BERWYN, PA – The Berwyn Fire Company has a lot of new faces around the station thanks to a historic one year influx of volunteers who joined the Company from Conestoga High School in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District (TESD) this past year. A total of 9 student volunteers joined from Tredyffrin Township and 1 student volunteer from Easttown Township.

For the past 7 years, the Conestoga High School Firefighter/EMT Club has assisted in recruiting new members to become Firefighters and EMS providers. This club is open to all students, but to follow through and become a volunteer you must be a minimum of 16 years of age.

Prior to the formation of the club, student volunteers were allowed to leave school for calls dating back to the mid 1980’s. Since that time over 30 volunteers continue to remain active in fire/EMS roles, including several leadership positions like Fire Chief, EMS Captain and President.

This partnership between the area fire companies and TESD serves as a model of understanding of how our community is served by volunteers. While these student volunteers aren't leaving school for all calls, it does allow them the flexibility to respond to major incidents or when additional personnel are needed during daytime hours.

In order to be allowed to leave for calls, students must maintain the same academic performance as other students who qualify for sports and other extracurricular activities. This is subject to the approval of the Fire Chief and School Administration. Students are also provided parking spaces near the front of the school parking lot so they can reduce their response times to the station.

The following students will undergo hundreds of hours of training over the next couple of years in order to be become certified as Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians.

Junior Firefighter Program        

Tyler Brundage        
Clay Cochran        
Ryan Kramer        
Scott Miesen
Matthew Smith Tucker
Eric Rodgers Vargo
Patrick Winnemore

Junior EMS Program

Venul Fernando
Georgia Hritz
Ashley Kramer

The Berwyn Fire Company extends its appreciation to the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District, in particular Conestoga High School Principal Dr. Amy Meisinger for continuing to assist with our ongoing volunteer recruitment efforts.

If you are a Conestoga High School student or member of the public interested in volunteering, please visit our website at https://www.BerwynFireCo.org and click on ‘Volunteer Here!’ to learn about volunteer opportunities as a firefighter, EMT, fire police officer or business member.