BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA — Levittown Fire Company No. 2 and Edgely Fire Company have launched a coordinated in-station staffing initiative designed to strengthen emergency-response readiness for residents, businesses, and visitors throughout both fire districts.
Under the new arrangement, a staffed fire truck and trained volunteer crew will be ready to respond from one of the companies’ two firehouses every Monday through Thursday evening. Each company will staff its own station two nights per week, creating four evenings of coordinated coverage.
Working Together Across Both Fire Districts
During the scheduled staffing periods, the on-duty crew will be available to respond to emergencies throughout both the Levittown Fire Company No. 2 and Edgely Fire Company districts. The response will be based on where trained firefighters and a staffed apparatus are immediately available—not simply on which company’s district contains the incident.
This cooperative approach helps place firefighters at the station before an emergency is dispatched. When a call is received, the crew can staff the apparatus and begin responding without first waiting for members to travel from their homes to the firehouse.
Adapting to a Changing Community
Volunteer fire companies have traditionally relied on members responding from their homes, workplaces, or other locations when an emergency is dispatched. Those firefighters travel to the station, assemble a crew, and then respond aboard the appropriate apparatus.
That model has served Bristol Township for generations, but the community has continued to grow and change. Increased development, population, and traffic can make it more difficult for volunteers to reach their stations quickly—especially during busy evening hours.
Coordinated station staffing reduces the effect of traffic and travel time by placing trained personnel with the apparatus before a call occurs. The goal is straightforward: get qualified firefighters on the road sooner when someone needs help.
More Than 50 Years of Cooperation
This initiative builds upon a relationship between Levittown Fire Company No. 2 and Edgely Fire Company that spans more than 50 years.
Generations of members from both organizations have answered emergency calls together, trained together, and supported one another. In 2023, members of LFC2, Edgely, and Croydon Fire Company participated in a joint training exercise at a former elementary school, where firefighters practiced building construction, forcible entry, roof operations, and ventilation.
The companies regularly support one another during emergency incidents. Their shared responses have included a commercial fire involving materials at a Bristol Township scrap yard and a residential fire in Levittown’s Dogwood neighborhood.
This history of training and responding together has created familiarity between the companies’ members, apparatus, and operating procedures. The new staffing arrangement takes that established partnership another step forward by coordinating when and where volunteer crews are ready to respond.
Supporting the Volunteer Fire Service
The initiative does not change how residents should report an emergency. Anyone experiencing a fire, rescue, medical, or other emergency should always call 911. The Bucks County Department of Emergency Communications will dispatch the appropriate fire companies and supporting agencies based on the location and nature of the incident.
The coordinated crews will work alongside other responding volunteer companies and the Bristol Township Department of Fire Rescue as needed. This partnership is intended to complement the township’s existing emergency-response system while making the best possible use of available volunteer personnel.
Plans for the Future
Levittown Fire Company No. 2 and Edgely Fire Company hope to expand the coordinated staffing and cross-staffing initiative in the future. Both companies will continue looking for practical ways to improve readiness, share available resources, and strengthen volunteer fire protection throughout Bristol Township.
Programs like this depend on community members who are willing to volunteer their time and serve their neighbors. No previous firefighting experience is required to begin the process, and training is provided to qualified members.
If you are interested in becoming part of this effort, learn more on our volunteer information page or submit an online membership application.
Two companies, two firehouses, and one shared goal: getting help to the community as quickly and safely as possible.