We have just received word from the official North Pole scheduler that Santa himself will be in town on December 15th for his annual Breakfast with Santa event! Breakfast will take place at Friendship Hall on Green Street as Santa and Mrs. Claus have grown quite fond of the space. Breakfast will be served from 8am to 1pm and the menu will include all your favorite breakfast foods including scrambled ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Royersford Fire Department is proud to announce the signing of an agreement with Glick Fire Equipment Co. Inc. to purchase a new Pierce fire engine to replace the current Engine 98, a 2002 KME Engine. This purchase keeps the Royersford Fire Department on its scheduled 15 year replacement plan of apparatus. By instituting and maintaining a schedule to replace apparatus every 15 years it ensures ... (Full Story & Photos)

Friendship Ambulance is looking for motivated and professional individuals to join our team filling the role of Paratransit Drivers as we expand this service into the local community.

Benefits include: Hourly & On-Call Rates, uniforms, new equipment to utilize, and a competitive compensation.

Applicants must:
- Have a calm and professional demeanor.
- Present with a well-groomed appearance
- Possess ... (Full Story & Photos)

Late this morning fire units from Collegeville Fire Company and Upper Providence Township Department of Emergency Services were alerted to a carbon monoxide incident at the Movie Tavern in the Town Center Shopping Center. Initial units arrived and find workers had been inside the business using gas powered equipment without adequate ventilation. While investigating fire personnel were presented with ... (Full Story & Photos)

The month of October put the the entire department through the paces with Fire Prevention events as well as responding to emergency calls. In total the department saw the busiest month of the year for both the Fire & EMS Divisions responding to a total of 390 calls for service. The fire division of the department was dispatched to 41 calls for the month. This included assisting our neighbors at the ... (Full Story & Photos)

This weekend we all gain an hour of sleep with the time changing back to Standard Time. As always the members of the Royersford Fire Department remind you that this is a perfect time to check all of the smoke detectors in your home.

Check out the attached info from our safety partners on the United States Fire Administration.... (Full Story & Photos)

For this weeks training crews had an opportunity to utilize our "Forcible Entry Prop" to hone and polish their skills. Crews utilized a standard "married set" of tools which is a flat head axe and a halligan bar. Additionally personnel were able to practice with more technical tools like the Hyrdo Ram & the "K" tool which can be used to force open locked metal doors and the lock assembly to access ... (Full Story & Photos)

Recently the EMS division made an operational change and moved to a backpack style setup for the Advanced Life Support equipment. This change was based on an opportunity to streamline patient care as well as minimize the expense of duplicate medications and other equipment. Additionally a backpack system is safer to use versus a shoulder strap bag as it eventually distributes the weight of the bag ... (Full Story & Photos)