Company Overview

The East Whiteland Volunteer Fire Association, Chester County Station 5, is a combination department located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. East Whiteland provides Fire, Rescue, Basic Life Support EMS, HazMat, and Fire-Police services to East Whiteland Township and a portion of Charlestown Township. The company is also a "first due" EMS provider to part of neighboring West Whiteland Township.  Our first due coverage area includes the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Route 202, Route 401, Route 30, Immaculata University, a number of corporate centers, and numerous residential areas. In addition to handling emergencies in the community, members of East Whiteland provide Public Safety Education to schools and other community organizations.

All of our units are dispatched through the Chester County Department of Emergency Services via the 9-1-1 Call Center located in West Chester, PA and operate on a trunked 800Mhz radio system. With a variety of pre-planning and automatic mutual aid from our neighboring fire companies, East Whiteland is always prepared.