Do you ever wonder who the person is that is putting out that house fire, directing traffic around and accident or fire scene, the EMS responder taking care of you when sick or injured, or the person that takes the time to educate you and your family on fire safety? Despite what your emergency is, our group of dedicated volunteer responders drop what they are doing to render aide. Yes, that is right we are all volunteer which means we receive no compensation for responding to the emergency. We all have jobs outside of the Thorndale Volunteer Fire Company or are students at local high schools and colleges. We have families that we spend time with and at a moment’s notice our pager can go off to respond to whatever emergency you have. In addition to our emergency responders we also have members that help us a great deal behind the scenes or in the community with various events such as the Strawberry Festival, Caln Community Day, and National Night out to name a few.

So far this year you have met a total of nine members of our company. For the month of May these four dedicated members that you see pictured below responded to the most Fire, EMS and Fire Police incidents for the month in addition to spending countless hours assisting with different projects at the firehouse and the various community events. We cannot begin to thank not only these featured members but all of our members for their outstanding efforts in protecting the residents, business owners, and visitors of Caln Township. Please join us in thanking all of our members in their hard work and dedication to not only the Thorndale Volunteer Fire Company but to the community.

Top Firefighter Responder:
Name: Donald Taylor
Current Rank: Assistant Fire Chief
Certifications: Firefighter 1 & 2, Fire Officer 1 & 2, Pumps1 & 2, Hazardous Materials Operations Level, Fire Investigation, Emergency Medical Responder
Serving Since: 1969 but joined Thorndale Fire Company in 1974
Current Career: Senior Technical Project Manager for Cerner Health Services
Hobbies: “Playing golf at Coatesville Country Club, Bowling, and spending time with family”

Note: Assistant Chief Taylor is currently the longest serving active member of the Thorndale Fire Company when he joined in 1974. Assistant Chief Taylor previously served as fire chief from 1991-1993 and again from 2010-2012

Top Fire Police Responder:
Name: John Neff
Current Rank: Fire Police Lieutenant
Certifications: National Fire Police, CPR, First Aide, various fire suppression courses
Serving Since: 1969 but joined Thorndale Fire Company in 2014
Hobbies: “I enjoy boats, classic cars, working on some building projects and spending time with my grandchildren.

Contributing Member:
Name: Angela Cordisco
Serving Since: 2010
Current Career: Student at West Chester University and Server at Buffalo Wild Wings
Hobbies: “I'm on the Executive Board for West Chester University's chapter of PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America). PRSSA has helped me develop skills both professionally and personally that I will be forever thankful for. I'm also on Thorndale Fire Company's Ways and Means Committee. I enjoy working with everyone on the committee and can't wait to see what we do moving forward! With school, work and these two things I'm usually pretty busy! In my free time, however, I enjoy going to Phillies games, participating in various events like Slide the City and different 5K Runs, taking trips to Hershey Park and going to the beach.”

Contributing Member:
Name: Chris Cordisco
Serving Since: 2010
Current Career: Regulatory Data Analyst at XL Insurance Company
Hobbies: “Scrapbooking, going to car shows with my husband, day and week-end trips to anywhere. Going to Disney is always good too, because it's the happiest place on earth!”