FIRE DEPARTMENT

Membership Applications
Emergency Management Department

 NORRISTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT
235 EAST AIRY STREET, NORRISTOWN, PA 19401 

Emergency Phone Number 911
Non-Emergency Phone Number (610) 275-0300
Fire Chief (610) 272-4509 Fax (610) 272-8468
The Norristown Fire Department is a combination fire department consisting of 16 career firefighters and 137 volunteer firefighters, a Dive- Rescue, Heavy Rescue, and Fire Police Unit. The Fire Department responds to over 1300 calls for service each year. The departments 153 members spend countless hours responding to these calls for service, along with many hours of training each year. The department is made up of five fire companies they are the Norristown Hose Company, Montgomery Hose Fire Company, Humane Fire Company, Fairmount Engine Company No. 2, and the Hancock Fire Company. The Fire Chief Thomas M. O’Donnell heads the department. The Fire Chief also oversees the Fire Marshal’s Unit, and the Code Enforcement Unit. 

The department also has a Junior Firefighter Program. The program allows young men and women to become firefighters at the age of 16. The department welcomes those of all ages that are interested in becoming a volunteer firefighter or who are willing to assist with administrative duties to contact the Fire Chief. For a company application please see below.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS

Click below to download membership applications for the Fire Co:
Humane Fire Engine Company #1
Montgomery Hose Fire Company
Fairmount Engine Company #2

If you do not have Acrobat Reader®, simply click here to download a free copy of the full version of Acrobat Reader by Adobe®.

Fire Prevention and Fire Safety are of the utmost importance to this department. The Fire Marshal’s Unit promotes these values through educational programs, and fire inspections. The unit utilizes a Kid’s Fire Safety House. The safety house is a twenty eight foot long mobile educational trailer that graphically demonstrates, through various “hands on” exercises, what children need to know. To schedule a FREE fire prevention demonstration or to schedule the Kid’s Fire Safety House for your school or community event please contact the Fire Marshal at (610) 270-2894 or (610) 270-2895.

The fire marshal’s unit also operates a smoke detector program. Free smoke detectors available through this program. Any Norristown resident needing a smoke detector is encouraged to call the hotline at (610) 270-2870.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

MUNICIPALITY OF NORRISTOWN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
235 EAST AIRY STREET
NORRISTOWN, PA 19401

Emergency Phone Number 911
Non-Emergency Phone Number (610) 275-0300
Fire Chief (610) 272-4509 Fax (610) 272-8468

The Municipality of Norristown’s Emergency Management Departments mission is to develop and maintain a comprehensive plan to prepare for, respond to, and recover from man made and natural disasters may they occur within the municipality. The Emergency Management Department reports to the Fire Chief and is a branch of the fire department.

Acts of terrorism on September 11, 2001, caused many people to become alarmed and concerned about the future.  Below are some links we encourage you to visit so that like us you can prepare for the future.

All registered Day Care Facilities are now required by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare to develop an emergency action plan. To learn more information please clicks here. 
www.montcopa.org/eoc/oep/daycarepage.htm

Develop and maintain a Business Continuity Plan please click here. www.montcopa.org/eoc/oep/bcppage.htm

Citizen’s Preparedness Guides please click here.

www.montcopa.org/eoc/oep/citzenspreparednesspage.htm

National Weather Service click here.
www.ech.noaa.gov/er/phil 

Flood Education and Information click here.
www.montcopa.org/eoc/oep/floodpage.htm

Making a Disaster/Emergency Supply kit click here.
www.montcopa.org/eoc/oep/disasterpage.htm

Health Information click here.
www.montcopa.org/health 

Traffic Information click here. www.montcopa.org/eoc/oep/trafficinformation.htm

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency click here. www.pema.state.pa.us

Federal Emergency Management Agency click here.
www.fema.gov 

American Red Cross click here.
www.redcross.org