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Today, Company 50 along with mutual aid operated on a first due house fire on the 300 block of S. New Middletown Road. Crews arrived to find smoke showing from the residence and went in service, the fire was place under control shortly after. Middletown Car 1 had command.

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Today, Company 50 along with mutual aid operated on a first due house fire on the 300 block of S. New Middletown Road. Crews arrived to find smoke showing from the residence and went in service, the fire was place under control shortly after. Middletown Car 1 had command.

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3am fire alarm 1300 blk W Baltimore Pk

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It was a busy first week of the year for our firefighters responding to 19 calls. Among those were 4 building fires, along with vehicle accidents and alarm system activations.

In addition, our firefighters were dispatched to cover the City of Chester along with Upper Darby Twp later in the week while both fought 2 alarm fires. While in Upper Darby, Rescue 50’s crew assisted with a fire alarm in the 7200 block of Walnut St.

Want to be part of the action? Stop by the firehouse any Tuesday night between 7PM and 9PM, or download an application here:
https://www.middletownfirecompany.org/join-us/

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It was a busy first week of the year for our firefighters responding to 19 calls. Among those were 4 building fires, along with vehicle accidents and alarm system activations.
In addition, our firefighters were dispatched to cover the City of Chester along with Upper Darby Twp later in the week while both fought 2 alarm fires. While in Upper Darby, Rescue 50’s crew assisted with a fire alarm in the 7200 block of Walnut St.
Want to be part of the action? Stop by the firehouse any Tuesday night between 7PM and 9PM, or download an application here:
https://www.middletownfirecompany.org/join-us/

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In 2024, Middletown Fire Co. responded to 723 calls including 56 box alarms, 7 working fires, and 8 vehicle accidents with entrapment, along with various other types of fire and rescue calls. This doesn’t include the many hours our members spent training and participating in numerous events within the township and surrounding areas. We’d like to thank the officers, members, and our mutual aid partners for a successful year and we look forward to 2025. Interested in joining? Feel free to call us or stop by the firehouse any Tuesday night between 7 and 9 PM for information.

(3rd slide 📸:Tappan fire photos)
(8th slide 📸:@delaware.county.pa.fire)

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In 2024, Middletown Fire Co. responded to 723 calls including 56 box alarms, 7 working fires, and 8 vehicle accidents with entrapment, along with various other types of fire and rescue calls. This doesn’t include the many hours our members spent training and participating in numerous events within the township and surrounding areas. We’d like to thank the officers, members, and our mutual aid partners for a successful year and we look forward to 2025. Interested in joining? Feel free to call us or stop by the firehouse any Tuesday night between 7 and 9 PM for information.
(3rd slide 📸:Tappan fire photos)
(8th slide 📸:@delaware.county.pa.fire)

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Congratulations to Firefighter Gerry Gebhart and Capt. Rob McLaughlin for completing their Swiftwater Rescue Technician Certification in the Schuylkill River last weekend.

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Congratulations to Firefighter Gerry Gebhart and Capt. Rob McLaughlin for completing their Swiftwater Rescue Technician Certification in the Schuylkill River last weekend. ...

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We pause to remember Pennsylvania State Police Lieutenant Rosemary McGuire who passed away Saturday March 16th

Among her many roles, Trooper McGuire served our community as a Community Services Officer and worked closely with our department’s safety ed programs prior to being promoted to Corporal, Sergeant and ultimately Lt.

“Rose” was a dedicated and kind public servant who will be missed.

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We pause to remember Pennsylvania State Police Lieutenant Rosemary McGuire who passed away Saturday March 16th
Among her many roles, Trooper McGuire served our community as a Community Services Officer and worked closely with our department’s safety ed programs prior to being promoted to Corporal, Sergeant and ultimately Lt.
“Rose” was a dedicated and kind public servant who will be missed.

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/05 Oct 2022

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Middletown Fire Company History

Middletown Fire Company No. 1 provides fire protection, fire prevention and emergency medical services to Middletown Township, located in Delaware County, Pa. along with our sister company, Rocky Run Fire Company.

With 50+ active members and 6 pieces of fire apparatus, the fire company serves the township’s 13.5 square miles and 20,000 residents. US Highway 1, a major thoroughfare, runs through the township. Middletown Fire Company is a Participating Department in the Certification Program through the Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner’s Office. As the designated township rescue company, Middletown Fire Company, in 2013, was the first fire company in Delaware County to earn the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Voluntary Rescue Service Recognition, which recognizes strict levels of certification, proficiency and emergency response.

Bought Hose Cart

The First Fire House

Bought New Apparatus

Ten Red Buckets. According to older residents, it all began with an informal gathering of residents. Their meeting place was the woodpile at the home of William Borton, the village’s founder.

Less than a dozen residents decided the area should to have it’s own firefighting unit. Out of this decision came the Bortondale Fire Company, later to become the Middletown Fire Company.

The residents accumulated enough cash to purchase a two-wheel reel holding 500 feet of hose. It was pulled by hand.

Mr. Borton had a small firehouse built to house the cart on Howarth Avenue.

The apparatus had no pump. Water pressure was supplied by the few fire hydrants in the town. Only one stream of water could be played on a fire at a time, since the equipment included just one nozzle.

After about two years of using the hose cart, The Middletown Firemen bought their first motorized apparatus in 1922. (No picture available at this time). It was a Ford Fire Engine with a 350 gallon per minute (GPM) pump.

Soon afterwards, the residents began work on a firehouse at Bortondale Road and Oak Avenue (Levis Avenue). The volunteers did almost all the construction themselves, working day after day in three teams. The job was finished in 1925.

In 1926, The Middletown Fire Company replaced its engine with a Reo Pumper (shown below). This carried a 350 GPM pump. This truck served the community until 1942.

MIddletown Fire Company No.1’s Fire Prevention Coordinators are Virginia Gaeta and Township Fire Marshal Al Mancill. Please call 610-566-0723 and ask to speak to a company officer.

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Today, Twp. firefighters along with our mutual aid partners operated on a first due house fire on the 300 block of S. New Middletown Road. Crews arrived to find smoke showing from the residence and went in service, the fire was placed under control shortly after. Middletown Car 1 (Rigby) had command. ... See MoreSee Less