Join us as the London Grove Friends of the Park hold a "Meet Your Neighbors" Picnic this Saturday at Goddard Park in West Grove. First responders from both the West Grove and Avondale fire companies will be displaying equipment and offering kids tours and fire prevention information. The event will be August 29 from 11am to 1pm. Goddard Park is at the intersection of State Road and Route 841.

Both ... (Full Story & Photos)

Our partners at the Avondale Fire Company are holding a chicken barbeque to benefit the fire company on September 19. With a fantastic meal of chicken, mushroom salad, four-bean salad, cookie and drink, this is a bargain for $10 and it goes to a good cause.

Meal pickup is between 11am and 3pm on that Saturday at Station 23 along Route 41 just below Avondale Borough. Order your tickets today by ... (Full Story & Photos)

At the August business meeting of the West Grove Fire Company, volunteer members were honored for their many years of service to both the organization and the community. Commemorative pins were also distributed to nearly two dozen members present.

Among those honored for their tenure were Past President Bill "Radar" O'Connell for 55 years, Chief Emeritus John Chambers with 50 years, and Chief Engineer ... (Full Story & Photos)

West Grove Fire Company firefighters were requested on a mutual aid call to assist on a house fire in Kennett Township Monday. The WGFC responded with Ladder 22 and Squad 22 along with a number of fire companies from across southern Chester County and Delaware for the house fire on Bayard Road just after 4pm. First arriving units found fire showing from the rear of the residence which began a multi-hour ... (Full Story & Photos)

Each summer, the PA State Police run an admirable program known as Camp Cadet and once again the West Grove Fire Company participated at the program in our area.

Camp Cadet is a summer camp for boys and girls from Pennsylvania between the ages of 12 to 15. (Chester County Camp Cadet program accepts 11 - 13 year old boys and girls) The camp is held at various locations throughout the State and staffed ... (Full Story & Photos)

All across the country this week on Tuesday, communities celebrated National Night Out, a popular, annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie.

This year's event in West Grove Borough was due to strong efforts by the Southern Chester County Regional Police, in cooperation with West Grove Borough. Once again, first responders from the ... (Full Story & Photos)

In honor of 75 years of service to the community and his role as Past Fire Chief, today the West Grove Fire Company honorably transported W. Forrest Hammond to his funeral services. Chief Hammond served as fire chief in the mid-1970s.

Past Chief Hammond was carried aboard Antique 22 (also known as "Elsie") for his final ride from West Grove to services in Oxford. The procession included many WGFC ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighter health and safety had been a hallmark of the West Grove Fire Company, which is why the department has a culture of continuous training and a proactive first responder health program that includes regular and detailed physical/medical exams for volunteers and career staff. One of the WGFC initiatives has been to actively register first responders for a national cancer registry operated ... (Full Story & Photos)