Upper Makefield Fire Co

What Upper Makefield Fire Co does

Upper Makefield Fire Company (UMFC) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation and an all-volunteer, unpaid fire and emergency response organization founded in 1967. It serves the residents of Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, operating from two stations — Station 71 at 1221 Taylorsville Road in Washington Crossing and Station 81 at 1076 Eagle Road in Newtown. The organization delivers fire suppression, vehicle accident response, emergency medical assists, and critical incident response, supplemented by fire prevention education through programs such as the annual Fire Prevention Open House conducted in partnership with the National Fire Protection Association.

UMFC's core technology footprint consists of firefighting apparatus and rescue vehicles stationed at the two locations, supported by digital communications infrastructure including its website (umfc.org), Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts, and the ReadyBucks (Everbridge) community emergency notification system that delivers email and text alerts to residents. No proprietary software products, applications, or APIs are offered, and no AI/ML capabilities are in evidence. Operational output is delivered through the 911 dispatch system with mutual aid coordination from partners including Newtown Ambulance (Squad 172) and the Bucks County Fire Chiefs & Firefighters Association.

The business model is donation-based: UMFC does not charge for emergency services and is funded almost entirely by community contributions collected through an annual fund drive, online and mail-in donations, and ancillary community events such as the Santa Parade and food drives. The annual Spring Carnival at Washington Crossing State Park had historically been a significant fundraiser but was canceled following a PA DCNR notification that the venue was no longer permitted for the event. The organization has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no paid headcount beyond approximately seven non-volunteer staff, with the active firefighter and responder roster drawn entirely from community volunteers across age and occupational demographics.

Name

Upper Makefield Fire Co

Legal name

Upper Makefield Fire Company

Website

https://umfc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Upper Makefield Fire Company is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer nonprofit fire and emergency response organization, founded in 1967, that provides fire suppression, rescue, and medical assist services to Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania residents from two fire stations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Volunteer Fire and Emergency Response Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Volunteer fire services
• Emergency response services
• Fire suppression services
• Rescue and medical assists
• Fire prevention education

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington Crossing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Community Donations and Fund Drive: As a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, the organization relies primarily on community donations through annual fund drives. Township support provides a foundation for operations, but community donations sustain the high level of readiness and professionalism.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Upper Makefield Fire Company is a 100% volunteer, 501(c)(3) Pennsylvania non-profit that provides free fire suppression, rescue operations, vehicle accident response, and medical assists to residents of Upper Makefield Township from two fire stations. It also delivers community fire prevention education programs and emergency preparedness outreach funded by annual donations and community fund drives.

Product overview

The Upper Makefield Fire Company is a 100% volunteer, unpaid organization that provides emergency fire response and rescue services to Upper Makefield Township. As a 501(c)(3) Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, the organization offers fire and emergency response services, fire prevention education through programs like Fire Prevention Open House, and community engagement activities including the annual Santa Parade and food drives. The company operates primarily through community donations and fundraising drives to support equipment, training, and apparatus maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire and Emergency Response Services All-volunteer unpaid group providing fire suppression, rescue operations, vehicle accident response, medical assists, and other critical incident response for Upper Makefield Township residents, delivered free of charge from Station 71 and Station 81.
• Fire Prevention Education Community safety education programs including the annual Fire Prevention Open House and NFPA Fire Prevention Week campaigns focused on fire safety topics such as lithium-ion battery safety, delivered to Upper Makefield Township residents.
• Community Events and Programs Community engagement activities including the Santa Parade, Betsy's Basket Food Drive, recruitment events, and similar programs supporting Upper Makefield Township residents.
• Annual Fund Drive Community donation program supporting UMFC operations, equipment, protective gear, apparatus maintenance, and advanced volunteer training.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SERVPROminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 December 2025SERVPRO partnered with UMFC during the Santa Parade by following Santa in their Green Pick Up Truck and grabbing any food donations along the parade route.
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial partnership for Fire Prevention Week, promoting annual fire safety campaigns and messaging to the community. NFPA is the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for over 100 years.
• ReadyBuckscoreOthersCommunity emergency notification system that sends timely email and/or text messages about pending emergency situations directly to residents' cell phones, Blackberries, pagers or other email-enabled devices.
• Newtown Ambulance (Squad 172)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partner providing ambulance and EMS services. Listed as a resource and partner on the UMFC Resources page for emergency services coordination.
• Bucks County Fire Chiefs & Firefighters AssociationminorOthersCounty-level professional association for fire services coordination and training resources.
• PA DCNR / Bureau of State ParksminorOthersState agency that granted permission for the Annual Spring Carnival at Washington Crossing State Park. However, they notified UMFC in 2026 that they are no longer permitted to host events at the park.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross: National-scale 501(c)(3) that delivers emergency response, disaster relief, and prevention education, overlapping with UMFC's prevention education and emergency-preparedness missions. A much larger incumbent in the same broad category of community-funded emergency response, with overlapping donor pools in the region.

Direct peers

• Newtown Fire Association: Volunteer fire association operating in nearby Newtown, Bucks County, PA. Closely comparable in structure (volunteer nonprofit, township-based service, multiple stations, community fundraising) and geographically adjacent, sharing mutual aid relationships and overlapping resident base.
• Lower Makefield Township Fire Company: Volunteer fire company serving an adjacent Lower Makefield Township in Bucks County, PA. Directly comparable volunteer nonprofit fire-service model in a bordering jurisdiction, sharing county-level coordination and mutual aid ecosystems.
• Yardley-Makefield Fire Company: Neighboring volunteer fire company serving Yardley and Lower Makefield Township in Bucks County, PA. Operates with the same volunteer-driven, community-funded, single-county service model and competes for the same pool of regional mutual aid partners and county association resources.
• Newtown Ambulance Squad 172: UMFC's listed mutual aid partner providing ambulance and EMS services in the same geographic area. Operates a parallel nonprofit emergency-services model in the township and serves a directly overlapping resident base.

Others

• National Fire Protection Association: Standards-setting body explicitly listed as UMFC's official partner for Fire Prevention Week. While not a competing emergency-response provider, NFPA shapes the prevention-education programming and messaging UMFC delivers, and is a key ecosystem partner for any fire-protection nonprofit.
• International Association of Fire Fighters: Largest national firefighters' union and professional association. Relevant as an ecosystem stakeholder — primarily representing paid firefighters but providing training standards, advocacy, and resources that shape how volunteer companies like UMFC recruit, train, and govern themselves.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UMAKEFIRE
• Facebookfacebook.com/engine71rescue
• Instagraminstagram.com/umakefire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/upper-makefield-fire-co

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Investors

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