The weekend had Company 43 handling five calls, starting Saturday morning at 08:09 with an assist to Co 02 (Norwood)for the automatic fire alarm at 60W. Winona Ave., the Holly Garden Apartments. Squrt 43 was recalled shortly after responding by 02-9, who had a tripped alarm. At 08:58 the Company was dispatched for the RIT Team to assist Company 03(Clifton Heights)on the building fire at 241 Cambridge Ave. The RIT Team was sent to the rear of the row homes to stand by while the companies were extinguishing a basement fire which had extended to the 1st floor. The company was in service for just over an hour. Sunday morning at 02:28 hours Rescue 43 was dispatched along with Rescue 67(Woodlyn) to assist Company 49(Milmont) with the accident with entrapment at MacDade Blvd and Milmont Ave. One patient was extricated from their vehicle, Crews assisted with the extrication and clean-up of the accident. The Rescue was on scene for about 45 minutes. At 05:31, the Company was dispatched to the Presidential Square Apts, 640 South Ave. for the trash fire. 43-9 (Hudyma Sr.) arrived on location and reported a dumpster fire with an exposure to a vehicle. The crew from Engine 43 put the trash line in service to extinguish the fire and was on location for 40 minutes. The last call for the weekend came in at 16:21 for an automatic fire alarm at Ridley YMCA, 900 South Ave. While en route Engine 43 received a report from the police that it was a tripped alarm and returned to the station.

The company was dispatched at 16:18 hrs to assist Company 18(Folsom) with an accident with entrapment in the 400 block of E. MacDade Blvd. Upon arrival the medics asked for the driver’s door to be popped. Crews stabilized the vehicle then used a halligan bar to open the door. The company was in service for approx 30 minutes.

At 21:30 hrs, Company 43 was dispatched to assist Company 18(Folsom) on the building fire at the CVS store located at 1937 E. MacDade Blvd. Upon arrival, Squrt 43 was callled to the back of the building by 18-9 where he was reporting smoke in the rear store room. The crew from the Squrt went in to locate the origin of the fire and found a pallet of paper products on fire with two sprinkler heads activated holding the fire in check. An 1 3/4" was put in service to extinguish any remaining fire. Crews started ventilation of the building. Additional Companies dispatched on the initial assignment were, Company 49(Milmont), 67(Woodlyn), RIT 14(Swarthmore) and Ridley 7. Company 70(Leedom) and Company 12(Eddystone) was special called to the scene. The Company was under the command of 43-9a (Bennan), and was in service for about 1 1/2 hours.

The RIT assignment was dispatched at 08:30 hours to 901 Summit Rd to assist Darby Borough as the second alarm RIT. The company was in service for 3 1/2 hours.

The company was dispatched to assist the Tri-Boro Fire Company with their SEPTA Drill on Sunday 11-18-07. Both Rescues and the Ambulance responded and assisted with patient packaging and removal. A critique was held after the drill and the company returned to service at 11:30 hurs.

The Holmes Fire Company will again be selling Christmas Trees. The tree sale will be held at the station starting on 12-1-07. It will continue until 12-23-07. Week day hours of operations will be from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm and weekend hours of operations will be from 9:00 am until 9:00 pm.

The company had a stabilization and airbag drill on 11-6-07. A "victim" was staged and we used various stabilization and extrication techniques to free the "victim".

The company was dispatched to assist with securing the vehicle and containing the fluids after the MVA

The members completed the fire prevention visits over the last two weeks. Visits were made to Fatima School, the YMCA, Holy Spirit Church, DELCO Day Care, and Holmes Presbyterian Day Care. Special thanks to the Ridley 7 crew for their assistance at the YMCA.

The company was dispatched for fluids on the highway after the MVA. There were no injuries. The company was in service for 35 minutes.