The high cost of home heating fuels and utilities have caused many people to search for alternate sources of home heating. The use of wood burning stoves is growing and space heaters are selling rapidly, or coming out of storage. Fireplaces are burning wood and man-made logs. All these methods of heating may be acceptable. They are, however, a major contributing factor in residential fires. Many ... (Full Story & Photos)

Many members of the department were recognized Thursday October 17th at the Upper Merion Township Board of Supervisors Meeting.
Firefighter James Gallagher from the King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company is the recipient of the 2024 Bernard S Gutkowski Firefighter of the Year Award. AEMT Kayla McClure is the recipient of the 2024 Mary Bacchi Emergency Medical Services Responder of the Year Award.

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On October 15th at approximately 15:19 Upper Merion Township Fire & EMS was dispatched to a dwelling fire in the Prussia Woods Section of the community. Crews along with mutual aid partners were able to quickly extinguish the fire and the fire was placed under control at 15:45.... (Full Story & Photos)

Upper Merion Township Fire & EMS is currently hiring Full Time Paramedics as well as Part Time EMT and Paramedics.
Email your resume to HR@umtownship.org today for the opportunity to join our team!
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On Monday, September 23rd, the Upper Merion Fire and EMS Department visited one of the community’s local preschools. The team shared fire safety tips with the children and teachers, demonstrated a firefighter in their protective gear, showed the children one of the department’s fire engines and the equipment on it.
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On Thursday, September 5, 2024, Upper Merion Township EMS Training Institute host the first night of training for the first Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class at 300 West Beidler Road station. The first class included thirteen students from the local volunteer fire companies and surrounding communities. The EMT training course is approximately 184 hours and consists of classroom and practical ... (Full Story & Photos)

Generation Peace Academy, an international youth group stopped in to visit the firefighters and emergency medical personnel at the Guthrie Road Fire and EMS station. Upper Merion Township firefighters provided the youth group a tour of the fire station and explained the equipment carried on Squad 56. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Monday, August 26, 2024, Upper Merion Township EMS Division provided First Aid and CPR training at Station 56A (Allendale Road Station) to thirteen employees from Best Buy. The employees were from throughout the Philadelphia region.

Contact Upper Merion Township Training Institute at 484-636-3869 or trainingcenter@umtownship.org if you would like to schedule this vital training.
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