Chester County, Pa Communications alerted Companies 49 (East Brandywine), 35 (Wagontown), E-76 (Dept. of Veterans Affairs) & E-38 (Thorndale) for reports of smoke in a house.
Chief 49 arrived to find a 3 story farm house with fire showing from the roof and requested the box completed as well as a RIT team.
Companies operated for approximately 2.5 hours performing suppression and overhaul to this home that had originally been built in the late 1700's.
