About BRFD
Our Department:
Brickridge Regional Fire - Rescue (BRFR) was founded to provide uniform fire and rescue services to the 9 municipalities that are considered to be the Brickridge Community. The 9 municipalities include the Boroughs of Brickasie, Brickdale, Brickersville, Brickford, and Bricklin and the Townships of Brickminster, Bricktown, East and West Brickhill. BRFR operates out of 10 stations, 9 of which are active fire stations and the 10th is used for Chief Officers and Special Operations. BRFR is also contracted with Brickridge Regional Airport to provide Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) services.
Brickridge Regional Fire - Rescue (BRFR) was founded to provide uniform fire and rescue services to the 9 municipalities that are considered to be the Brickridge Community. The 9 municipalities include the Boroughs of Brickasie, Brickdale, Brickersville, Brickford, and Bricklin and the Townships of Brickminster, Bricktown, East and West Brickhill. BRFR operates out of 10 stations, 9 of which are active fire stations and the 10th is used for Chief Officers and Special Operations. BRFR is also contracted with Brickridge Regional Airport to provide Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) services.
Our Mission:
To provide professional fire and rescue services to the residents of the Brickridge Community and surrounding areas.
Our Vision:
To become one of the safest communities in the Country.
Core Values:
To provide professional fire and rescue services to the residents of the Brickridge Community and surrounding areas.
Our Vision:
To become one of the safest communities in the Country.
Core Values:
- Professionalism, Honesty, Integrity
- Discipline, Leadership, Responsibility
- Community, Adaptability, Service
Our History:
BRFR was founded on Janurary 1st, 2017 in a joint venture by East Brickhill and West Brickhill Townships. At first, BRFR operated out of a two bay garage near the border between the two Townships, original Station 26. We purchased two Pierce engines and a Ford Crown Victoria command vehicle. Soon after, BRFR received a larger budget and was able to purchase additional apparatus to better match the needs of the community. By February, our fleet consisted of three engines (two of which contained rescue equipment), one ladder truck, one 1500 gallon tanker, one brush truck, one rescue truck, and two command vehicles. BRFR continued to rapidly grow, purchasing used fire apparatus. At this point, BRFR needed to expand out of our original location. Contracts were signed between several other muncipalities and BRFR began spread out over the Community. We re-organised the department to have 10 stations, Station 20 would be Headquarters, Stations 21-28 would be active fire stations, and Station 29 would serve Brickridge Airport. After a few months, Brickford Borough would become the final municipality to sign a contract with BRFD. Station 29 was re-designated to the Brickford Station and Station 925 was designated for the Airport Station. Another number change would come in 2018 with the addition of the Fire Marshal's Officer and the Public Safety Training Center. The Fire Marshal's Office would be assigned Station 220, Airport Station would be re-assigned to Station 720, the Reserve Apparatus would be re-assigned to Station 820 and the new Public Safety Training Center would be assigned to Station 920. In late 2018, BRFR finally filled its apparatus roster. In just under 2 years the Department went from 2 Engines and a Chief's Car to well over 50 apparatus. Beginning in 2020 BRFR went through yet another round of re-organizing. With the proposed idea of integrating Emergency Medical Services (EMS) into the Department, BRFR needed to change the name from Brickridge Regional Fire Department to something more inclusive. Brickridge Regional Fire - Rescue was chosen as the new name for the Department. A second part of the re-organization was the consolidation of the Special Operations Units. Those resources would be relocated to Headquarters, Station 20, and redesigned to reflect their new station number. A third part was the selection of a uniformed paint scheme. Since the beginning of BRFR, their have been many paint schemes used on BRFR apparatus with the only similarity being the yellow stripe. BRFR thought it was time to form our identity as a single, regional agency. The yellow stripe remains to this day but only a handful of paint schemes would continue on into BRFR's future. The fourth and final part of the re-organization concerns active apparatus. A 15 year replacement plan was established for all front-line apparatus with the purchase of new apparatus from a select few manufacturers. With this came the need to save money and cut spending. BRFR looked at the numbers and saw a lack of a need for redundancy at several stations. Stations which formerly had 2 engines would be cut to 1 engine company. In 2021, integration of EMS into the Department was finally complete. BRFR staffs 10 ALS (Advanced Life Support) ambulances, which are stationed throughout the coverage area. Starting in 2022, Station 29 would be re-activated after being disbanded in mid-2020. Station 29 would now be re-located to a central location in the district and house an additional engine company. This company would be the fire apparatus to be staffed 24/7 by career firefighter/EMTs to provide assistance to the 8 volunteer fire stations. The career staff will also cross-staff the Special Operations companies to allow a faster response.
