The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training JUNE 19 - The Berwyn Fire Company encourages residents in Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships to take advantage of the upcoming CERT Basic Training program being sponsored by the Chester County Department of Emergency Services. This course is designed to prepare you to help yourself and to help others in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Because emergency services personnel will not be able to help everyone ... (Full Story & Photos)

Berwyn EMS Assists with 113th US Open at Merion Golf Club JUNE 17 - Several Berwyn Fire Company EMS personnel spent June 10th - 16th at the 2013 US Open of Golf working as EMS providers. Nearly 40,000 people attended the 113th US Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore. Haverford Township requested the assistance of Berwyn's EMS personnel several months ago. Berwyn's providers spent the week staged throughout the grounds on EMS bicycles equipped with automated external ... (Full Story & Photos)

EMT Josh Lichman and Paramedic David Weir pedal the grounds on EMS bikes at Merion Golf Club's historic East Course.

Berwyn volunteer firefighters Eric Javie, Carl Weisbecker, Vincent Miller and Elizabeth Schew were awarded scholarships by the Main Line Chamber of Commerce.

Hometown Heroes celebrated in Lower Merion JUNE 12 - With the solemn but stirring sound of bagpipes, the Main Line Chamber of Commerce kicked off its fourth annual Celebration of Hometown Heroes Tuesday night at the Lower Merion Township Building. The board room was nearly filled with fellow volunteers and proud families, as the business organization and its charitable arm, the Main Line Chamber Foundation, awarded its largest amount of scholarship ... (Full Story & Photos)

Berwyn Firefighters Perform Water Rescues JUNE 10 - As heavy rains hit the Tredyffrin-Easttown area, the calls for water rescues began to come in. Based on the time of the heavy rain sweeping across the area in a short amount of time, travel became treacherous even in areas where flooding does not usually occur. A total of three water rescues were performed at the following locations in Easttown: • Church Road and Sugartown Road • Arlington ... (Full Story & Photos)

A driver became stranded in their vehicle at Lakeside Ave. and Lancaster Ave. in Easttown Twp. next to the Berwyn Sunoco. Over 2" of rain fell in less than an hour at one point in the late afternoon.

Michael Javie, Matthew O'Donnell and Vincent Miller were recognized for 20 years of volunteer service (Life Membership).

Berwyn Fire Company Annual Banquet JUNE 08 - The Berwyn Fire Company celebrated its 119th year of service at the annual company banquet held at Maggiano's Little Italy in King of Prussia. Without the dedication of our volunteers and career staff, we would not be able to provide the high quality services the residents of Tredyffrin and Easttown receive on a daily basis. We are fortunate to have members focused on training, responding to calls ... (Full Story & Photos)

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