History of the Malvern Fire Company
From the bucket brigades and horse-drawn vehicles of 1888, to the
sophisticated trucks, ambulances, and communications used by trained volunteers today, the
Malvern Fire Company has been committed for over 110 years to protecting the Borough of
Malvern and the surrounding area. The following is a history of the Malvern Fire
Company.
The Founding of the
Company
With the smokestacks of the Pennsylvania Railroad trains
triggering fires along the tracks through Malvern and the occasional house and business
fires, residents of the Village of Malvern, then the northern-most part of Willistown
Township, began to talk of fire protection in the 1880’s. Fires either were put out
by bucket brigades or smothering, or left to burn out.
The Malvern Free Will Fire Company was established
February 8, 1888, by about 50 citizens of the village.
Reportedly, the motto agreed to during early meetings of
the new Company held at J. Jones Still’s bicycle shop was, "Do the best you can
at any time, at any place; no night too dark, no road too rough to answer the call of
mercy and of duty." (DLN) |
