BERWYN, PA – The Berwyn Fire Company has been awarded $21,966.58 in grant funding by the Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) through the 2018 – 2019 Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program.
According to the OSFC, this is an annual grant program available for volunteer and career fire companies, emergency medical services and rescue squads. The program provides grant eligibility ... (Full Story & Photos)
The Berwyn Fire Company will be utilizing these grant funds to assist with debt reduction on a fire truck loan and equipment purchases to support fire and EMS operations.
As we move the clocks forward tomorrow, do not forget to check your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. This simple act can save your life or others in the event of an emergency!
A properly installed and maintained smoke alarm is the only thing in your home that can alert you and your family to a fire 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whether you're awake or asleep, a working smoke alarm is constantly ... (Full Story & Photos)
The Berwyn Fire Company responded 3,217 times in 2018, setting an all-time record, for total combined calls for both fire and EMS. This is the 4th year since 2014 that our call volume has exceeded over 900 fire responses. In addition, our volunteers and career staff saw an increased call volume for EMS in both Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships compared to the previous year.
TREDYFFRIN TWP., PA – The Berwyn Fire Company was dispatched, at 8:52 a.m. on February 28th, to the 900 block of N. Valley Forge Road in the Devon section of Tredyffrin Township for a residential rescue. The initial 9-1-1 caller reported several roof trusses had fallen onto a worker in a new home under construction.
Fire/EMS personnel arrived to find the worker free from under the trusses that fell, ... (Full Story & Photos)
BERWYN, PA – The career staff and volunteers handled another busy day this month with 16 calls handled on Tuesday, February 26th. There were 8 occurrences of overlapping calls and all three of Berwyn’s ambulances were on the road handling simultaneous calls for several hours during the middle part of the day.
Thank you to the Radnor Fire Company and Paoli Fire Company for their assistance throughout ... (Full Story & Photos)
