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Collegeville Fire Company

Serving the Borough of Collegeville and surrounding communities proudly since 1891.

11/15/2025

🔥 Warming Up Safely, Collegeville! Let's Not
Turn Our Cozy Fires into 9-1-1 Calls🔥

The cold weather has arrived, and it's time for the season of hot cocoa, fuzzy blankets, and that perfect crackling fire. It truly is the best!

However, as soon as those temperatures drop, we start seeing a significant increase in calls related to chimney fires. Please, let's keep the flames inside the fireplace and the emergency lights off! We're here to help, but we'd much rather see you at a community event than on your roof.

To keep your cozy atmosphere safe and your chimney from hosting an unplanned firework show, the Collegeville Fire Company asks you to check these safety essentials:

🏡 Keep Your Hearth Happy and Healthy
The best way to prevent a chimney fire is good maintenance—it’s cheaper than a new house, and far less stressful!

👀Annual Inspection is Key: Have a certified professional (a chimney sweep) inspect your system every year. They look for that nasty, flammable villain known as creosote. Don't skip it! Think of it as a required annual tune-up for your home's biggest fire hazard.

🧹Clean Regularly: If you're using your fireplace frequently, creosote builds up faster than your collection of mismatched socks. Get it cleaned! A dirty chimney is simply a fuel line for a fire.

🔥 Burn Only Dry, Seasoned Wood: Wet, green wood burns slow, smokes a lot, and makes sticky creosote. Use dry, seasoned wood for a cleaner fire. Plus, it actually puts out heat—win-win!

📏 Mind the Mantel: Keep flammable holiday decorations, stockings, and throw blankets a safe distance from the flames. Your fireplace is for burning wood, not wrapping paper.

🔔Install and Test Smoke/CO Alarms: This is non-negotiable. Test your alarms monthly. If they start "chirping" for a new battery, replace it immediately. That chirping sound is their way of nagging you—don't ignore your life-saving device!

🗑️Properly Dispose of Ashes: Ashes can stay hot for days! DO NOT dump them in a plastic trash can. Scoop them into a metal container with a tight lid and place it outside, well away from anything combustible (like a deck or shed), on concrete or dirt. It’s the final, crucial step!

We are proud to serve Collegeville, and we want everyone to enjoy a warm, safe winter season. A little maintenance goes a long way!

Stay warm, stay safe, and keep those chimneys clean!

11/13/2025

🚑🚒 🚒Collegeville Fire Company Supports Operation Christmas Kids Toy Run 🚒🚒🚑

The Collegeville Fire Company is proud to announce its participation in the 16th annual Operation Christmas Kids Toy Run, sponsored by Plymouth Community Ambulance Association - Medic 308 and involving numerous Emergency Services agencies from Montgomery and surrounding Counties.

This heartwarming operation is dedicated to collecting new, unwrapped toys for children who must spend the holidays in the hospital, helping to bring a much-needed smile to their faces.

🧸 Drop Off Your Donation
We are happy to confirm that the Collegeville Fire Company will serve as a donation drop-off location! A box will be placed in our front vestibule for your donations. Or drop them off during our weekly Monday training.

🚨 Event Day Details: Saturday, December 13th, 2025
On the day of the event, the participating Emergency Services agencies, including a representative from the Collegeville Fire Company, will gather for the main event:
• Gathering Location: Plymouth Ambulance Main Station, 902 Germantown Pike in Plymouth Meeting, PA
• Community Meet-and-Greet: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Come meet the agencies and see the vehicles!)
• Procession & Delivery: At 1:00 pm, the agencies and their respective vehicles, packed full of donated toys, will drive in a procession to deliver the gathered toys to the children at Bryn Mawr and Saint Christopher’s Hospitals.

Join us in helping to bring holiday cheer to these brave children!

11/11/2025

Today, on Veterans Day, the Collegeville Fire Company pauses to reflect on the immense sacrifices made by the brave individuals who have worn our nation's uniform. From peace to conflict, your unwavering dedication to duty and country ensures the liberties we cherish. We salute you, we thank you, and we will never forget your service.

11/08/2025

🔥 Collegeville Fire Company Salutes PV Marching Band! 🔥

The Collegeville Fire Company extends our sincerest CONGRATULATIONS to the incredible PV Marching Band on becoming the U.S. Bands Group III State and National Champions! Your hard work, dedication, and amazing talent have truly paid off, and you've made our community incredibly proud!

To celebrate this monumental achievement, we're thrilled to announce that the Collegeville Fire Company as well as other local first responders will be participating in a Fire Truck Parade to welcome our champions home around 8/8:30pm tonight!

