The
Upper Darby Township Fire Department has the responsibility
of protecting a population which numbers approximately 81,821
residents within a large municipality of approximately seven
point six two (7.62) square miles.
The
Upper Darby Township Fire Department consists of five (5)
stations, the Garrettford Drexel Hill Fire Company, organized
on March 12, 1908, the Highland Park Fire Company organized
November 29, 1911, the Upper Darby Fire Company organized
in 1916, the Cardington-Stonehurst Fire Company on January
16, 1916 and the Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company
organized in 1955.
The Fire Department is a combination department consisting of approximately
49 Career Members and 227 Volunteer Fire Fighters. The Chief officers
consist of one (1) Career Department Chief and four (4) Career Deputy Chiefs,
five (5) District Chiefs, fifteen (15) Assistant Chiefs, six (6) Career Captains,
ten (10) Volunteer Captains, ten (10) Lieutenants, one (1) Career Fire Marshal,
one (1) Department Secretary.
The
department responds to over 5,000 calls a year consisting
of buildings, structure fires, automobiles, trash, brush,
auto accidents and E.M.S. assist calls with the Delaware County Memorial Hospital Paramedics.
The
Upper Darby Township Fire Department also operates it's own
Fire Prevention Unit. The Department conducts Fire Prevention
programs in all the 23 schools, a major hospital, senior
citizens groups, various businesses and all its many in home
day care providers and day care centers within the Township.
The Fire Prevention Unit not only conducts fire drills though
out the year for all the many schools within the Township
but works along with the business community to conduct fire
drills throughout the year at their request.
The
department also operates its own Smoke
Detector Program for senior citizens, handicap persons, and
any families in our Township that cannot afford one.
We also
have a program to deal with kids who play with fire or have
tendencies to want to start fires.
The
Upper Darby Township Fire Department is also proud of winning
Fire Prevention awards from the Pennsylvania State Volunteer
Fireman's Association.
As Department Chief I am proud of all my Fire Fighters and the fine job they
do serving the community, and the vital role the Fire Prevention Unit plays
within the Fire Department.
Edward A. Cubler,
Department Chief
Upper Darby Township
Fire Department
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