Berwyn Fire Company Is Awarded A $500,000 State Grant

HARRISBURG, PA —Berwyn Fire Company was awarded a $500,000 state grant to assist in replacing its main station with a state-of-the-art new fire house, state lawmakers announced today.

The grant was allocated to fund a project to replace the fire company’s station on Bridge Avenue, Easttown Township.

The $8 million project also includes building a new permanent station in Tredyffrin Township. The township is in the process of purchasing land for the substation.

State Sens Carolyn Comitta, a Chester County Democrat and Tim Kearney, a Delaware County Democrat; and state Reps Krisine Howard and Melissa Shusterman, announced the awarding of the grant by Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.

In April, the fire company was awarded a $1 million grant through the program.

“This project is long overdue, Shusterman said. “Currently, the trucks and equipment barely fit through the doors of the old building, and it no longer meets many state, local and federal codes. This new state-of-the-art facility will assist in keeping our community safer by giving first responders technology and space to do their job.”

“I’m thrilled that we secured additional state funding to support the Berwyn Fire Company,” Comitta said. “Providing strong emergency response services is a top priority for our communities.

Kearney said first responders are critical to the safety and well-being of our communities, and this funding ensures that Berwyn Fire Company has the support they need to build a new firehouse, making way for a stronger emergency response infrastructure to safeguard our communities.

The plan calls for constructing four apparatus bays, four private bedrooms, four private bathrooms, one common bedroom and one laundry room.
The firehouse will also have a kitchen, fitness room, office space, radio room, emergency management coordination room and storage areas.

“Our first responders put their lives on the line to keep us all safe, and this project will create a more efficient space to allow them to respond to emergencies quicker,” Howard said.

The fire company has a combined 70 volunteers, 10 full-time employees, and 28 part-time employees, responding to more than 2,150 ambulance calls and 900 fire calls annually.

In addition to emergency calls, its emergency first responders spend approximately 1,000 hours per year training to prepare for scenarios when every second counts.