Middletown Fire Co 1

Middletown Fire Co 1, doing business as Company 50, is a tax-exempt non-profit organization located in Media, Pennsylvania, that has been registered to receive federal awards since February 2012. The organization serves as a prime recipient of federal grant funding focused on supporting firefighting and emergency response capabilities. As a fire services organization, Middletown Fire Co 1 provides critical emergency response and fire protection services to its community while leveraging federal grants to enhance operational capacity and staffing resources.

Middletown Fire Co 1 has received four federal grant awards since 2021, all funded through FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards and structured as project grants. The organization has been awarded multiple grants under the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, receiving awards on September 27, 2025 (with completion scheduled for September 26, 2027), August 5, 2021, and prior iterations of this program. Additionally, the organization received a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant on March 27, 2023, which supports the critical function of maintaining adequate emergency response staffing levels. The SAFER grant program is specifically designed to help fire departments recruit and retain trained firefighting personnel, while the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program provides broader support for equipment, training, and operational improvements. Through these federal grant awards, Middletown Fire Co 1 has accessed funding to strengthen its emergency response infrastructure and personnel capabilities, though the organization has not served as a prime contractor on federal contracts nor partnered with other prime awardees on these grant opportunities.