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Patch introduces you to the people who work and volunteer to help keep our communities safe.They risked their lives, some diving into rushing water without a safety rope to pull an unconcious 12 year old boy from under the rushing flood waters of a rain swollen creek. It was an act of heroism that literally saved Logan Schweiter's life. Monday night, two dozen Radnor Fire Company first responders were the first item on the agenda at the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisor’s meeting. It was a ceremony honoring the first responders who answered the call without hesitation, and it was the first time Logan Schweiter's father had a chance to publicly thank the volunteers who saved …
Tredyffrin's police chief says "he's just a great cop". Officer Jim Slavin is Tredyffrin's Officer of the Year. Slavin was selected for the honor by an awards committee comprised of officers and supervisors, and also recognized at this week's Tredyffrin Board of Supervisor's meeting. Chief Andrew Chambers praised Slavin's work, not only in the past year but over his nine year career with the department. Chambers says being selected for the department's highest honor is "a very difficult process to go through. But imagine, the epitome of excellence in anyone's career field is.. being selected…
Three volunteers from the Berwyn Fire Company are among the newest graduates of the Pennsylvania Entry Level Firefighters program. Jacob Nemetz, Carl Weisbecker and Elizabeth Schew were among 32 graduates recognized Monday at the Montgomery County Fire Academy, according to a company spokeswoman.
Matt Norris is Chief of the Berwyn Fire Company. He is the company's 15th Chief. As one of the company's 65 volunteers he juggles public safety, full time work and family responsibilities every day. Matt and his wife are the proud parents of Sophie, who was born the same month that her father, a 19 year veteran of the fire company, became chief. Chief Norris oversees a fire company that covers 14 square miles of Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships and includes stretches of U.S. 202 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. His company's team of 65 volunteers, and ten professionals respond to more than 2,…