Join us as we cheer on the PV Marching Band!
Let's line the streets and give our PV Marching Band the heroes' welcome they deserve! We can't wait to celebrate with you all!

11/04/2025

A big shout out to the PV Marching Vikings for their big win over the weekend! Congratulations to all!

11/03/2025

🥰🥰THANK YOU🥰🥰

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you! The Collegeville Fire Company is incredibly grateful to everyone in our community and to Kimberton Whole Foods for your phenomenal support during the recent Round Up campaign. Your collective efforts raised $5,707.34, and with KWF's generous match, we reached an incredible total of $11,424.68! This funding is vital for our operations, equipment, and training, helping us continue to protect and serve you. Thank you for being such an important part of our team! 🚨✨ "

11/01/2025

🍁🍁Don't Forget to Fall Back and Swap Out Those Batteries!🍁 🍁

Get ready, folks, because the annual tradition of questioning what time it actually is is upon us! This Sunday, November 2nd, at 2:00 AM, Daylight Saving Time (DST) officially ends, and we'll all "fall back" an hour.

That means two wonderful things:
1. We get an extra hour of sleep. (Think of all the napping potential!)
2. It’s the universally recognized, calendar-mandated, and slightly less exciting signal to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

🔋Embrace the Annual Battery Swap!🔋
We know, changing batteries isn't exactly a party. But think of it as a small, heroic act of home maintenance!
You wouldn't run a marathon without tying your shoes, and you shouldn't let another year go by without replacing those little lifesavers. A friendly, gentle chirp in the middle of the night because of a low battery is just a smoke detector's passive-aggressive way of saying, "Hey, remember me?" Avoid the late-night sass and keep them working properly!

Your Fall-Back Battery Checklist:
• Smoke Detectors: Replace the batteries in all of them. Most homes need one on every level and inside and outside sleeping areas.
• Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detectors: Same deal! CO is an odorless, colorless gas, and your detector is your silent superhero. Give it some fresh power.

In all seriousness, while the time change is a good chuckle, detector maintenance is critical. The U.S. Fire Administration recommends replacing the batteries in your smoke alarms at least once a year and replacing the entire unit every 10 years. The end of DST is the perfect, easy-to-remember trigger.

So, enjoy that glorious extra hour of sleep (or productivity, if you're feeling ambitious), and then make a date with your detectors. Your peace of mind—and your eardrums—will thank you!

What's the first thing you plan to do with your bonus hour this weekend? Let us know in the comments!

10/31/2025

🎃🎃HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃🎃

We're gearing up for a spooky night! Stop by the station tonight to say hello and grab some candy from your local firefighters! Spread the word so everyone knows!!!!

Safety Reminders for a Spooktacular Night
as you head out for trick-or-treating, please keep these tips in mind to stay safe:

🚨Visibility is Key: Use a flashlight and add reflective tape to costumes and bags so drivers can spot you easily.
👀Look Both Ways: Always cross the street at corners and look left, right, and left again before stepping into the road.
🍫Inspect the Treats: Check all candy before eating it. Only eat factory-wrapped treats.
🧟‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧌Stay in Groups: Younger children should always be accompanied by an adult, and older kids should travel in groups.
🎃Be fire smart: Keep costumes and decorations away from open flames like candles and jack-o'-lanterns.

Have a fun, safe, and happy Halloween! We can't wait to see your costumes!

10/30/2025

👻🔥 Treats, Trucks, and Tales! Collegeville Fire Company is Ready for Halloween! 🔥👻

Join your Collegeville Firefighters at the station this Halloween Night for some spooky fun! We'll be handing out candy and opening the bay doors so you can meet the members and get an up-close look at our fire trucks!

🎃A few quick tips to keep your night fa-BOO-lous and safe:
🔦 Be Bright: Wear reflective gear or carry a flashlight—it helps us spot you!
🧛🏻‍♂️ Trip Check: Make sure costumes are the right length to prevent falls.
👀 Look Left & Right: Cross the street safely—a car is scarier than any ghost!
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Adult Es**rt: Little monsters should always trick-or-treat with a responsible grown-up.

See you there for a safe and sweet night!

10/29/2025

❤️❤️ THANK YOU!!!❤️❤️

A huge thank you to the Residence Inn by Marriott Philadelphia Valley Forge/Collegeville for their incredible generosity! We are so grateful for the delicious lunches they provided to our dedicated firefighters. Your support means the world to us and helps keep our crew going strong!

Address

29 E 5th Avenue
Collegeville, PA
19426

Website

http://www.collegevillefire.org/

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