Question 1

How many square miles does the Berwyn Fire Company service?

Accepted Answer

BFC services roughly 14 square miles in Tredyffrin & Easttown. Easttown Township Fire & EMS Coverage Map Tredyffrin Township Fire & EMS Coverage Map

Question 2

What is the estimated population of residents served by Berwyn Fire Company?

Accepted Answer

Tredyffrin Township has a population of 29,332 (2010 Chester County GIS Data) Berwyn Fire Company serves 18,500 residents Paoli Fire Company serves 7,186 residents Radnor Fire Company serves 3,646 residents Easttown Township has a population of 10,420 (2010 Chester County GIS Data) Berwyn Fire Company serves 7,998 residents Paoli Fire Company serves 2,422 residents.

Question 3

What Fire/Rescue vehicles would be located at a new Substation and how much would those vehicles cost?

Accepted Answer

We will house 1 Class A Fire Pumper (Engine), 1 Aerial Truck (Quint), 2 Advanced Life Support Ambulances, and our ATV.   None of these are new equipment - we would be redistributing assets currently housed at our Easttown Station. We have a 20-year capital apparatus replacement plan that helps us plan for these purchases.

Question 4

Why not build the Substation somewhere else – like near the Township Building or out Swedesford Road?

Accepted Answer

Simply put? Data! - Years of data from the Chester County Department of Emergency Services on historical call density and drive times put the ideal location near Anthony Wayne Drive & Valley Forge Road. This location would allow us to serve the greatest number of people. The South/West side of Chesterbrook serves Chesterbrook residents, but not those in Glenhardie or out the Swedesford Corridor for example. The opposite is true if we built out Swedesford Road towards King of Prussia.