At the turn of the century, the citizens of Rockledge looked to the Pennsylvania Fire Company for fire protection. The company was housed on Fillmore St. in the city of Philadelphia, just at the border of the two municipalities. At the time, the company provided fire protection for Fox Chase as well as the Borough.

On the evening of March 6, 1903, a meeting was held at what was then the Northeast Shrine Club (where the First Union bank now stands). Burgess Charles Nahm called the meeting for the purpose of discussing the ways and means of establishing a fire company that would be propriety of the Borough of Rockledge. A total of twenty-nine men present at the meeting showed a willingness to become members of the fire organization and voted unanimously to do so. They agreed to organize under the name of the Rockledge Volunteer Fire Company No.1 of Rockledge, Pennsylvania. An election was held to fill the positions of the Company Officers, a Captain of the fire fighting force and a Board of Directors.

The Fire Company made progress in many areas during 1904. They installed an alarm for signaling a fire and made a deal with the electric company to lease the upper "retiring room" for a term of 5 year at $24 annually.

In this year, 2003, the Rockledge Fire Company celebrates its 100th anniversary. They are proud of the past and look forward to another 100 years of dedication to the citizens of the Borough and surrounding communities.