On Saturday, January 7th, 2012 Ambulance 144 was dispatched at 1236 to assist the East Brandywine Fire Company for a reported house fire in the 100 block of Ednas Lane in West Brandywine Township.

Initial calls to 911 indicated that a chimney fire had extended into the walls of the residence.

Ambulance 144 responded at 1238.

East Brandywine Chief Edwards arrived on the scene at 1242 and reported "smoke showing" from the exterior of the home and later confirmed a working fire in the walls.

Glen Moore Chief Seese arrived on the scene one minute later at 1243 and established "Ednas Lane Command."

Ambulance 144 arrived on the scene and was instructed to park in the long driveway lane leading to the residence. As East Brandywine Ladder 49 was quickly approaching the scene behind the ambulance, the ambulance crew swiftly diverted off of the driveway to make way for incoming fire apparatus.

EMTs from Ambulance 144 set up a rehabilitation area providing refreshments to firefighters on the scene.

Ambulance 144 was one of five emergency vehicles which became disabled at the scene due to soft grounds which caused the apparatus to be stuck. For this reason, an additional ambulance from the Minquas Fire Company was dispatched to the scene to ensure transport capabilities were available should a firefighter become injured.

Fire crews from East Brandywine, Glen Moore, and Honey Brook Companies, along with the Twin Valley Fire Department worked to quickly bring the fire under control at 1311.

Crews remained on the scene until 1525 while Fling's Towing removed the stuck vehicles from the scene. Special thanks to Daryl Fling and his crews for a prompt response to ensure our apparatus was safely removed.

Ambulance 144 was available at 1525.