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The Upper Darby Township Fire
Department has the responsibility of
protecting a population which numbers
approximately 81,177 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 44
Career Fire Fighters and 200 Volunteer
Fire Fighters. The Chief officers consist
of one (1) Career Department Chief and
three (3) 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)
Training Coordinator/Administrator and one
(1) Department Secretary.
The department responds to over 3,000
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.
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Edward A. Cubler,
Department Chief
Upper Darby Township
Fire Department
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