Between June 24thh and June 26th, Southeastern Pennsylvania experienced a series of strong storms which brought gale-force winds, torrential downpours, and constant lighting strikes to the area. Chester County was caught in the middle of this storm, which left hundreds of thousands stranded without power and created thousands of emergencies for emergency personnel to respond to.  

The East Whiteland Fire Company was an instrumental player in assisting local residents with storm responses. Station 5 responded to over 34 emergencies in our district between 1500 hrs (3 pm) June 24th and 2400 hrs (12 am) June 26th, and provided mutual aid assistance to other departments during the storms. With many areas hit hard, responders were sent to emergency after emergency with no rest, totaling over 262 man hours of tireless sacrifice.   

The officer staff of Station 5 would like to give a big THANK YOU to our emergency responders for a job well done. We wish all those affected by the storm may quickly recover.