The Schwenksville Fire Company, previously the designated fire
company for the Borough of Schwenksville, has determined to cease
operations and merge with the Lower Frederick Fire Company, Lower
Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Accordingly,
the Lower Frederick Fire Company, organized and existing in the Township
of Lower Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is hereby designated
as the officially recognized fire company for the Borough of Schwenksville
as of July 19, 2017.
The members of the Lower Frederick Fire Company, recognized
by the Borough, are also authorized to do the following things:
A. Engage in any type of drill, training, ceremony, practice, test or
parade when duly called for or authorized by an officer or officers
of the Fire Company.
B. Engage in fund-raising activities for the Fire Company, when authorized
by an officer or officers of the Fire Company.
C. Engage in the performance of any other duty or activity authorized
by Borough Council.
The purpose of this chapter is to recognize the Lower Frederick
Fire Company as the official fire company of the Borough of Schwenksville
in place of the Schwenksville Fire Company and to state additional
authorized activities for firefighters for worker's compensation
purposes.