Thursday, August 9, 2012
Members of the Southampton Fire Company were among those who responded to the blaze at the popular Feasterville attraction Wednesday afternoon.
It took only minutes for flames to destroy a wooden structure that housed two haunted attractions at the Valley of Fear in the Feasterville section of Lower Southampton Wednesday afternoon. Robert Walter, public information officer with the Feasterville Fire Company, reported one firefighter was taken to the hospital for a burn to their hand and a second was transported by ambulance for a respiratory issue. Several responders were treated at the scene for heat related issues. Air temperatures at the scene were estimated to be over 100 degrees, an official told Patch. More than 75 firefighters from close to 10 fire companies in Bucks and Montgomery counties responded to the blaze at the Valley of Fear haunted attraction at Phoenix Sport …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Members of the Southampton Fire Co. helped cover the call for Warminster crews, who were busy responding to another call.
An underground transformer fire at the Jefferson on the Creek apartment complex drew engines from surrounding municipalities Wednesday evening Departments from Hatboro, Upper Southampton, Warrington and Willow Grove answered the call tht went out at 7:14 pm. According to Warminster Fire Chief Mitch Shapiro, the blaze could not be extinguished until PECO cut the power to the transformer. After a service truck arrived at 7:30 p.m., the fire was smothered with dry chemicals and under control within ten minutes, Shapiro said. The fire burnt some bricks on the side of building 300, but none of the interior units were damaged and no injuries were reported. A PECO worker on the scene said that an adjacent building served by the same transformer …
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675 E Street Rd, Warminster, PA
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Saturday, June 30, 2012
A man and woman died after the wreck at Street Road and Knowles Avenue Saturday evening.
Monday, 1 p.m.: Police have released the names of the victims and more information on the accident. Click here to read more. Saturday, 10:35 p.m.: According to police a middle-aged man and woman are dead after a serious wreck involving a car and motorcycle at Street Road and Knowles Avenue. Upper Southampton Police Lt. Frank Groome said the female victim police was pronounced dead at the scene and the male victim was declared dead shortly after being taken from the crash site by paramedics. Both victims are Bucks County residents. A driver and a passenger in a Chevy Impala, which suffered heavy front-end damage, were for the most part uninjured but were taken to St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown, Groom told Patch. Both the male and …
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Southampton Fire Company No. 1
925 Street Rd, Southampton, PA
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Friday, October 14, 2011
The Southampton Fire Company opened it's doors to members of the community last night.
In recognition of National Fire Prevention Week, the Southampton Fire Company held it's annual Fire Prevention Night at its station on Street Road. This annual event promotes fire safety and what to do if fire strikes, Upper Southampton Fire Marshal and volunteer firefighter Mark Showmaker said. Fire Chief Glenn McKenney said Fire Prevention Night is a very effective tool to prevent and stop fires. Several years ago, the fire company responded to a stove fire and when they arrived they found the family had already extinguished the small fire. Later, the family told firefighters their child told them how to stifle the fire -- using a technique the youngster had learned at demonstration at Fire Prevention Night. The fire company, which has …
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Southampton Fire Company No. 1
925 Street Rd, Southampton, PA
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
A shurb outside a James Way manufacturing facility caught fire and spread into the roof Tuesday afternoon.
A small fire at M & C Specialties on James Way was put out quickly Tuesday afternoon, only causing minor damage, fire officials said. Firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after the flames were reported at 1:16 p.m. They extingished the fire, which started in some shurbs and spread into the roof, said Southampton Fire Company Chief Glenn McKenney. McKenney also said a few of the building's employees, armed with fire extigishers, had knocked out most of the flames by the time fire crews had arrived. A witness, who works across the street, said she saw a small tree on fire outside the building and saw smoke coming from the corner of the roof. Employees who work at M & C, a global company that provides fabricated die cut adhesive …
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M & C Specialties
90 James Way, Southampton, PA
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MIKE CURRY
3:06 pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2012
UNFORTUNATELY THIS MOTORCYCLIST WAS INTOXICATED AND BLEW THE RED LIGHT BY SEVERAL SECONDS. LET'S NOT BE SO FAST TO ASSUME IT WAS THE CAR WHO WAS AT FAULT! more ›