Alert Fire Co. No. 1

10/17/2026

The Alert No. 1 Volunteers have Engine and Rescue 45 on display at Lowe's Home Improvement in Downingtown until 12pm today for fire prevention.

10/17/2026

The Alert No. 1 volunteers with Engine 45 responded to this house fire and assisted with fire attack in Uwchlan Twp. to assist the Lionville Fire Company

10/17/2026

Alert assisted Lionville Fire Company on this fire tonight in Uwchlan Township. Engine 45 arrived after Engine 47-2, split their crew and put up ground ladders and stretched an 1-3/4” to the first floor to assist with fire suppression in the garage.

10/16/2026

If you have walked or driven past the Alert firehouse during the month of October, hopefully you have taken notice of our pink house lights on the front of our main building and garage.

Every year, during the month of October our Trustees change our house lights from our standard white to pink. Our volunteers at Alert, encourage all women to schedule a breast cancer screening test each year.
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10/15/2026

TBT - 100 Years ago, on October 7, 1926 the Downingtown volunteers hosted our third Grand Triple Celebration, with the housing of the new Alert 1926 Seagrave pumper and the housing of the Minquas Fire Company No. 2 1926 Hale pumper, plus the dedication of the new Downingtown Borough, PA - Municipal Government building. Below, is an excerpt from the "History of the Alert Fire Co. No. 1":

"On October 7, 1926 the third Grand Triple Celebration was held in Downingtown. The new Municipal Building on W. Lancaster Ave., including a police lock-up with an office and Post Office were dedicated at 1:30 PM. Shortly after the dedication, officiated by Burgess (Mayor) Calvin G. Ax, the town held a parade, primarily consisting of visiting fire companies, from Hunt Ave. to the Alerts on Downing Ave. The new Seagrave pumper was housed by the Fame Fire Co. No. 3 of West Chester, with President Herbert Ash, Sr. welcoming the crowd. After the Alert housing, the entire parade marched east on Lancaster Ave. to the Minquas Fire Co. No. 2 for the housing of their new 1926 Hale pumper. The Hale was housed by the Brandywine Fire Co. No. 2 of Coatesville Bureau of Fire.

At 7:30 PM, an additional parade, consisting of area organizations, churches, drum corps and bands, was held, starting at Hunt Ave., traveling east on Lancaster Ave. to Uwchlan Ave. Then they countermarched to Stuart Ave. where the parade ended and the guests’ enjoyed refreshments at each firehouse. With the new Municipal Building now in use, Borough Council ended its need, from the early 1890’s to 1926, to meet and conduct business of the town at the Alert firehouse."

10/15/2026

This evening, for our weekly training, the Alert Fire Co. No. 1 and Minquas Fire Company No. 2 volunteers reviewed and practiced forcible entry and hose line advancement.

10/15/2026

The Alert Fire Co. No. 1 volunteers would like to thank the leadership of the Chester County Fire Chiefs Association for hosting our local and state legislators for an evening of information sharing to support our emergency responders.

10/08/2026

TBT - 15 Years ago, on October 8, 2011, the Alert No. 1 volunteers participated in the Annual Delaware County Fireman's Association Convention Parade, that was hosted by the Tinicum Township Fire Company Station 48. We were honored to receive First Place Heavy Rescue, Second Place Squad/Utility and First Place Best Appearing Overall Company Outside of Delaware County.

10/08/2026

The Alert No. 1 volunteers on Engine 45 and Engine 46-1 of Minquas Fire Company No. 2 are returning to Downingtown, after assisting the Lionville Fire Company at this house fire in Uwchlan Twp.

10/08/2026

Please remember, when visiting Kimberton Whole Foods, at check-out, that you would like to "Round Up At The Register" to help benefit the volunteers of the Alert Fire Co. No. 1 and Minquas Fire Company No. 2 during the month of October.

This October, our Downingtown store is Rounding Up at the Register for Alert Fire Co. No. 1 and Minquas Fire Company No. 2 🚒🔥🧯

Comprised of Alert Fire Co. Number 1 and Minquas Fire Co. Number 2, the Downingtown Fire Department serves the Downingtown Borough and East Caln Township. Alert is a 100% volunteer fire and rescue company while Minquas is a combination volunteer fire company with mostly career EMS staffing. Combined, they have 50 volunteers and respond to over 800 fire and rescue calls per year.

For volunteer and donation information please visit https://www.downingtown.org/172/Fire-Department