BRFR was founded on Janurary 1st, 2017 in a joint venture by East Brickhill and West Brickhill Townships. At first, BRFR operated out of a two bay garage near the border between the two Townships, original Station 26. We purchased two Pierce engines and a Ford Crown Victoria command vehicle. Soon after, BRFR received a larger budget and was able to purchase additional apparatus to better match the needs of the community. By February, our fleet consisted of three engines (two of which contained rescue equipment), one ladder truck, one 1500 gallon tanker, one brush truck, one rescue truck, and two command vehicles. BRFR continued to rapidly grow, purchasing used fire apparatus. At this point, BRFR needed to expand out of our original location. Contracts were signed between several other muncipalities and BRFR began spread out over the Community. We re-organised the department to have 10 stations, Station 20 would be Headquarters, Stations 21-28 would be active fire stations, and Station 29 would serve Brickridge Airport. After a few months, Brickford Borough would become the final municipality to sign a contract with BRFD. Station 29 was re-designated to the Brickford Station and Station 925 was designated for the Airport Station. Another number change would come in 2018 with the addition of the Fire Marshal's Officer and the Public Safety Training Center. The Fire Marshal's Office would be assigned Station 220, Airport Station would be re-assigned to Station 720, the Reserve Apparatus would be re-assigned to Station 820 and the new Public Safety Training Center would be assigned to Station 920. In late 2018, BRFR finally filled its apparatus roster. In just under 2 years the Department went from 2 Engines and a Chief's Car to well over 50 apparatus. Beginning in 2020 BRFR went through yet another round of re-organizing. With the proposed idea of integrating Emergency Medical Services (EMS) into the Department, BRFR needed to change the name from Brickridge Regional Fire Department to something more inclusive. Brickridge Regional Fire - Rescue was chosen as the new name for the Department. A second part of the re-organization was the consolidation of the Special Operations Units. Those resources would be relocated to Headquarters, Station 20, and redesigned to reflect their new station number. A third part was the selection of a uniformed paint scheme. Since the beginning of BRFR, their have been many paint schemes used on BRFR apparatus with the only similarity being the yellow stripe. BRFR thought it was time to form our identity as a single, regional agency. The yellow stripe remains to this day but only a handful of paint schemes would continue on into BRFR's future. The fourth and final part of the re-organization concerns active apparatus. A 15 year replacement plan was established for all front-line apparatus with the purchase of new apparatus from a select few manufacturers. With this came the need to save money and cut spending. BRFR looked at the numbers and saw a lack of a need for redundancy at several stations. Stations which formerly had 2 engines would be cut to 1 engine company. In 2021, integration of EMS into the Department was finally complete. BRFR staffs 10 ALS (Advanced Life Support) ambulances, which are stationed throughout the coverage area. Starting in 2022, Station 29 would be re-activated after being disbanded in mid-2020. Station 29 would now be re-located to a central location in the district and house an additional engine company. This company would be the fire apparatus to be staffed 24/7 by career firefighter/EMTs to provide assistance to the 8 volunteer fire stations. The career staff will also cross-staff the Special Operations companies to allow a faster response.