Right after 11 AM today, RFC was dispatched to the 700 block of East Lancaster Avenue for a reported car fire.
RTPD arrived and reported smoke in the passenger compartment of the car.
Crews arrived and confirmed the report. After disconnecting the battery, crews used a booster line to extinguish and cool down the firewall area.
Crews returned to the station within thirty minutes.... (Full Story & Photos)

On February 23rd, shortly after 3:30 PM, RFC was dispatched to the 200 block of Midland Avenue for a person with their leg stuck in a snowblower.
Crews arrived and EMS began treating the person for pain management while fire crews worked to stabilize the snowblower and dismantle the blades of the blower where the leg was stuck. Within a few minutes, crews were able to dislodge the patient's leg.
EMS ... (Full Story & Photos)

The annual "Read Across America" celebration at Radnor Elementary School took place on Monday, March 2nd.
RTSD invited members of RFC to visit the school to be guest readers for their students.
This year, Chief Michael Maguire and Firefighter Logan Barbini volunteered to read to the elementary school classes.
Their participation was well received by teachers and students alike.
Thank you Mike and ... (Full Story & Photos)

With the impending significant snowfall forecasted, RFC started to prep the station and apparatus to handle any emergency calls. This included putting chains on trucks and outfitting the Utility with a snowblower in case it's needed to clear a path for responders.
Food was purchased for the career staff and volunteers as they prepared to remain in station for an extended period of time to reduce response ... (Full Story & Photos)

Shortly after 11 AM, as RFC was clearing a fire alarm, we were dispatched to mile marker 14.1 southbound on I-476 for a vehicle crash with injury.
Montgomery County units were also dispatched.
RFC arrived and found a vehicle on the left shoulder which had rolled over and landed back on its' wheels.
The lone occupant had already self-extricated.
RFC cleared the scene in about thirty minutes.... (Full Story & Photos)

Months ago, Chief Michael Maguire started looking into a funding source to upgrade the RFC water rescue equipment.
He reached out to Representative Lisa Borowski, and together, they started to explore grant options from the state.
Tonight, Rep. Borowski presented RFC with a check for $40,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
This money will be used to purchase ... (Full Story & Photos)

The RFC Spec Committee worked for months on the specs for the new Quint. Bids went out to several apparatus manufacturers with two returned who said they were able to build what we needed.

Several months ago, RFC awarded the contract for the Quint replacement to Pierce Fire Apparatus.

Three members of the Quint Specifications Committee flew to Appleton, Wisconsin on February 1st to have a pre-con ... (Full Story & Photos)

Arkema, Inc., headquartered in Radnor, sponsored two RFC firefighters to join in their "Industrial
Response Training for Municipal Firefighters" training, held at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

Firefighters Alex Valeri and Jack Whitehead were chosen to take part in this training and flew to Texas at the end of January for the three-day class.

Training included foam types, foam ... (Full Story & Photos)