Welcome to the Official Website of the Collegeville Fire Company No. 1

Members have been busy most of the early morning with 3 calls from Midnight until daylight.
The night started with crews being awoken around 00:16hrs for a fire alarm in Upper Providence followed by a gas odor outside in Collegeville Borough. Finally around 01:57hrs, a crew of 5 Volunteers boarded Squad 34 and provided a stand by for Limerick Fire Department while they operated at a building fire ... (Full Story & Photos)

The crew from the Collegeville Fire Company was BUSY last night. While members were gathered for Monday night training, they were dispatched to assist Lower Providence Fire Department on a carbon monoxide call. An hour later, around 20:36hr, the Crew was then dispatched to an appliance fire with UPT Fire & Emergency Services and others, which was quickly upgraded to a working structure fire.
It didn’t ... (Full Story & Photos)

Snow is expected! Help us to Help You!
If there is a fire hydrant near your home, please clear snow or ice at least 3 feet from around the hydrant. That way, in an emergency, crews can find and access the hydrant with the greatest possible speed. Those few extra seconds or minutes could make a world of difference in an emergency.
Your local firefighters and neighbors thank you!!! Thank you and please ... (Full Story & Photos)

🚒 Monday Night Training: The "Stair-Master" from Hell
Let’s be honest—nobody likes moving furniture up a flight of stairs. Now imagine that "furniture" weighs 250 lbs, is wearing full bunker gear, and is breathing air from a tank.
Welcome to Monday Night Training at Collegeville Fire Company!
When the temperature dropped and the wind started biting, we didn’t cancel. We just brought the grind inside. ... (Full Story & Photos)

11:18 hours Engine 34 was dispatched for a reported underground electrical fire at the intersection of Campus Drive and Arcola Road.
Engine 34 responded with a crew of 5. Chief 68 was first to arrive on location, and upon arrival directed Engine 34 to take up a blocking position on Campus Drive above the electrical issue. Assistant 34 in C34 arrived and took up a blocking position along with Squad ... (Full Story & Photos)