New Year Finalizes Fire Company Consolidation

Blogger's Note: The following was provided by the newly formed Limerick Fire Department.

Effective Jan. 1, the consolidation of Linfield Fire Company and Limerick Fire Company into the Limerick Fire Department, Montgomery County Station 51 was completed.

This process has brought together two organizations with over two hundred years of fire and rescue experience into one department.

The department will operate out of two stations serving the residents of Limerick Township. The Limerick Station at 390 West Ridge Pike in Limerick and the Linfield Station at 1077 Main St in Linfield.

The new Administrative Officials of the Limerick Fire Department will be: 

• President, Tom Walters; 
• 1st Vice President, Rich Flynn; 
• 2nd Vice President, Scott Miles; 
• Treasurer, Don Andes;
• Ass't Treasurer, Billy Rumler; 
• Financial Secretary, Steph Rumler; 
• Ass't Financial Secretary, Sandy Fota; 
• Recording Secretary, Mike Lynch; 
• Ass't Recording Secretary, Monica Lanigan.

The new Board of Directors will be: 

• President, Tom Walters; 
• 1st Vice President, Rich Flynn;
• 2nd Vice President, Scott Miles; 
• Treasurer, Don Andes; 
• Fire Chief, Ken Shuler; 
• Member, Denny Rumler; 
• Member, Joel Saylor; 
• Member, Ben Andes; 
• Member, Steve Waldman.

The Fire Officers of the Limerick Fire Department are: 

• Fire Chief, Ken Shuler; 
• Deputy Fire Chief, Glen Russell; 
• Assistant Fire Chief, Billy Rumler, 
• Battalion Chief, Chris Miller; 
• Captain, Mike Latshaw; 
• Captain, Bob Brock; 
• Lieutenant, Scott Miles; 
• Lieutenant, Rich Flynn; 
• Lieutenant Sean McCarraher; 
• Lieutenant, Cameron Beebe; 
• Lieutenant, Rickey Shuler, 
• Chief Engineer, Steve Waldman; 
• Fire Police Captain, Mike Machion.

The fire apparatus designations for response on Montgomery County fire radio and Chester County fire radio will be as 51 units.

A new website is in the process of being designed along with social media accounts which will be announced in the coming weeks.