Company statistics from the latest fire marshal's report, delivered Oct. 4 (2010) to the Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township Board of Commissioners.

SANATOGA PA – Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township Fire Marshal Lew Babel offered his regrets Monday (Oct. 4, 2010) to the Board of Commissioners for failing to attend its first meeting of the month, but he was otherwise engaged. Investigating fires, after all, comes before reporting to township leaders on them.

While commissioners gathered in the municipal building at 2199 Buchert Rd., Pottstown PA – the meeting at which Babel usually gives his monthly report on behalf of the Sanatoga and Ringing Hill fire companies – he and firefighters alike were at the scene of a commercial barn blaze at the corner of Kepler and Buchert roads, just six-tenths of a mile west, according to township Secretary Michele Cappelletti.

Babel’s absence was excused; his written report, distributed by Cappelletti, was accepted.

During August 2010, the most recent month in which statistics for both companies were available (see the table at top), the township’s combined pool of firefighting volunteers put in a total of 435 man hours for the 31-day period, Babel wrote to the commissioners.

Both companies are continuing their visits during October to public and private schools to preach the values of fire safety and prevention in observance of National Fire Prevention Month.

Ringing Hill volunteers are bringing equipment and trucks to Pottsgrove School District buildings.

Visits to child day care facilities and private schools are being handled this year by Sanatoga volunteers. During this week alone, Sanatoga company members were scheduled to talk Monday at The Goddard School, East High Street; Tuesday (Oct. 5) at Learning Experience, Heritage Drive; today (Wednesday, Oct. 6) at the HeadStart program in Coventry Christian Academy, North Pleasant View Road; Thursday (Oct. 7) at Kindercare, Industrial Highway, and elsewhere; and Friday (Oct. 8) at Wee Care, East High Street.

In addition, members of both companies will be involved in public presentations scheduled for Thursday from 7-9 p.m. in the Suburbia Shopping Center, 86 Glocker Way, Pottstown; and Sunday (Oct. 10) from noon-4 p.m. at the Limerick Fire Company (Station 54), 390 W. Ridge Pike, Limerick PA.

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• Lower Pottsgrove Gives Gift Its Diesel Fuel Business
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