Shortly after 2:00 PM on the 14th of December firefighters were alerted to a vehicle fire at the New Hanover Township Building. Fire officers arrived on scene and reported a car showing heavy smoke from under the hood of the car. Crews made a quick knock down and the fire was contained. Despite the best efforts by all responding, the car ended up as a total loss.

                                                                                                                                      Photos by Bill Moyer

Welcome to the new NewHanoverFire.org!

  With the help of a new web design program, NewHanoverFire.org has begun the process of a long  

  overdue facelift! What you see is just the beginning of what we hope to be many new and useful 

  improvements to help us educate, entertain, and inform our visitors! Please bare with us and our many

  “construction” zones as we work to update and improve this site with numerous interesting features such

  as:

1. *Upcoming company events
   

2. *Recent company activity including training, incidents, and other items of interest
   

3. *A fire prevention page with tips on home safety and planning as well as a look at our annual Fire   Prevention
   

4. *Open House
   

5. *An apparatus page with interactive tours
   

Fire/Rescue Calls

Jan 20th 2010 - Around 1:30AM the New Hanover Fire Company (Station 37) was dispatched to assist the Upper Frederick Fire Company (Station 87) for a dwelling fire. The house was fully engulfed prior to the arrival of the first fire units. Firefighters from New Hanover, Upper Frederick, Lower Frederick, as well as tankers from Sassamansville, Green Lane, Lower Salford, Gilbertsville, and Perkiomen worked for several hours to control the blaze using several master streams.

Photos by John Major

Feb 29th 2010 - Around 9:50 pm New Hanover Fir Company(station 37) was dispatched to a dwelling at the 100 block of Bayberry Road to assist with Limerick Fire Company(station 54). The homeowner was able to get his car out of the garage, but a majority of the house and contents were either damaged or destroyed in the fire.  Shortly after the firefighters began to fight  the blaze there was an explosion which blew out the second floor wall. The fire was eventually knocked down and fire crews were able to return to their stations around midnight.

                                                            Photos contributed by John Major