Phoenixville Fire Department (Phoenix Hose, Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1)
The Phoenixville Fire Department is a combination career and volunteer fire department serving Phoenixville Borough since 1874. Phoenix Hose, Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 — a registered 501(c)(3) founded in 1874 — provides the department's roughly 39 volunteer firefighters alongside career and part-time staff, and actively recruits volunteer and junior firefighters through an online e-application.
Ways to help here
Volunteer Firefighter
Responds to fire, rescue and medical support calls with the Phoenixville Fire Department. New volunteers complete approximately 200 hours of training in the first 12-18 months at the Chester County Public Safety Training Center plus weekly in-house drills, mostly on nights and weekends.
⏱ ~200 hours of training in first 12-18 months; weekly drills, mostly nights and weekends; 6-month probationary period
Junior Firefighter (Ages 16-17)
A program for teenagers exploring fire service careers or building experience. Junior firefighters respond on emergency calls, participate in in-house training, and attend meetings, with safety limitations per Pennsylvania labor law; at 18 they transition to the full training pathway.
⏱ In-house training, meetings, and emergency response within PA labor-law limits; $15 application fee