Township of Lower Merion
PRESS RELEASE

FOR RELEASE: Immediate
CONTACT: Lori Jennings, Public Information Officer
ljennings@lowermerion.org
DATE: July 8, 2021

Funeral Arrangements for Fallen
Volunteer Firefighter, Sean DeMuynck

The Penn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Fire Company and the entire Lower Merion Fire Department are grieving the loss of volunteer Firefighter, Sean DeMuynck, who served ... (Full Story)

The drawing for our annual gift raffle fundraiser has been postponed to April 9th due to COVID-19 pandemic. ... (Full Story)

Shortly after 4PM the Belmont Hills Fire Company was dispatched to a house fire on Centennial Rd. Crews found fire in multiple rooms and worked together as a unit to bring the fire under control. One firefighter was hospitalized as a result of the fire. Mutual aid was received from all of the Lower Merion Township Fire Companies, Narberth Ambulance, and Lower Merion Police who we thank graciously ... (Full Story & Photos)

Shortly after 5AM today, Firefighters were dispatched to the Schuylkill Expressway East at Gladwyne for a Vehicle Rescue. Rescue 22 arrived to find the driver trapped and the door of the vehicle was removed for access. Firefighters from Gladwyne, Penn Wynne, and West Conshohocken also responded to this incident, as well as Narberth Ambulance and the State Police.

Snow is coming! The region is under ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighters from Belmont Hills and Gladwyne were dispatched shortly after 1:00 this morning to the Schuylkill Expressway at Belmont Avenue to assist the Ambulance. Once on scene, firefighters found a worker who had fallen approximately 30-40 feet straight down from a bridge. Now a rescue, Penn Wynne’s Rescue 21 and George Clay’s Squad 39 was called to assist. Over 40 firefighters, policemen, and ... (Full Story & Photos)