Berwyn Fire Company

08/29/2026

The Berwyn Fire Company regrets to announce the sudden passing of volunteer EMT Taha F. Chomelawala. Taha was involved in a traffic collision, this past week, while preparing for his senior year of college.

Taha was a graduate of Conestoga High School and lived with his family in Tredyffrin Township. Taha was attending the University of Pittsburgh David C. Frederick Honors College with the goal of becoming a neurosurgeon.

A public memorial service will be held at Conestoga High School, 200 Irish Road, Berwyn, PA 19312, on Sunday, September 6th at 3:00 p.m.

A GoFundMe account has been established to support the Chomelawala Family. Please consider donating by visiting
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-taha-chomelawala

BERWYN, PA - The Berwyn Fire Company regrets to announce the sudden passing of volunteer EMT Taha F. Chomelawala. Taha was involved in a traffic collision, this past week, while preparing for his senior year of college. Taha was a graduate of Conestoga High School and lived with his family in Tredyf...

08/23/2026

Late this morning at 10:40 a.m., the Berwyn Fire Company was dispatched to Route 202 North near the S. Valley Forge Road off ramp in Tredyffrin Township for a motor vehicle collision. Automatic mutual aid from the East Whiteland Fire Company was also requested to assist with traffic safety blocking.

Fire/EMS units arrived on scene with a multi-vehicle crash. Berwyn MICU 102 transported a patient to Paoli Hospital, while firefighters cleaned up debris in the roadway.

The Tredyffrin Township Police Department provided traffic control and investigated the cause of the crash. All units cleared this incident by 11:30 a.m.

This is one of 4 calls that Berwyn career staff and volunteers have handled since 9 a.m. today.

08/15/2026

The Berwyn Fire Company, along with the Paoli Fire Company participated in the Easttown Library Summer Finale and Touch-A-Truck event today.

In addition to this community event, Berwyn EMS crews have responded to 6 medical emergencies in the T-E community.

08/15/2026

The career staff and volunteers at the Berwyn Fire Company have seen a busy start to the beginning of August with over 150 fire / EMS calls occurring.

Earlier this week on Monday night, Berwyn firefighters and mutual aid from the Radnor Fire Company, Paoli Fire Company, Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Co., West Whiteland Fire Company and Gladwyne Volunteer Fire Company responded to the 200 block of Radcliffe Road in Tredyffrin Township for a house fire.

First arriving units encountered fire and smoke from the front of a single-family dwelling. It was quickly confirmed that the two occupants of the home escaped unharmed. A total of 52 personnel (volunteers and career staff) operated on the scene.

The Chester County Department of Emergency Services Fire Marshal’s Office, Tredyffrin Township Police Department and Tredyffrin Township Fire Marshal (Barry Isett & Associates), along with PECO and Belfor Property Restoration provided services during this incident.

The full press release can be viewed at the link below.

BERWYN, PA – On Monday, August 10th at 10:11 p.m., the Berwyn Fire Company and mutual aid resources were dispatched to the 200 block of Radcliffe Road in Tredyffrin Township for a house fire. The initial 9-1-1 callers indicated fire in the garage and explosions occurring. First arriving units enco...

07/05/2026

On Friday, July 3rd at 2:09 a.m., the Berwyn Fire Company, along with mutual aid from the Paoli Fire Company, Malvern Fire Company, Upper Merion Township Fire & EMS and Newtown Square Fire Company were dispatched for an apartment building fire in the 400 block of Swedesford Rd. in Tredyffrin Township.

First arriving Berwyn units encountered fire showing on the 2nd floor and 3rd floor balconies of a 4-story apartment building. The crew of Berwyn Squad 102 deployed a hoseline to extinguish the flames, while other crews from Berwyn, Paoli and Upper Merion laddered the building and made access inside.

The fire was quickly brought under control and there was no fire extension inside any of the apartments. The incoming apparatus from Malvern and Newtown Square was recalled.

The Chester County Department of Emergency Services Fire Marshall’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire, which is believed to be accidental in nature. No injuries were reported.

The Tredyffrin Township Police Department and Tredyffrin Township Fire Marshal also provided aid at the scene.

This is one of 13 fire / EMS calls Berwyn career staff and volunteers responded to in the T-E community this past Friday.

07/05/2026

The Berwyn Fire Company, along with the Paoli Fire Company had crews and apparatus on standby for the Tredyffrin Township Fourth of July Celebration at Wilson Farm Park.

Due to the incoming thunderstorm, the fireworks were launched early to allow time for members of the public to leave the Park.

Following the standby, Berwyn crews responded to two commercial fire alarm activations and a tree into a house in Tredyffrin Township. Paoli also had members who were waiting out the storm to pass at Station 102, jump onboard Berwyn apparatus to assist with these calls.

07/04/2026

The Berwyn Fire Company wishes you and yours a safe July 4th holiday.

Here are guidelines regarding consumer grade fireworks use in Pennsylvania:

· They cannot be ignited or discharged on a public or private property without express permission of the property owner.
· They cannot be discharged from or within a motor vehicle or building.
· They cannot be discharged toward a motor vehicle or building.
· They cannot be discharged within 150 feet of an occupied structure.
· They cannot be discharged while the person is under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or another drug.

You can visit the Pennsylvania State Police website for additional information at http://www.psp.pa.gov/public-safety/pages/fireworks-safety.aspx

BERWYN, PA - The Berwyn Fire Company wishes you and your family a safe July 4th holiday. Please take a moment to review some safety information from our colleagues at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Fireworks during the Fourth of July are as American as apple-pie, but did you know t...

07/04/2026

The Berwyn Fire Company participated in the Annual July 4th Bike Parade on Homestead Road in Tredyffrin Township, along with the Easttown Township July 4th Celebration at Johnson Park.

Thank you to the community for your support!

07/04/2026

***UPDATE @ 1 P.M.***- Rt. 202 South between Chesterbrook Blvd. and the Penn State Great Valley exit has been reopened. Please use caution in the area as crews are still performing environmental cleanup efforts.

The Berwyn Fire Company is assisting the Paoli Fire Company with a tractor trailer crash on Route 202 South MM 19.8 in Tredyffrin Township. This incident was originally dispatched at 3:59 a.m. today.

Rt. 202 South is expected to be closed for several hours between Chesterbrook Blvd. and the Penn State Great Valley Exit as crews work to cleanup the crash site.

Units and personnel from the East Whiteland Fire Company, Malvern Fire Company, Goshen Fire Company Fire Police, Chester County Department of Emergency Services Haz-Mat Team, PennDOT, PA DEP and Tredyffrin Township Police Department are also on the scene.

The Good Fellowship Ambulance & EMS Training Institute Rehab Unit is enroute to assist due to the extreme weather.

Thank you to the West Whiteland Fire Company and Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Co. for providing a regional standby on the Main Line during this response.

07/04/2026

The Berwyn Fire Company has responded to 12 fire/EMS calls in the T-E community today.

Firefighters were dispatched at 10:47 p.m. to a dumpster fire at the Stonegate at Devon Apartments in Tredyffrin Township. The fire was quickly extinguished by the crew of Engine 2. During this call, EMS was handling a medical emergency on School Ln. in Tredyffrin Township.

Earlier in the evening at 9:10 p.m., the East Whiteland Fire Company assisted on a motor vehicle collision on Rt. 202 South near Old Eagle School Rd.

The Tredyffrin Township Police Department and Easttown Township Police Department provided aid at multiple calls as well.