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4  S. Washington Ave
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

 

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(610) 664-9185

 
 

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     Welcome to the website of the Belmont Hills Fire Company.  We are located in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County Pennsylvania.  Belmont Hills Fire Company serves the communities of Belmont Hills along with portions of Penn Valley and Bala Cynwyd.  We also cover a portion of Interstate 76 between the City of Philadelphia and Upper Merion Township.

Recent Calls and News:

BUILDING FIRE AT THE 191 CONDOS

Monday, February 2nd, 2009   At 11:20 hours today, Station 22 was alerted to assist Union Fire Assn. at a fire alarm activation at an area high rise building. First arriving units found a smoke condition in the building and called for additional units to assist with evacuation. A small fire was confined to the lobby area of the 10 story high rise. Units operated on the scene for approximately 1 hour.


FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING MOTORCYCLE

Sunday, February 8th, 2009    Early this afternoon units were dispatched to City Avenue near Orchard Road for a vehicle accident with a report of entrapment. Fire department personnel found a motorcyclist wedged underneath of a pick-up truck as a result of the collision. The victim was reported DOA by EMS and Rescue 22 stood by on the scene to assist the County Coroner’s Office. Total time in service was approximately 90 minutes.

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GARAGE FIRE IN MERION

Thursday, February 12th, 2009   A fire involving live high voltage electrical wires keep firefighters busy this evening.  The initial call of a brush fire on Valley Road slowly escalated into a well involved structure fire while firefighters stood-by awaiting the arrival of electric company linemen.  The live electric wires involved presented a severe shock hazard to the firefighters that would normally make quick work of a brush fire. Multiple companies operated on the scene for approximately 3 hours.  

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FRIDAY THE 13th UNLUCKY FOR MOTORIST

Friday, February 13th, 2009   Late this morning a motorist traveling on Old Gulph Road near  Merion Square Road  was trapped when a tree fell across the roadway and her car.  The tree limb bought with it energized power lines requiring the response of PECo and Lower Merion fire rescue units. Personnel from Belmont Hills, Penn Wynne and Gladwyne fire companies were on scene for approximately 90 minutes awaiting the arrival of the electric company linemen. After assuring that the wires were de-energized, the motorist was helped from her car.

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