Addressing the Concord Township Council, Concordville Fire and Protective Association Deputy Chief Joe Hope gave a brief rundown on the fire company’s activities in the township.
During July, he said the company responded to 367 ambulance and EMS calls, 182 (or 49.5 percent) were in Concord. There were also 103 fire calls, with 46 (44.6 percent) in Concord. He added that for the year to date, 48.8 percent of the calls were in Concord Township.
In response to a question about personnel from Council President Dominic Pileggi, Hope said the fire company’s goal is to always have four paid firefighters on duty but admitted that’s not always possible.
“We’re predominantly running as a paid fire company. We have a small host of volunteers who are helping, but we are more and more depending on our paid people,” Hope said.
Additionally, he said, the company’s call rate is increasing.
“Last year we were well over 1,000 calls on the fire side and 500 calls on the ambulance side, but we already blowing those numbers out this year.” Roughly 45-50 percent of all calls are in Concord Township, he said.
Hope’s report came during the Aug. 6 Concord Township Council meeting.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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