$50K State Grant To Perkiomen Township Fire Company

PERKIOMEN TOWNSHIP, PA — One local volunteer firefighting organization is $50,000 richer thanks to a state grant that was given to officials this week.

Pennsylvania State Rep. Matt Bradford, a Democrat representing parts of Montgomery County, stopped by the Perkiomen Township Fire Company's monthly meeting on Monday to present fire company officers with a check, according to the fire company.

The organization posted photos to its Facebook page showing Bradford presenting the oversized check to Perkiomen Township Fire Company President Brad Bonner.

The funds are expected to help the volunteer organization purchase thermal imaging equipment and to help fund a comprehensive feasibility study that is studying a planned upgrade to the firehouse.

"We are grateful to Representative Bradford's assistance and his attention to first responders," the fire company posted on Facebook.

In his own social media message, Bradford said he appreciates the fire company and all that the volunteers do to help keep the local community safe in the event of an emergency.

"I had the honor to stop by their team meeting this evening to meet some of the team and announce $50,000 in state grant funding," Bradford stated on Facebook.

The Perkiomen Township Fire Company is an all-volunteer organization that covers fire calls in Perkiomen Township and also some surrounding communities.

It also assists other neighboring fire departments during emergencies.

According to the fire company, emergency crews assisted with 22 dwelling fires, 10 building fires, 39 fire alarms, nine outdoor electrical fires, 10 water rescues and 27 vehicles accidents in all of 2021, which are the most recent statistics available online.

During that same year, the department also assisted ambulances 22 times and assisted the Lower Frederick Township Fire Company with 40 incidents either in that township or in nearby Schwenksville Borough.

Visit here to learn more about the Perkiomen Township Fire Company No. 1.