Station 32 Opens
 
By Firefighter/EMT Bill Wohl
April 9, 2012
 

After a multi-year journey, the West Grove Fire Company has opened its third station, located in London Britain Township, in Landenberg. Engine 32 and Ambulance 22-3 were backed into the station late Monday evening, April 2.

A full accounting of the story of the Station 32 can be found on this website at this link: http://www.wgfc.org/content/station32/

Additional stories about the history of this project can be found at these links:
http://www.wgfc.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=361
http://www.wgfc.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=180
http://www.wgfc.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=172


Station 32 is the WGFC's third fire station, and is designed to bring emergency apparatus into the communities surrounding the intersection of Route 896 and Flint Hill Road in London Britain Township. Station 32 is equidistant from the existing WGFC stations in West Grove and New London, approximately 6.5 miles from each. The address of Station 32 is at 1517 New London Road, Landenberg, PA, 19350.

The WGFC gratefully thanks McComsey Builders for an amazing building and project management; WSFS for construction financing; Hillcrest Associates for engineering support; all of the contracting and service companies for their professional services; the Supervisors and staff of London Britain Township for their assistance and support; Ken Cavanaugh of PennDOT; and the many volunteers who assisted.

More pictures of the completed station will be posted soon. Stay tuned for an announcement on an Open House, date TBD.

Tax deductible donations to support the project and the fire company can be made electronically on this website at http://www.wgfc.org/content/donations/ or can be mailed to the West Grove Fire Company at PO Box 201, West Grove, PA, 19390.

 
Units: Engine 32, Ambulance 22-3
 
Mutual Aid: Engine 22, Brush 12