For the second time in three days, a major snow storm again took aim at the Mid-Atlantic, particularly the Philadelphia area. The intense, heavy snowfall began falling around 8 pm on Tuesday night, changed to freezing rain and sleet in the early morning hours Wednesday, and back into snow again later Wedndesday morning. The storm intensified into a blizzard on Wednesday afternoon and lasted well into the night, ending around 11 pm. The "Blizzard of 2010" dumped an additional 16" of snow and ice on top of the more than 2 feet still around from the weekend. It also set the record for the highest snowfall ever recorded in one winter season in Philadelphia, with 71.6" so far this year! Of course, this was still not enough to prevent the volunteers from keeping the community safe, as once again members prepared the station and apparatus for the impending storm. In just about a 14 hour period between Wednesday morning and late Wednesday night, the company ran a total of 9 emergencies, consisting of numerous wires and assist EMS calls, and a few fire alarm activations. Once again, a huge thank you goes out to all of the members who stayed at the station for extended periods of time to make sure the apparatus hit the street, as well as to those members who braved the extremely dangerous conditions to make it to the firehouse when the siren sounded.

Just a reminder to residents... When digging out your sidewalks and vehicles, please be sure to not pile the snow on top of fire hydrants. Any additional snow that firefighters have to dig out to gain access to fire hydrants could cost us precious seconds or minutes. If you have a snow-covered hydrant in front of your house or on your block, please lend a hand and help us help you by digging it out to save us time during emergencies. The Drexel Hill Volunteers thank you.