PIONEER HOSE COMPANY 1

THE PIONEER HOSE COMPANY 1 OF ROBESONIA IS A 100% VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES TO A COMBINED 30 SQUARE MILE AREA ENCOMPASSING THE BOROUGH OF ROBESONIA, HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP, AND NORTH HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP. IN ADDITION TO OUR PRIMARY RESPONSE DISTRICT, THE FIRE COMPANY ALSO ASSISTS NEIGHBORING FIRE COMPANIES THROUGH AUTOMATIC AGREEMENTS. THE FIRE COMPANY HAS SEEN AN INCREASING TREND IN THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AND EXPECTS THE NUMBER TO CONTINUE TO GO UP. THE COMPANY OPERATES THREE APPARATUS OUT OF ONE STATION LOCATED AT 32 WEST PENN AVENUE, ROBESONIA. THE COMPANY CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 30 MEN AND WOMEN SERVING AS FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE POLICE.