North Penn Volunteer Fire Company

North Penn Volunteer Fire Company provides Fire prevention, Fire protection, and emergency medical services to the residents of North wales borough, lower gyynedd township, upper gwynedd township and surrounding municipalities, the Company has 61 active volinteers. In 2023 the Company responded to a total of 653 emergency calls (294 Fire calls and 359 emergency medical service calls). Of those calls 197 were to locations to North wales borough, 186 in lower gwynedd township, 144 in upper gwynedd township and 126 in other municipalities. In 2023, Company members spent 488 hours in training activities and 2,182 hours in active response to emergency calls. In addition to time spent in active reponse, Company members commit to being 'on call', standing ready to respond on very short notice to emergency calls throughout the year. The Company owns its Fire house and a fleet of emergency vehicles, including a 100 foot ladder truck, pumpers, and qrs (emergency medical service) vehicles along with a broad array of emergency services equipment, tools, breathing apparatus, and safety gear essential to the delivery of life safety services to the communities that the Company serves.