Crime & Safety
Tredyffrin Buys 6.3-Acre Site For Berwyn Fire Co. Substation
The Tredyffrin supersvisors authorized the purchase of a 6.3-acre tract on Valley Forge Road. The proposed purchase price is $1.8 million.
TREDYFFRIN TWP, PA —Tredyffrin Township supervisors Monday night unanimously authorized the purchase of a 6.3-acre property for a new substation for the Berwyn Fire Company.
The proposed purchase price is $1.8 million.
The property at 1485 Valley Forge Road is owned by the Cradle of Liberty Council Inc. Boy Scouts of America.
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The substation is part of an $8 million project, which also includes constructing a new station to replace its 93-year-old station on Bridge Avenue.
The fire company provides services to both Tredyffrin and Easttown township. Tredyffrin Township has a population of 29,461 and Easttown has a population of 10,646.
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Its combined 70 volunteers, 10 full-time employees, and 28 part-time employees respond to more than 2,150 ambulance calls and 900 fire calls annually
Before the sale was approved, several residents expressed concern about possible noise from sirens going off from the fire engines.
Fire Chief Justin Brundage said that he does not anticipate sirens going off because the location of the new station is not near a high traffic area.
"We only use the sirens when there is a lot of traffic," Brundage said.
The chief thanked the supervisors for their hard work for getting the property for the substation.
Supervisor David Miller said that the response time has been much better in the last two years since the temporary substation opened In January 2020, at 1100 West Valley Road.
The substation located near Gateway Shopping Center was open to provide fire services to the Chesterbrook, Glenhardie and the Swedesford Road corridor.
The new location is about a mile away from the substation.
Miller noted the township has been looking for a permanent location for the substation for a while.
Supervisor Mark Freed said the supervisors could not let the opportunity to purchase the land slip by.
Resident Michelle Burger noted that turnpike employees walk past the property to get to a bus stop, and suggested that a walkway be provided.
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