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2024 Incidents |
| Fire | EMS | Total |
Jan | 54 | 579 | 633 |
Feb | 37 | 475 | 512 |
Mar | 37 | 469 | 506 |
Apr | 32 | 492 | 524 |
May | 50 | 472 | 522 |
Jun | 43 | 504 | 547 |
Jul | 39 | 480 | 519 |
Aug | 42 | 453 | 495 |
Sep | 26 | 445 | 445 |
Oct | 41 | 464 | 464 |
Nov | 35 | 438 | 438 |
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Yearly Totals |
| Fire | EMS | Total |
2024 | 370 | 5,271 | 5,605 |
2023 | 449 | 5,472 | 5,921 |
2022 | 445 | 5,477 | 5,922 |
2021 | 410 | 4,958 | 5,368 |
2020 | 429 | 4,325 | 4,754 |
2019 | 406 | 4,216 | 4,622 |
2018 | 394 | 3,832 | 4,226 |
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Overnight Crew Assists Upper Providence on Low Angle Rescue
RFD Watchdesk, October 25
Shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday night Rescue 98 was requested to assist Upper Providence Township units on an accident scene. The crash began on eastbound 422 where the vehicle went off the roadway and toward Ashenfelter Road. Upper Providence Fire units determined that access to the vehicle and removing the driver would be easier from Ashenfelter Road and using an additional crew.
Royersford ... (Full Story & Photos)
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RFD Mourns the Passing of Anthony "Santa" Batzel
RFD Watchdesk, October 23
It is with profound sadness the Royersford Fire family announces the passing of Anthony "Santa" Batzel.
Tony was an active member for many years. He served as Treasurer and began playing “Santa” at “Breakfast with Santa”. Later, Rita who was Tony's long time companion joined him as “Mrs. Claus” and for 10 years they quickly became a cornerstone of the annual “Breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Claus” at ... (Full Story & Photos)
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RFD Assists at Schuylkill Township House Fire
RFD Watchdesk, October 17
Shortly after 11pm on Thursday evening, the Royersford Fire Department was dispatched to assist at the scene of a house fire on Jug Hollow Rd in Schuylkill Township, Chester County.
The Rescue responded with a crew of five. Members filled air cylinders and assisted with clean up at the fire scene.
Mutual aid responses like this are crucial to the fire service. When we have incidents in our coverage ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Photo courtesy of Senator Muth's Office
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Grant Monies Bring New Equipment to Royersford Agencies
RFD Watchdesk, September 24
Yesterday Senator Katie Muth visited RFD to present Royersford's Fire, EMS, & Police personnel with new life saving equipment. Working in tandem with EMS Chief George Gilliano & Chief of Police Scot Fennelly, Senator Muth's office was instrumental in obtaining grant funding totaling $70K for new cardiac medical equipment.
The acquired funding went directly to purchasing the first LifePak35 Cardiac ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Two EMS Providers Graduate from Paramedic Program
RFD Watchdesk, August 14
Last evening two providers from Royersford Fire Department received their graduation diploma after completing the paramedic program at Good Fellowship Ambulance & EMS Training Institute in West Chester. Newly certified Paramedics Hannah Overholtzer & Jacob Neveil completed the year-long program which entails hundreds of hours of classroom time along with field training in both the pre-hospital ambulance ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Float Portion of 2nd Annual River Float Canceled - Beer Garden is Still Happening
RFD Watchdesk, August 09
The Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management, and our river experts have been monitoring the conditions of the river all week. While this rain is much needed, the conditions of the river have become unsafe to host the river float portion of our event. The river has become too deep, the current is too strong, and the waters are full of hazards like tree logs. The safety of our community is our ... (Full Story)
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Summertime Joint Training for UPT Agencies
RFD Watchdesk, July 23
Monday evening's training session brought together agencies who respond within Upper Providence Township. These planned joint training opportunities ensure a cohesive incident response and promotes cross-training within the Departments. This joint training session focused on the use of ropes, webbing, and equipment used for extricating patients from areas that may not be easily accessed. Personnel ... (Full Story & Photos)
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2nd Annual Lazy River and Beer Garden on August 10th
RFD Watchdesk, June 26
🔥 The moment you've all been waiting for! 🔥
August 10th
The Royersford Fire Department's second annual Lazy River and Beer Garden ticket sales are here! 🍻🌊
Limited slots and times are available, so make sure to purchase your tickets now before it's too late. Don't miss out on this amazing event – watch the video below for all the details and click on the link for your tickets!
https://rfd-riverfloat.square.site/
#RoyersfordFD ... (Full Story)
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