The weather forecast leading up to Royersford Emergency Services Night looked very grim with outlooks predicting overcast skies with scattered showers throughout the day and into the evening. The planning committee consisting of Mayor Jenna Antoniewicz, Public Works Director Craig Keffer, EMS Supervisor Lenny Brown, & Emergency Management Coordinator Dan Miller all hit the weather radars and had an ... (Full Story & Photos)

Three of our providers completed their Paramedic education consisting of over a thousand hours of classroom instruction plus hundreds of hours of clinical observation and field precepting through the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. This year long commitment all channels to two tests administered by the National Registry of Emergency Technical Technicians, one being a written exam and the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Royersford Fire Department and Friendship Ambulance for the first time in their history have filled full-time staff level positions within the organization. The Department for many, many years utilized part-time and per diem staff to fill the schedule needs but with a nationwide decline in EMS providers, many practitioners are forced to work multiple jobs making it difficult at times to fill shift ... (Full Story & Photos)

Yesterday Department personnel made a special trip to honor a local business for always supporting our community responders. Rossi's Pizzeria on N. Lewis Road in the Park Towne Plaza has time and time again assisted Royersford Fire Department and Friendship Ambulance through their generosity when we are looking to feed a large group of people or just stopping in for a quick slice for lunch. The food ... (Full Story & Photos)

Royersford Fire Department is proud to announce our partnership with Harrisburg Area Community College and the Shumaker Public Safety Training Center to host an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) certification class. This course is a blended/hybrid consisting of online learning and 5 sessions for hands-on practical application. The current EMR certification is comparable to the "First Responder" certification ... (Full Story & Photos)

Royersford Fire Department has secured another grant, this one for the EMS Division allocated for equipment upgrades. The Department was notified late last week of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) approval for over $77,000 to upgrade our EMS ambulance litters. Currently our EMS Division utilizes manual ambulance litters requiring our providers to physically lift the weight of the patient ... (Full Story & Photos)

Saturday was a busy day for the members of RFD as Upper Providence Township Community Day was in full swing! Ladder 98 and 325-2 were onsite at Anderson Farm Park joining our partners from the other agencies who serve Upper Providence Township. Rescue 98, Engine 99-1, and Ladder 77 were also in tow answering 911 calls in the township while Community Day was ongoing. Attendees were treated to a plethora ... (Full Story & Photos)

Four of our members pulled out their clubs and hit the links at Turtle Creek in Limerick Township to support the Limerick Township Police Association. The foursome from Royersford shot four under par for the scramble format event having a blast navigating through the up and downs of the fairways and greens. On the course were some additional fun giveaways and prizes including longest drive, closest ... (Full Story & Photos)