For Immediate Release
November 12, 2024

Resident Life Saved in Local Two-Alarm House Fire


On Saturday, November 9 at 8:52pm, the Kennett Regional Fire Department or “KRFD” (including Longwood Fire Company (25), Kennett Fire Company #1 (24), and Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company (36) responded to a two-alarm fire in a single-family residence with reported entrapment in the unit block of Jacobs Way in Pennsbury ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 1:57pm on Tuesday, October 15th, the Kennett Regional Fire Department responded to an accident involving an overturned truck on Embreeville Road at Powell Road in Newlin Township. Upon arrival at the scene, crews found a tri-axle dump truck on its side. The truck had been carrying a load of dirt. The driver was uninjured.

Crews from Kennett Fire Company No. 1's Engine 24 hosed down the brakes ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Kennett Regional Fire Department, made up of Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company, Longwood Fire Company, and Kennett Fire Company, will host their first-ever joint Fall Festival on Saturday, October 19th, from 2 pm - 6 pm.

This event is unprecedented, as the three local companies have recently joined forces to serve the greater Kennett region. In addition to providing emergency services to the region, they ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Kennett Fire Company will celebrate its 150th anniversary next year. In order to begin planning for the event, we are starting an annual golf outing. We have partnered with Hartefeld National Golf Course to put on this event and give people a chance to play this amazing course. Spots are limited so please sign up as soon as possible and let us know if you or your business would be interested ... (Full Story & Photos)

Over the last few weeks, firefighters from Kennett Fire Company, Longwood Fire Company, and Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company have spent several training nights practicing our skills at a building scheduled to be demolished. On our last night with access to the building, crews practiced opening doors and removing windows. Gaining access to victims, removing smoke and heat, and providing an escape route for ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 7:10pm on Saturday, February 17th, crews were alerted for an accident at the intersection of S. Union and W. South Streets in Kennett Square Borough. Engine 24 arrived to find a two-vehicle accident involving an SUV and a van.

Crews arrived and quickly evaluated the drivers, and secured the vehicles. Longwood Fire Company's Rescue 25 arrived and assisted with vehicle checks and cleanup. 

PECO ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 8:14 on the snowy morning of Friday, January 19th, the Regional Fire Department, consisting of Kennett Fire Company, Longwood Fire Company, and Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company, along with mutual aid, was dispatched for a fire in the 400 block of Mill Road in Kennett Township. The reporting party stated that shelving next to a wood stove was on fire.

Kennett's Deputy 24 arrived and reported heavy smoke ... (Full Story & Photos)

Around 9:15pm on Thursday, January 18th, Kennett Fire Company, Longwood Fire Company, Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company, and Avondale Fire Company's ambulance responded to a two-vehicle accident in the 300 block of E. State Street in Kennett Square Borough. Units arrived to find one vehicle overturned on its roof and one vehicle into a utility pole.

Crews secured the vehicles and assisted EMS with patient ... (Full Story & Photos)