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Avondale & West Grove Fire Companies Approve Historic Plan to Merge

Read the press release announcing the merger below. More information about SCCFR and answers to common questions can be found by clicking the About SCCFR above on the home page.

Merger will result in the formation of a single fire department serving ten municipalities across southern Chester County

AVONDALE, PA & WEST GROVE, PA (Chester County) – November 24, 2025 – The membership of two of Chester ... (Full Story)

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Avondale & West Grove Fire Companies Approve Historic Plan to Merge

May 27

Read the press release announcing the merger below. More information about SCCFR and answers to common questions can be found by clicking the About SCCFR above on the home page.

Merger will result in the formation of a single fire department serving ten municipalities across southern Chester County

AVONDALE, PA & WEST GROVE, PA (Chester County) – November 24, 2025 – The membership of two of Chester ... (Full Story)


May 26

Read this story in the Daily Local News (link below)

West Grove Borough Manager Gregory McCummings: "Without proper emergency service protection a community can not thrive."

By Jen Samuel | jsamuel@dailylocal.com | The Daily Local
PUBLISHED: January 1, 2026 at 11:18 AM EST | UPDATED: January 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM EST

NEW GARDEN — Avondale and West Grove fire companies are ready to begin a new chapter ... (Full Story & Photos)

Guy Swift, left, president of Avondale Fire Company, and Neil Vaughn, president of West Grove Fire Company in New Garden at the Avondale station. (JEN SAMUEL - DAILY LOCAL NEWS)
Daily Local News: With High Hopes, Avondale and West Grove Fire Companies Vote to Merge

May 26

Read this story in the Daily Local News (link below)

West Grove Borough Manager Gregory McCummings: "Without proper emergency service protection a community can not thrive."

By Jen Samuel | jsamuel@dailylocal.com | The Daily Local
PUBLISHED: January 1, 2026 at 11:18 AM EST | UPDATED: January 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM EST

NEW GARDEN — Avondale and West Grove fire companies are ready to begin a new chapter ... (Full Story & Photos)


May 25

Read this story from the Chester County Press:

Two of Chester County’s oldest fire companies – the Avondale Fire Company and the West Grove Fire Company – approved a plan to merge into a single fire department at meetings held on Nov. 22.

The approval of the historic merger is the result of more than 18 months of meetings and discussions between the fire companies, municipal officials and experts, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Read this story from the Chester County Press about the fire company merger.
Chester County Press: Avondale and West Grove Fire Companies Approve Historic Plan to Merge

May 25

Read this story from the Chester County Press:

Two of Chester County’s oldest fire companies – the Avondale Fire Company and the West Grove Fire Company – approved a plan to merge into a single fire department at meetings held on Nov. 22.

The approval of the historic merger is the result of more than 18 months of meetings and discussions between the fire companies, municipal officials and experts, ... (Full Story & Photos)


May 24

By Leah Mikulich
Published: 5:28 am EST Jan 5, 2026 | Updated: 6:52 am EST Jan 5, 2026

Avondale and West Grove fire companies voted to launch a new chapter as a unified regional fire department, writes Jen Samuel for The Daily Local News.

The merger received strong support on Nov. 22, with 71 percent of Avondale members and 73 percent of West Grove members voting “yes.” Once implemented, the change ... (Full Story & Photos)

Read about the merger at Vista Today
Avondale and West Grove Fire Companies to Merge into One Regionalized Department

May 24

By Leah Mikulich
Published: 5:28 am EST Jan 5, 2026 | Updated: 6:52 am EST Jan 5, 2026

Avondale and West Grove fire companies voted to launch a new chapter as a unified regional fire department, writes Jen Samuel for The Daily Local News.

The merger received strong support on Nov. 22, with 71 percent of Avondale members and 73 percent of West Grove members voting “yes.” Once implemented, the change ... (Full Story & Photos)


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