We are proud to announce the addition of a third ALS ambulance to our daily staffing. Last year the department responded to over 4,000 emergency medical calls, and our call volume continues to show that number will increase.

We are hiring full-time paramedics, part-time paramedics, and part-time EMT's to staff this unit and grow our team.

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We are excited to announce new CPR mannequins have been added to our training cache!

These new mannequins feature wireless feedback devices. The feedback devices allow for real time training improvement!

Interested in seeing them in action? Contact us to set up a CPR training class for your place of employment, community group, or even just yourself!... (Full Story & Photos)

This morning (December 13, 2022) at approximately 10:28 am, the department and mutual aid partners were dispatched for a vehicle rescue on the ramp from Route 202 North to Route 422 West.

The units arrived to a home heating fuel truck overturned with the driver trapped, and the load of over 2000 gallons of fuel leaking.
Within 10 minutes from dispatch, the first arriving units were able to quickly ... (Full Story & Photos)

Our team not only responds to emergencies, we help prepare you to respond to one! The department proudly offers American Heart Association - CPR & First Aid certification classes to businesses, groups, and citizens. Contact us if you and your group are interested in learning more!

We recently completed CPR & First Aid with Target Sortation Center on River Road.

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Tuesday evening shortly before 7:00 PM, crews from Upper Merion Twp. Fire and EMS were alerted to a vehicle fire on the westbound lanes of the Schuylkill Expressway in the Gulph Mills section of the Township. Deputy 56-2 (Orangers) arrived to find a sedan well off just before the 329 exit. Engine 56-2 (Swedeland) arrived and stretched an attack line to extinguish the fire. Engine 56-1 (King of Prussia) ... (Full Story & Photos)

"Fire won't wait. Plan your escape!"

Fire Prevention Month is here, and this year's theme is about having a home escape plan!

A home escape plan prepares your family to respond and safely exit the home by identifying various exits in your home.

The home escape plan also identifies a meeting area out of the home. This meeting area allows you to know everyone is out of the home and safe.

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The Upper Merion Township Fire & EMS Department have taken delivery of a new complement of battery operated Milwaukee power tools. These tools will replace aging tools along with some new tools to further our capabilities. Every front line Engine, both Rescues, Ladder, Tower, and Marine unit will receive tools. These tools are another step towards streamlining and standardizing equipment for the Department. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Yesterday for weekly drill members from all three companies met at Swedesburg Vol. Fire Co. (Station 56C) for a Sprinkler Class hosted by New Jersey National Fire Sprinkler Association. The class reviewed the basics of the four main types of sprinkler systems encountered, a live sprinkler demonstration, a review of NFPA 13E for Fire Service Operations with a Sprinkler System, and finished with a case ... (Full Story & Photos)