Upper Darby Professional Firefighters

08/28/2026

We’d like to congratulate our partners in blue who were promoted today, as well as welcome their newest officer to our Upper Darby family!

Also, we extend our most sincere gratitude and well wishes to Lieutenants Daniel Oliveri and Michael Scott, who both retire today with a combined 52 years of service to our community. Have a healthy and happy retirement, fellas! Well deserved.

Please Help Us Welcome and Congratulate Our Newest Member and Supervisors!

It was an honor today to welcome the newest member of our Police Department, Officer Andrew Palmer.

Please join us in welcoming Officer Palmer to the department. Be sure to say hello when you see him out in the community!

We also want to congratulate:

Lieutenant James Keller
Lieutenant Mike DeHoratius
Sergeant Matthew Bruder
Sergeant Kerry Gregory

Congratulations on your well-deserved promotions! We wish you all the best and success in your new leadership roles.

To our community, as always, thank you for your support and cooperation.

08/23/2026

On Sunday morning, C Platoon companies conducted a drill on operating a moveable control point along Darby Creek. This training involves rigging a rope system anchored on both banks of the creek and tethering a rescue boat occupied by 1 or 2 rescuers to the system. This allows members on the ground to control movement of the boat both laterally across the water and downstream so that members on the boat can conduct a rescue. Once the victim is onboard, members on the ground reverse the process to bring the boat back upstream to the system and then to either bank of the creek to complete the rescue.

08/22/2026

Yesterday was the swearing in for our newest Probationary Firefighter Jeffery Rodgers. Probationary Firefighter Rodgers recently completed the fire academy and will be starting next week at Squad 26 on the D Platoon. Here’s to a long, happy, healthy, and rewarding career!

07/23/2026

As is tradition in the department, when a probationary firefighter runs their first working fire, they are presented the numbers of the company that they are assigned to. Last night was Gabe Leskusky’s first fire. He is currently assigned to Truck 37 on the B platoon under the guidance of Captain Dave Gallagher and firefighters Will Garges and Ryan Graf. Probationary FF Leskusky has been on the street for about a month and has already proved himself as a vital member to his crew and the entire department.

07/22/2026

Last night around 11:45, township companies (B platoon on duty) and station 20 were dispatched to 501 Lansdowne Ave (vacant DelCo Memorial Hospital property) for the reported building fire. The 911 caller stated that smoke was coming from hospital. Truck 37, Squad 26, and UD Car 3 (Norris) arrived on location with smoke showing from the maintenance area. Engine 36, Quint 74, and Truck 37 worked together to force entry and stretch an attack line, while Squad 26 worked on finding a secondary entrance and stretching their own attack line. Due to the size of the building multiple mutual aid companies were dispatched to help with various fire ground tasks and supplying man power. It took several hours to bring the fire under control and do salvage and overhaul to make sure the fire was completely extinguished.

Units on scene
UD Car 1 (Martin)
UD Car 2 (Callahan)
UD Car 3 (Norris)
Squad 26
Truck 37
Engine 36
Quint 74
Engine 20
RIT 56 (Manoa Fire Company - Station 56)
Station 34 (Llanerch Volunteer Fire Company)
Station 4 (Darby Fire Co. # 1 Station 4)
Station 16 (Yeadon Fire Company)
Station 19 (Lansdowne Fire Company)
Station 3 (Clifton Heights Fire Company)
Station 43 (Holmes Fire Company Station 43)
Station 50 (Middletown Fire Company No. 1)
Upper Darby Paramedic Rescue - Station 500
Upper Darby Township Fire Marshal’s Office

We also thank the crew that backfilled the township stations while we were operating at the scene.

Photos below are courtesy of Feeney Fire Films and Tappan Firephotos

07/15/2026

Engine 74/D is currently on the scene and assisting with this scrap yard fire in Darby Township.

07/10/2026

Please join us in welcoming another member to our growing ranks! Firefighter McNabb will begin probationary training next week and we look forward to working with him.

07/04/2026

🇺🇸 250 YEARS OF FREEDOM
🚒 50 YEARS OF BROTHERHOOD

This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Independence Day and the proud history of your Upper Darby Professional Firefighters-IAFF Local 2493.

We’d like to wish everyone a safe, happy, and enjoyable Fourth of July! 🎆 🇺🇸

PS- Fireworks have warning labels for a reason, don’t become that reason 😊

06/27/2026

Members of the local joined the on-duty crews, command staff, and Township Administration to promote two of our own today. Please join us in congratulating Deputy Chief Mike McKenzie and Captain Nick Lindsay, and their families, on their well deserved promotions!

Well done brothers! 👏

06/27/2026

After 23 years of dedicated service to our organization, the department, and to the countless people he has served, Deputy Chief Mark Morrissey is off radio and on to the next chapter in his life- retirement!

Congratulations Mark, from all of your brothers at Local 2493 and from our families to yours, we thank you!