We provide Fire and Rescue Services to the Citizen's of Norristown and the surrounding communities.

The Norristown Fire Department is a combination fire department consisting of 60 Pennsylvania State Certified Firefighters. These include the Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, seven Assistant Fire Chiefs, the Fire Marshal, 18 Career and 38 volunteer firefighters. There are approximately an additional 125 active members who support the department as probationary firefighters, engineers, divers, fire police and administrative officers and staff. In addition to firefighting, the department provides, Heavy Rescue, and Fire Police services. The Fire Department responds to over 1100 calls each year. The department’s members spend countless hours responding to these calls for service, along with many hours of training each year. The department is made up of four fire companies they are the Norristown Hose Company, Montgomery Hose Fire Company, Fairmount Engine Company No. 2, and the Hancock Fire Company