PARKSIDE FIRE COMPANY

What PARKSIDE FIRE COMPANY does

Parkside Fire Company is a 100% volunteer, nonprofit fire and emergency medical services (EMS) organization headquartered at 107 W. Roland Rd, Parkside, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County approximately five miles south of Philadelphia. The company provides primary fire protection to Parkside Borough and mutual aid fire protection to Upland and Brookhaven Boroughs as well as Aston and Chester Townships, while delivering primary Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) EMS coverage to Parkside, Brookhaven, Upland, the Toby Farms section of Chester Township, and parts of Nether Providence Township. Operational assets include Engine 45, Tac 45, Truck 17, and Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) capability, supplemented by full-time paramedics supplied through a partnership with Crozer Chester Medical Center.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than revenue-generating. Parkside does not receive tax dollars for fire protection and does not charge for emergency services; sustaining operations are community donations, FEMA grants (including an Assistance to Firefighters Grant used to replace SCBA equipment), hall rental income from the Parkside Hall event venue, and ancillary fundraising (e.g., the Adventure Aquarium ticket program). The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on local word-of-mouth, school outreach (Sun Valley High School mock crash demonstrations, Aston Elementary STEAM Night), social media presence on Facebook, and a website (parkside45.com) for volunteer recruitment and public information.

The company's technology footprint is conventional for a small municipal fire service — standard firefighting and EMS apparatus, SCBA equipment, portable radios, and a basic website — with no disclosed digital platforms, mobile applications, APIs, or proprietary software. The organization is governed by an executive board led by Chief Paul Curry, with Deputy Chief Joe Aiello, Assistant Chief Rob Powers Sr, and a structure of captains, trustees, and officer roles supporting fire, EMS, safety, and administrative functions.

Name

PARKSIDE FIRE COMPANY

Legal name

Parkside Fire Company

Website

https://parkside45.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Parkside Fire Company is a 100% volunteer, nonprofit fire and EMS organization in Parkside, Pennsylvania, providing primary fire protection and ALS/BLS emergency medical services to roughly 2,500 residents and small businesses in Parkside Borough and surrounding Delaware County municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire and Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Emergency Storm Damage Response & Hazard Mitigation (HSAIADAG)

Keywords

• Fire protection services
• Emergency medical services
• Advanced life support
• Volunteer firefighting
• Fire suppression

Headquarters

HQ city

Parkside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Community Service (Non-revenue generating): Parkside Fire Company is a 100% volunteer fire company that does not receive any tax dollars to provide fire protection. The organization operates entirely through volunteer efforts and community donations to sustain operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Parkside Fire Company is a 100% volunteer fire department providing fire suppression, rescue, and Advanced Life Support (ALS) emergency medical services to about 2,500 residents and small businesses in Parkside Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It delivers primary fire and EMS coverage locally with mutual aid fire protection extended to Upland, Brookhaven, Aston, and Chester Townships. The organization is funded entirely through community donations and grants, without any tax-based revenue.

Product overview

Parkside Fire Company is a 100% volunteer fire department providing fire protection and emergency medical services to southeastern Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The organization operates Engine 45 and Tac 45 apparatus, providing primary coverage to Parkside Borough with mutual aid to surrounding communities. The company offers Advanced Life Support (ALS) through partnerships with Crozer Chester Medical Center paramedics, along with hall rental facilities for community events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Protection Services

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Crozer Chester Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrozer Chester Medical Center provides full-time paramedics for Advanced Life Support (ALS) services to Parkside Fire Company. This partnership enables the organization to provide ALS-level emergency medical care to residents in its primary and mutual aid service areas including Parkside, Brookhaven, Upland, Toby Farms section of Chester Township, and parts of Nether Providence Township.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Darby Fire Company #4: Volunteer fire company called out alongside Parkside apparatus on multi-company incidents, serving an adjacent Delaware County borough.
• Chester Fire Department: Municipal fire department referenced in Parkside's own incident reports, operating in the same Delaware County region with overlapping mutual aid response territory.
• Brookhaven Fire Company: Volunteer fire company in Brookhaven, PA, explicitly listed as a mutual aid partner serving the same Delaware County footprint with overlapping EMS and fire responsibilities.
• Eddystone Fire Company #12: Volunteer fire company named as part of Parkside's mutual aid response on multi-alarm fires in the same regional response zone.
• Collingdale Fire Company #2: Volunteer fire company referenced in Parkside's incident history as part of box alarm and mutual aid assignments in Delaware County.
• Garden City Fire Company #65: Volunteer fire company referenced in Parkside incident posts as ladder support on 3-alarm incidents in Chester, part of the same regional response network.
• Aston Township Fire Company: Volunteer fire department in Aston Township, named as a mutual aid partner covering an adjacent municipality with similar suburban Pennsylvania demographics.

Regional players

• Media Fire Company No. 1: Pennsylvania-based volunteer fire company of comparable size and structure, providing a benchmark for small-borough volunteer fire operations in the greater Philadelphia region.
• Upper Providence Township Fire Company: Volunteer fire company serving parts of the same Delaware County region with overlapping EMS responsibilities in the Nether Providence area referenced by Parkside.

Others

• Crozer Chester Medical Center: Hospital system that supplies full-time paramedics to Parkside Fire Company for ALS coverage; an enabling partner rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/369632323143119
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parkside-fire-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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