Recognize National Fire Prevention Week by volunteering to become a firefighter
Volunteer firefighters are desperately in need all around Chester County.
Be a hero to your community! Become a volunteer firefighter at your local Chester County fire station.
National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 6-12, 2019 and now is the perfect time to sign up to become a volunteer firefighter. The Chester County Fire Chiefs Association encourages community members ready to volunteer at their local...
9/11 remembrance requires heavy lifting
Convoy of county first responders travels to Pentagon to get building fragments
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County first-responders Joe Behm (bottom row, from left), Jack Law, Howard Holland, John DiBuonaventuro, Neil Vaughn and Ryan Corcoran (top row, from left) Joel Gramling, Adam Weaver, Shane Clark, and Beau Crowding pose with the Pentagon 9/11 artifacts.
The predawn convoy...
EMS paging switched to new $3.5 million system
Commissioners say changeover will improve efficiency and meet federal mandate
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The new pagers are similar in appearance to the old ones, but the reduced bandwidth of the system should improve efficiency, county officials said.
A new $3.5 million emergency-services paging system became operational Tuesday morning – an advance that improves communications...