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The Telford Volunteer Fire Company, located about
35 miles northwest of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania,
was
incorporated in 1903 to provide fire protection to the residents of Telford Borough.
Today, over 100 years later, the volunteer members of the
Telford Fire Company proudly serve over 10,000 residents located in both
Montgomery
and
Bucks counties with a coverage area of over 5 square miles that includes
Telford Borough
as well as portions of
Franconia ,
West Rockhill ,and
Hilltown
townships.
The company's original station was located on Penn Ave. which today is the town's borough
hall. Around 1952 the company moved to Fourth & West Broad Streets where a new station
was built consisting of four truck bays and some storage area. This station remained
operational until about 1977 when the company, assisted by Roger M. Koffel, Inc., took on
the project of expanding and remodeling the station. Currently the station, which is about
6000 square feet, consists of 7 apparatus bays, a meeting room for company business, a
club room, a radio room, and a chief's office.
In 1996 a 20 hp
Eagle
Baron II air compressor and SCBA bottle fill station was added to the fire station. This
unit supports Special Service 75 by allowing us to refill the unit's air cascade system
quickly in house, as well as allowing us to support our neighboring companies by filling
their SCBA bottles in a non emergency situation in station.
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