The Milmont Fire Company regrets to announce the LINE OF DUTY DEATH of Charles Hornberger. Charlie passed away on July 12th from complications of a heart attack he had after a call on June 30th 2010. Call #45 came in at 11:32 on June 30, 2010, for a fire alarm at the Target Building on MacDade and Milmont Ave.  After the call, Charlie suffered a severe heart attack, and was rushed to Taylor Hospital.

     Charlie was a life member of the Milmont Fire Company, as well as the Vauclain, Holmes and past Rutledge Fire Companies. Charlie held the position of Assistant Engineer, as well as past Deputy Chief of the Milmont Fire Company, and Past Chief of the Vauclain Fire Company. He was also a Dispatcher of 20 years for Ridley Twp. as well as Delaware County. He was an avid fire truck collector, and also enjoyed model railroading. Charlie was also a member of several Delco. Organizations, to include the Delaware Valley Chiefs Assoc.., and the Shamrock Judges. Charlie touched a lot of lives throughout the fire service, and will be missed by all.
    
     Arrangements are being made at this time, and more will follow. Apparatus IS requested to attend. For more information please contact Deputy Chief Jay Volpone at 610-636-7497, or the firehouse at 610-532-3232
 

The 49ers headed down to the playground for drill. Firefighters timed each other going through the obstacle course, with gear and packs on. The first run, was with a tool in hand. However the second run was a little more intense, so no tools were needed. Captain Sean Dougherty held the best time on the first run at 45 seconds. On the harder second run, Sean held his time of 45 seconds. However last to take the course was Lt. Mark Dougherty. Mark made it through the course, beating out Sean’s time by one second, with a time of 44 seconds. Firefighters had a good time going through the course, and plan on doing this drill sometime down the road, so keep practicing guys. (Someone’s got to beat Doc’s time of 44 seconds)

The Vauclain Firefighters came down to Milmont Monday night to work on some high angle rescue operations. The 62 house, brought the Rescue down, and rigged up Milmont’s Stokes Basket to the Tower. Vauclain will be coming back to Milmont next Tuesday night for a “Multi-Company Drill”. Milmont, Folsom, Vauclain, and our friends from Darby #2 will head out for some High Angle Rescue work with Tower 49, and Ladder 21.

Around 11am Tower 49 was sent to Folsom for a report of a basement fire in the 900 block of Village Rd. Upon arrival, firefighters found a working fire in the basement, with 2 people suffering from burns. Tower 49 staged at the hydrant, and pack crews were sent to the rear of the building to assist with ventilation. Thanks to the fast response, firefighters from Folsom, Holmes, Milmont, and Woodlyn, firefighters were able to make a fast knock on the fire, before the fire could spread through the house. Later in the day, the box was struck for a report of a fire at Dellapalla’s Tavern on MacDade in Milmont Park. Reports were that there was smoke in the building, and a bad light ballast was found outside of the building. The response was held to Tower 49, for further investigation.

Just after 5pm, the alarm was struck for a report of a building fire in the 900 block of Mitchell St. in the Folsom section of Ridley Twp. Tower and Ambulance 49 responded within minutes. 18-3 arrived on scene and reported an active fire on the electrical box on the exterior of the house. PECO was notified and put on priority response. A few minutes into the call, the service line to the house broke free from the house, and grounded out on nearby wires, causing the line to light up on fire. Luckily apparatus was placed with in a safe distance of the lines, and firefighters were being kept clear of the lines when they broke free. PECO arrived soon after, and secured the power to the lines and house. Company 49 went available from the scene shortly after.

Just after 1130 am, Woodlyn was handling an accident on the Blue Route, when Engine 49 was dispatched to assist Neither Providence Twp. With a brush fire on the Blue Route near the Septa Overpass. Engine 49-1 responded and upon arrival assisted 51 by providing tank water to their truck. Firefighters from Milmont also assisted with hosing down the brush fire. Engine 49-1 was on scene about 20 minutes before returning to the station.

Just before 5pm, Tower 49 was dispatched with the rest of the Woodlyn Box for a report of a building fire, on Grant Ave. in Woodlyn. 67 Command held the assignment, before the Tower could respond. Just after 5pm, Engine 49 was dispatched to an accident on MacDade, at the new Swiss Farms. Engine 49-1 responded and upon arrival, found a 3 car accident, with 3 injuries. Firefighters worked to secure the vehicles, and check on the extent of injuries. 49-7 transported 2, while 67-7C was called in for the 3rd victim. Crews from Engine 49-1 assisted EMS as well as clean up from the accident. Crews remained on scene to wait for the hook, and for EMS to transport.

Around 8:45am, tones dropped for a report of a building fire at the New Orleans Park Apartments, in the 900 block of South Ave. Engine 49-2 with a crew of 6 responded with in minutes. 43 command arrived on scene and reported heavy fire showing, with possible entrapment. Crews from 43 quickly went to work, while Engine 70 dropped 5 inch, and Ladder 43, and Tower 5 set up for roof operations. No one was found in the apartment.  Crews from 49-2 went to the manpower pool, and assisted firefighters on scene. Tower 49 also made the response to the scene. Firefighters were on scene for about an hour before returning.

Engine 49-2 went south to Five Points Fire Company, for a cover assignment this Saturday. Engine 49-2 had a crew of 6 on the stand-by, and even ran a call within the first 2 hours. Engine 49-17, and Rescue 17 were sent to I-95 south in the area of the Blue Rocks Stadium, for a report of an accident. The crews responded to the highway, and while enroute 17-9C reported an accident involving 2 vehicles, and held the assignment to the units already on scene. The company returned to Station 17. Tho no other calls came in, Milmont would like to thank Station 17 for the invite. We had an awesome time, and even got to watch the Flyers win another playoff game.

Engine 49-1 is now equipped and IN SERVICE!!!! The truck is now equipped with Scott packs purchased from Vauclain Fire Company (thanks guys), and the truck was lettered today. Thank you to Design Brilliance for the wonderful job on the lettering. The lettering was done in new gold leaf reflective scotch light. The website has also been added to the apparatus. New hose and tools have also been placed on the Engine.

Tower 49 headed down to Marcus Hook last night to cover Station 68, while they attended a live burn in West Chester. The crew sat alongside Engine 45 from Parkside from 5pm until just after 10. The crews had a great time, and spent most of the, “quiet night” watching the Flyers Playoff Game. Milmont would like to thank Company 68 for the invite. GO FLYERS!!!!!!

Milmont EMS assisted the Ridley Twp. Police Association with their 33rd annual Safety Picnic. 49-7 assisted with the usual bumps and bruises at the picnic. The Police Association put on the annual event, with games, food and entertainment. The US Marine Corp. also made a special appearance to the picnic, and displayed a Hummer H1 for the kids to see. The Villanova Wildcat also stopped in to say hi to all the kids.