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The Phoenixville Fire Department and Borough of Phoenixville extends an invitation to the community to take part in the dedication of our new fire station on Saturday, August 20th beginning at 1 PM.
A parade from the current station on Church Street to the new station will kick off the festivities, followed by the building dedication and housing of emergency vehicles. The new station is located on Paradise Street along the French Creek, East of the outfield of Babe Ruth League’s DeSanno Field.
A “housing” is a traditional ceremony in the fire service in which new apparatus is pushed into the station three times; once for God, once for country, and once for the fire service. The housing is normally performed by firefighters from neighboring fire companies. This ceremony dates back to the time of non-motorized carts & wagons which needed to be pushed and pulled by firefighters.

Authorities on Thursday identified the three people killed in a house explosion that rocked a suburban Indiana neighborhood and damaged nearly 40 homes. Meanwhile, officials were still investigating the cause of Wednesday's blast. Initially, Evansville Fire Department Chief Mike Connelly said the explosion was accidental but later retracted that sentiment, explaining the state fire marshal would lead the probe to determine a cause.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

PHOTOS: In a nondescript warehouse outside of Atlanta, nestled among the office parks and chain restaurants that pepper suburban America, AT&T is preparing for catastrophe. This is one of the company's Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) sites, a place where a volunteer group of AT&T workers can test and train on equipment that can quickly spin up connectivity when a local office is destroyed.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: EnGadget

Nearly a half-century after arson killed 32 people in a New Orleans gay bar, the City Council has renewed the search for the remains of four victims, including three who were never identified. The UpStairs Lounge burned on June 24, 1973, killing 31 men, including two whose mother died with them, and injuring another woman and 14 men.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWL-TV CBS 4 New Orleans