Norristown's Newest Firefighter Sworn In

According to the Norristown Fire Department's website, Matthew Gallagher was sworn in last night at the Norristown Municipal Council meeting as a firefighter with the department. Gallagher was sworn in by his father, the Honorable James Gallagher, who is also a fire chief with the King of Prussia Fire Company, continuing a a long and proud tradition of firefighter families.

Joining Gallagher at the ceremony were his brother David, a career firefighter in Upper Darby, and his Uncle John, who is also a Norristown firefighter.

“I’m extremely proud,” James Gallagher told The Times Herald. “It is a profession that you give back to your community every day. It’s been his dream.”

The younger Gallagher started as a volunteer firefighter with the King of Prussia Fire Company and the Norristown Fire Department.

Read more about Gallagher and his swearing in here.