Washington Hose Co. No. 1

06/02/2026

Ambulances 41-2 and 41-1 at Chester County Hospital on two separate medical calls this afternoon

05/19/2026

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04/15/2026

It is with deep sorrow that Washington Hose Company No. 1 announces the passing of lifelong member William “Jim” McAlpine. He will be missed.

William “Jim” James McAlpine, Jr., born March 21, 1931, at home in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, to the April 11, 2026. Jim was a 1949 graduate of Scott Senior High School. He was the devoted husband of Mildred Irene (Mohr) McAlpine for 33 years and later Suzanne (Deck) McAlpine for 28 years. He de...

11/16/2025

One of our steamer fire engines rushing to a fire, circa 1900. This is the only known picture of a steamer from Coatesville going to a fire. The picture was taken at the current N. 2nd Ave. and E. Lincoln Highway. The modern day Bank would be at the Corner in the foreground.

Main Street in Coatesville, c. 1900.

10/30/2025

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10/26/2025

Last evening at 10:15 PM, Ambulance 41-3 transferred to the Union Fire Company #1 of Oxford (Station 21) due to the area being stripped of EMS resources during the tragic mass casualty incident at Lincoln University, just outside of Oxford. No calls for service were received while at Station 21. However as the crew on 41-3 was returning to Coatesville, they stopped at Landhope Farms store on Route 10 north of Oxford for snacks and drinks. There they were approached by a young man who was injured trying to flee the chaos at the University. The crew assisted him and attended to his injury, which fortunately was minor. The young man declined transport to a hospital. Ambulance 41-3 returned to Coatesville just after 1 AM.

Our steadfast thoughts and prayers remain with the injured persons, and the families of the deceased and injured as well as those who all were affected by the tragedy…and also our brothers and sisters in Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement who were on scene.

While 41-3 was in Oxford, Station 41 was upstaffed and two additional ambulances remained in Coatesville.

09/11/2025

Coatesville 9/11 Memorial

07/08/2025

Edit: 12:25PM. Incident complete. The roadway is now open.

East Lincoln Highway in Coatesville City is closed between 5th and 6th due to a hazardous materials incident. Detours are in place, expect delays.

06/18/2025

The Washington Hose Company would like to congratulate Career Staff EMT Justin Carro and his wife Nichole on the birth of their son Jameson!

12/26/2024

Last week Deputy Chief Buchanan, Supervisor Wallace, FTO Harvey and FTO Eno traveled to Staunton Virginia to meet with two gentlemen from the Unicoi County Search and Rescue from Unicoi County Tennessee. The purpose of this trip was to hand over former Ambulance 41-3 which was donated from the Washington Hose Company to Unicoi County SAR to replace vehicles that were damaged during Hurricane Helene in September. Staunton Virginia was an approximate halfway point between the two communities. In Staunton both crews met for lunch and discussed damage from the hurricane and how it affected eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina. After lunch, members from Coatesville went over the truck with the members from Unicoi. 

We are pleased to report that we contacted Unicoi earlier this week, and they state that the old girl is taking their hills like a champ, and they look forward to placing it in service.

We wish the best of luck to Unicoi County Search and Rescue and their community as they continue recovery efforts from the devastating hurricane.