Glenolden Fire Co 1 Inc.

Glenolden Fire Co 1 Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt domestic shelter and fire protection organization registered with SAM.gov since December 4, 2013, serving the Glenolden, Pennsylvania community. The organization has established itself as an active recipient of federal grant funding to enhance its emergency response and fire protection capabilities. As a prime grant awardee, Glenolden Fire Co 1 Inc. receives federal financial assistance directed toward strengthening its firefighting infrastructure and staffing operations to better serve its local community.

The organization has received multiple federal grant awards from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through two primary grant programs designed to support local fire departments. Most recently, on December 19, 2025, Glenolden Fire Co 1 Inc. was awarded a $468,500 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant (CFDA 97.083), which will fund enhanced staffing and deployment capabilities through December 18, 2029. This award follows a previous $388,150 SAFER grant awarded on November 28, 2021, with a completion date of November 27, 2025, demonstrating the organization's sustained commitment to maintaining adequate emergency response capacity. Additionally, the organization received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) on August 26, 2021, which supported equipment, protective gear, and staffing needs through August 25, 2023. In aggregate, these grants—totaling over $856,000 in SAFER funding alone—have been instrumental in enabling Glenolden Fire Co 1 Inc. to maintain and expand its firefighting personnel, improve deployment operations, and procure necessary equipment and protective gear to fulfill its mission of providing quality fire and emergency response services to the Glenolden community.