
Latest News from Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue
12/21/2025 BRUSH FIRE, BETWEEN BAUSE ROAD & SPRING GARDEN DRIVE, COLEBROOKDALE
December 24, 2025
Company 95 was dispatched for a brush fire behind 47 Bause Road at 1352 hours. Eastern Berks Regional Police advised there was better access from Spring Garden Drive and operations were moved to Spring Garden Drive. As crews arrived the fast moving fire was starting to cross Spring Garden Drive...
Read More12/20/2025 VEHICLE CRASH WITH ENTRAPMENT, 28 GRESHVILLE ROAD, DOUGLASS
December 24, 2025
Company 95 was dispatched for the second time in December to 28 Greshville Road for a vehicle off the road with entrapment. On arrival crews found this driver was able to self extricate from the vehicle. No injuries and Douglass Police are investigating the crash...
Read More12/19/2025, SPECIAL SANTA RUN, 32 W FIFTH STREET, BOYERTOWN
December 19, 2025
Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue was requested for a special visit from Santa Claus for 10 year old Tanner who is dealing with a serious medical condition and would not be able to see Santa on Saturday 12/20/2025, so BAF&R asked Santa for a special favor and he helped us...
Read More12/6/2025 Technical Rescue Trench Collapse training, BAF&R Reading Avenue Station
December 7, 2025
Saturday December 6, 2025 was the first day of Trench Rescue training hosted by Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue at the Reading Avenue Station. Members of the Technical Rescue team from BAF&R, Eastern Berks and Western Berks attended the first day of Trench Rescue OPS II to advance their training...
Read More12/4/2025 TWO VEHICLE CRASH, DOUGLASS DRIVE AT FANCY HILL ROAD, DOUGLASS
December 7, 2025
Company 95 was dispatched to the intersection of Douglass Drive and Fancy Hill Road in Douglass Township at 1618 hours for a reported head on crash with no reported injuries, but smoke from the vehicle. On arrival crews found no fire and there was debris and fluids covering most of...
Read More11/19/2025 UTILITY POLE/STRUCTURE FIRE, 100 BLOCK E. PHILADELPHIA AVENUE, BOYERTOWN
November 19, 2025
Company 95 was dispatched to the 100 Block of E. Philadelphia Avenue at 0508 hours for a report of wires arching and a pole fire. Within minutes the call was upgraded to a Structure fire response due to the pole being within ten feet of a residence. As crews arrived...
Read More11/14/2025, PASSING OF BAF&R PRESIDENT ROGER LEHMANN
November 14, 2025
It is with great sadness that we publish this information of the passing of our Company President Roger Lehmann. Roger has been involved with BAF&R since the creation of the Company in 2013. He served as Vice President until April 2021 when he took over as President and he served...
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