MMPW Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company, 132 North Main Street, Mercersburg, Pa. Franklin County Company 9. Fire service in Mercersburg began with the Eclipse Fire Company in 1885. The Eclipse were housed in the Town Hall on South Main Street until 1924. The Mercersburg Fire Department was formed in 1925. In late 1941 the surrounding townships began their support and on January 22, 1942 the name was changed to Mercersburg, Montgomery, Peters and Warren Townships Volunteer Fire Company. The Department moved from the former chief of 58 years' garage to their current location in January 1965. It was also in 1965 that they began ambulance service. A building addition was completed in 1976 and a 4-bay additional was added in 2008. In November 2014 the legal name was changed to the current name.
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