The Ridge Fire Company #1, Station #62, of northern Chester County Pennsylvania USA, serves the communities of East Coventry, South Coventry, East Vincent, Warwick, and West Vincent.
Thoughts and Prayers for (former) Chief Linwood Kolb & Kolb Family
Chief Linwood Kolb passed away Wednesday January 18th, 2012.
Ridge Fire Company would like to thank;
Companies that brought apparatus to Viewing: Kimberton Fire Co, Norco Fire Co, Royersford Fire Dept, and Phoenixville Fire Dept
Companies that brought apparatus to Funeral: Kimberton Fire Co (Tower 61), Linfield Fire Co (Quint 51), Royersford Fire Dept (Ladder 98), Liberty Fire Co. (Ladder 63), and Ludwigs Corner Fire Co (Engine 73-1 and 73-2)
Companies that attended, with out apparatus: Thorndale Fire Co, and Sanatoga Fire Co
Companies that sent Fire Police: Modina Fire Co (Traffic 37), Limerick Fire Co, NORCO Fire Co (Traffic 64), Lionville Fire Company, Twin Valley Fire Departmen, Honey Brook Fire Company (Traffic 33), and East Brandywine Fire Co (Traffic 49)
Police Departments who attended and assisted: East Vincent and East Coventry
If we missed anyone we aplogize and please let us know: E-Mail RidgeFH@RidgeFireCompany.com
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Information Last Updated: 2/2/2012 1:30 PM
Link to 75th Anniversary message
Link to Ridge Fire Co 75 Years - Members talk about THEN and NOW {14 mins 56 secs}
Link to Chapter 3: Ridge Fire Company 75 Years - A dedication to all members past and present. {9 mins 39 secs}
Our 75th Anniversary is this year and the above is the start of our celebration documentaries.
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There's more to Firefighting then running into burning buildingsThink about being a Fire/Rescue volunteer!For more infomation on being a volunteer in Chester County, PA, Click the picture below.
{Click Picture above for more information} For more infomation on being a volunteer in Chester County, PA, Click the picture above. For more infomation on being a volunteer at Ridge Fire Company Click VOLUNTEER Insteresting Statistics There are currently 1,514 volunteer firefighters in Chester County. Five years ago, we had 1,591. Ten years ago, we had 1,664. Fifteen years ago, we had 1,831. This shows a DECREASE of roughly 17% of our volunteer base over the last 15 years. Studies done in the PA State Senate estimate that to replace ALL PA Volunteer Fire/Rescue/EMS would cost taxpayers ~$7,000,000,000 to $9,000,000,000!! |
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SPECIAL THANKS TO VINNIE MILLER AT WWW.VINNIEMILLER.COM AND DAN MILLER AT WWW.TRAFFICDAN.COM FOR ACTION PHOTOS, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GUYS! |
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | Years |
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| 2011 | 39 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 30 | 56 | 29 | 46 | 29 | 36 | 404 | 9 |
| 2010 | 34 | 23 | 30 | 38 | 19 | 44 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 44 | 27 | 29 | 383 | 8 |
| 2009 | 38 | 26 | 38 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 35 | 22 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 382 | 7 |
| 2008 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 44 | 52 | 33 | 27 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 36 | 395 | 6 |
| 2007 | 35 | 24 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 19 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 36 | 353 | 5 |
| 2006 | 41 | 33 | 34 | 42 | 30 | 56 | 46 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 43 | 24 | 449 | 4 |
| 2005 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 34 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 336 | 3 |
| 2004 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 322 | 2 |
| 2003 | 26 | 35 | 43 | 26 | 22 | 32 | 38 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 350 | 1 |
| 9 Year Total | 282 | 249 | 294 | 279 | 244 | 314 | 301 | 290 | 276 | 300 | 260 | 284 | 3374 | |
| 9 Year Average | 31.33 | 27.67 | 32.67 | 31 | 27.11 | 34.89 | 33.44 | 32.22 | 30.67 | 33.3 | 28.88 | 31.56 | 374.89 |
All Totals and Averages DO include 2011 numbers!
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More Pages of Interest
Firefighters Prayer and Maltese Cross
Information, what's happening at the Fire House
Ridge Fire Company Sponsors
Coventry Little League
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TRAINING FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS IS CONDUCTED WEEKLY ON TUESDAY NIGHTS STARTING AT 1900 Hours {7:00 PM}
ANYONE INTERESTED MAY COME OUT AND WATCH
MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH
The Fire Police Meeting starts at 1900 Hours {7:00 PM}
The Company Meeting, followed by the Relief Meeting, starts 2000 Hours {8:00 PM}
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