrived right behind the initial apparatus and set up their main to the roof while the crew went to the interior to assist with search and rescue. Rescue 18 supplemented the Tower crew and went to the roof to assist with fire suppression and roof operations. Engine 17 charged Squirt 18's lay and the crew assisted with interior operations. Companies worked through extremely hot weather conditions and put a quick knock on the fire keeping it from spreading while evacuting the building of workers and keeping civilians from running back inside the building. A second alarm was added for manpower due to hot weather conditions and manpower was set up on Side A. RIT on the assignment was Rescue 26 and Rescue 56. Crews were on scene for an extended period of time for overhaul. Also on the assignment along with all QFD apparatus were: E 36, E 36-1, E 56, E 57, E 75, TW 27, R 49, L 49, R 23, E27-1, Montco E 65, Montco Squad 65.

Emergency Management Warning - The prolonged spell of very hot and increasingly humid weather is creating a dangerous and in some instances deadly situation. Avoid spending much time outdoors and remain in an air conditioned location. Be sure to check on your elderly relatives and neighbors. Remain alert for signs of heat related illness.

If you are experiencing a heat related medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1 immediately. For further information or if you need assistance, please contact the Quakertown Borough Fire Marshal’s Office at 215-536-5001 Ext. 114.

Click on the link below for information on recognizing the signs and symptoms of heat related illnesses

Companies were dispatched for an alarm system. Battalion 18 arrived on scene and reported a smoke condition on the third floor of an apartment building. Tower 18 and Engine 17-1 crew arrived and went inservice to the third floor with forcible entry tools. Engine 17 took the hydrant assignment. Crews quickly found the cause to be careless cooking in one of the apartments. Squirt 18 was given the ventilation assignment. Companies were back in service within the hour.

Companies were dispatched for an automobile fire in Quakertown Borough late Thursday night. Battalion 18 arrived on scene and reported a vehicle with an engine compartment fire. Squirt 18 and Engine 17 arrived on scene and made a quick knock of the fire while remaining apparatus staged at the entrance to the development. Crews were available within the hour.   

17 and 18 apparatus responded in the early evening hours for a water flow alarm at an industrial building in Richland Township. Upon arrival, Tower 18 crew found a sprinkler head off inside the building. Engine 17-1 crew also went to the interior to assist. Further investigation found some charring in the area of a ventilation blower near the activated sprinkler head. Squirt 18 handled water shut off while Rescue 18 crew went to the roof to check for extension and found no extension into the unit. While checking the roof, crews found a seperate problem in one of the air handlers that was sparking due to faulty wiring and shut down the unit. Companies were available quickly after turning the building over to maintenance. 

Squirt 18 spent some time at Station 27 while their members worked at the Sellersville Fire Company Carnival. Crews stood by throughout the night to handle any calls in the 27 local. At the end of the night, the Squirt along with other designated apparatus relocated to the park for the fireworks display. The Squirt returned to the QFD local just before midnight.

Saturday afternoon, Tower 18 was dispatched to relocate and cover Montgomery County Station 65 (Pennsburg) while they operated on a structure fire in Montco Station 38's ( East Greenville) local.  The Tower ran no calls during the 2 hour cover assignment.

Companies were dispatched to another brush fire in the area Wednesday afternoon. Calls came in for a brush fire near a development that was spreading quickly. Apparatus from the QFD arrived and found a 100' x 50' grassy area on fire. Crews went in service and quickly contained the fire and extinguished the brush. The incident was put under control and companies were released within the hour. Apparatus that assisted were: Field 36 and Tanker 36.