Marple Township Ambulance Corps

06/05/2026

Today, MTAC was dispatched to Aston Township to assist with a Police Incident with MICU 153 and Rehab 153. The crew was on scene for a few hours and released after the all clear.

06/04/2026

A sincere thank you to Marc for sharing his extensive knowledge and experience on the safe rehab operations on the fireground. Your educational presentation provided valuable insight into the importance of firefighter rehabilitation. The information you shared will help ensure - we are all safe! And thanks to Chief Bill Downey for the hands on demonstrations. It was a good night of training.

06/03/2026

Join our friends for coffee, donuts and conversation. It’s a great opportunity to meet the officers who serve this great community.

Stop by after your grocery shopping and say hi. Looking forward to seeing you all. Sunday June 7th at 10am. ACME in the Lawrence Park Shopping Center.

05/28/2026

Huge THANKS to State Representative Jennifer O’Mara for stopping by this evening with food for our crews!

Your support and appreciation mean a lot to the crews working around the clock to serve this great community. We’re grateful for your continued partnership and for taking the time to recognize the hard work of the Marple EMS team. It was good to see you and the kids! And Rose!

Photo credit: Rose

05/26/2026

🚨Calling all vendors!!!
Are you interested in having a table at our 3rd Annual Craft and Vendor Show? Please email us at [email protected] for an application.

05/26/2026

Congratulations Frank Benson, this year’s Ervin J. Zorn Outstanding Corps Member of the Year!

The Broomall Rotary Club was very pleased to honor the Ambulance Person of the Year, Frank Benson, at a recent meeting.

Frank Benson was recognized for his dedicated service as a full-time EMT and lead for the driver training program.

Marple Ambulance responded to a total of 3,326 calls last year, including ,383 Advanced Life Support (ALS) incidents such as heart attacks and strokes.

The organization completed1,272 non-emergency transports for Fair Acres, a critical source of revenue that sustains their operations.
Residential fund drive participation is currently at 29.8%, meaning only about three out of ten households contribute to the subscription program.

A $50 annual household donation functions as a subscription that covers insurance deductibles, potentially saving residents from out-of-pocket bills ranging from $1,600 to $1,700 for emergency calls.

A major financial hurdle is the practice of insurance companies sending reimbursement checks directly to patients rather than to the ambulance corps, which often leads to unpaid services.

To manage high equipment costs, the corps uses "remounting," a process of moving an existing ambulance box to a new chassis for approximately $175,000, which is about half the cost of a new $300,000 vehicle.

The corps is converting an adjacent annex into a new training center to host staff scenarios and community outreach programs, including hands-only CPR and babysitting classes.
The organization's fleet is aging, with a 2015 model vehicle currently exceeding 80,000 miles and scheduled for replacement by the end of the year.

Thank you to Chief Bill Downey for presenting at our meeting and congratulations to Frank Benson for being Ambulance Person of the Year! The Broomall Rotary Club thanks you and all of the volunteers at the Marple Township Ambulance Corp for your service and your dedication to our community.

The Broomall Fire Department and the Marple Township Ambulance Corp are always looking for volunteers to serve in many different capacities in fire and rescue, but also as teachers of CPR, babysitting, and first aid in our community. If you are interested in serving your community, please contact either the Broomall Fire Department or the Marple Ambulance Corp, both in their new locations right across the street from each other on Malin Road.

If you would like to make a difference in your community and your world and feel that the Broomall Rotary Club might be the organization that fits that need, please check out our web site at broomallrotary.com and join us on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 at Charlottes Restaurant in Newtown Square.

Photo: Chief Bill Downey, Kassandra and Frank Benson, Rotarian Jim Bradley, Jr. By: Catherine Nold.

05/25/2026

Even with our annual Memorial Day Parade being cancelled, members still came to the station and had a little BBQ. One of our crews was out handling a 911 call at the time of the photo.

05/25/2026

Thank you to Nemours Children’s Health for the goodies during EMS Week.

05/25/2026