$1 Million State Grant Will Fix Falls Township Fire Company Firehouse

FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA—Falls Township Fire Company No. 1 is getting a makeover.

The fire company's building will be renovated as part of a $1 million state redevelopment grant announced by State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Rep. John Galloway (D-140).

The project includes a large-scale renovation of the existing firehouse, originally constructed in 1958.

The funds from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program will be used to help with demolition, the renovation of the existing structure, construction of an addition to the building and a new building façade.

Improvements will include areas for apparatus bays, administration space and storage, along with upgrading sleeping areas, showers, workout areas for physical fitness, radio communications, technology upgrades, training room and kitchen and day room area improvements, which are essential to attract and retain members now and into the future.

“As we move towards our 100th year of operation, the current firehouse needs updating,” Falls Township Fire Company President Michael McClellan Jr. said. “In order to serve Falls Township, investments are needed to update our facility with the modern amenities required to provide fire protection in the 21st Century. The upgrades will benefit our greatest assets, our members. Falls Township and the areas we respond to with our Lower Bucks Mutual Aid Partners, will benefit exponentially with the investment made by this grant.”

Santarsiero said the grant will better serve the residents of Falls Township in emergencies.

“I am incredibly grateful for the time and service of the volunteer firefighters who serve our
community, and I enthusiastically supported the fire company’s application to ensure the
company has an upgraded space,” the senator said.

“Our firefighters put their lives on the line for our community on a daily basis, but for too long in Falls Township they have not had an adequate facility to work from,” Galloway said. "I’m pleased these funds will be used to upgrade the existing firehouse and add a new addition to the property, which will make it easier for the firefighters to do serve the community.”

RACP is a Commonwealth grant program administered by the Office of the Budget for the
acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical
improvement projects.

RACP projects have a regional or multi-jurisdictional impact and generate substantial increases or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenues, or other measures of economic activity. RACP projects are state-funded projects that cannot obtain primary funding under other state programs.