The Lower Macungie Township Fire Department began as the Wescosville Fire Company. Although its name has changed to better reflect coverage throughout the township, the station that was built on this site in 1974 -- and enhanced in the 1980s -- recently has become one of two stations in the township. A second facility -- known as the Brandywine Station -- was opened earlier this year under the same organization along Sauerkraut Lane near Willow Lane.
The Berwyn Fire Company is a non profit (501c3) organization that provides fire suppression, rescue, EMS, and fire prevention services for the people who work, live and travel through 14 square miles of Tredyffrin and Easttown townships.
With an annual budget of approximately $1.5 million, the 65 volunteers and 10 professionals at Berwyn Fire Company respond to more than 2,000 ambulance calls and 750 fire calls annually. In addition to emergency calls, the Fire and EMS responders spend approximately 1,000 hours per year training for emergencies.
A fleet of 11 emergency vehicles are used to respond at a moments notice to any kind of emergency or scenario 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The units are dispatched through the Chester County Department of Emergency Services via the 911 Call Center located in West Chester and operate on a trunked 800Mhz radio system. With a variety of pre-planning and automatic mutual aid from our neighboring fire companies, Berwyn is always prepared.
Library Volunteer Fire Department offers fire safety services to the township of South Park along with its sister company Broughton Volunteer Fire Department. The department maintains a four-fire service apparatus. It is station 271.
This volunteer fire company with two branches in Whitpain Township has volunteers in many aspects of fire prevention services, including firefighters, fire police and EMS responders. When not fighting fires and helping the community, it is involved in the community with conducting a fire prevention week, an annual fire expo and teaching fire prevention at the local schools. It also will bring fire trucks to local parties and welcome groups to visit the fire house for tours and see the trucks.
