Station 126 is a volunteer fire department located on Suburban Avenue in the village of Rennerdale. The department has four firefighting vehicles, an ambulance and about 30 members. David Brown serves as the department's fire chief.
The Berwyn Fire Company is a non profit (501c3) organization that provides fire suppression, rescue, EMS, and fire prevention services for the people who work, live and travel through 14 square miles of Tredyffrin and Easttown townships.
With an annual budget of approximately $1.5 million, the 65 volunteers and 10 professionals at Berwyn Fire Company respond to more than 2,000 ambulance calls and 750 fire calls annually. In addition to emergency calls, the Fire and EMS responders spend approximately 1,000 hours per year training for emergencies.
A fleet of 11 emergency vehicles are used to respond at a moments notice to any kind of emergency or scenario 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The units are dispatched through the Chester County Department of Emergency Services via the 911 Call Center located in West Chester and operate on a trunked 800Mhz radio system. With a variety of pre-planning and automatic mutual aid from our neighboring fire companies, Berwyn is always prepared.
Whitemarsh Community Ambulance Association is a part of Whitemarsh Township Pennsylvania. Whitemarsh Community Ambulance Association provides the community with emergency ambulance services. The association also offers volunteer opportunities.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, a 720-bed advanced acute care hospital, is the largest of the three hospitals that comprise the Lehigh Valley Health Network. It was Pennsylvania's first Level 1 Trauma Center, and is the only one in the Lehigh Valley, including pediatric trauma expertise. It is one of the largest regional heart centers, the fourth largest cancer center in Pennsylvania, a regional burn center and has neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. The Center for Advanced Health Care is a new medical office building on the campus that features heart and orthopedic specialists and a neuroscience center. The hospital system operates a MedEvac helicopter transport for trauma and other emergency patients. LVHN's three hospitals have a total of 988 licensed acute beds and a medical staff of more than 1,100 - more than 800 of them board certified - and 2,334 registered nurses. LVHN was designated a National Magnate Hospital by the American Nursing Association for its excellence in nursing. LVHN hospitals are among the oldest licensed teaching hospitals in Pennsylvania; and they have a resident training partnership with the University of South Florida.
SouthBridge EMS is an ambulance and medical transport service. It provides medical coverage for special events such as sport events, concerts, and other functions. It can transport patients to and from hospitals and nursing homes, and in special instances to doctor’s offices. A wheelchair van is available for transportation options as well.