Company 95 was dispatched to the intersection of E. Philadelphia Avenue and Jefferson Street for a vehicle crash involving a building and fluid and debris. On arrival Special Operations Crews went into the structure to evaluate the stability of the building where it took a hit at the front steps destroying the brownstone steps. Crews […]
4/10/2023 VEHICLE INTO A BUILDING, 401 E. PHILADELPHIA AVENUE, BOYERTOWN Read More »
Company 95 was dispatched to 1470 Weisstown Road at the S curves for a vehicle in the yard smoking and with injuries at 1900 hours. Crews arrived to find the vehicle was not on fire and the driver was not injured. Crews powered down the vehicle and moved debris from the driveway to allow Berks-Mont
4/4/2023 VEHICLE CRASH WITH INJURIES, 1470 WEISSTOWN ROAD, COLEBROOKDALE Read More »
Company 95 was dispatched at 1213 hours to 430 Mill Street for a reported deck on fire. Chief 67 arrived on location and reported a working fire. Crews from Boyertown, Eastern and Gilbertsville quickly knocked down the fire before it spread to the residence. FM 95 was on location and is investigating the fire.
4/4/2023 STRUCTURE FIRE, DECK ON FIRE, 430 MILL STREET, COLEBROOKDALE Read More »
The Boyertown Area Regional Joint Training Committee set up a Brush Fire Training in Earl Township with DCNR, including Earl Township Fire Company, Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue, Eastern Berks Fire & Rescue, Oley Fire and Lyons Fire companies. Crews worked on many aspects of Brush Fire fighting including cutting fire breaks, raking in and
4/3/2023 JOINT TRAINING BRUSH FIRES, PINE ROAD, EARL TOWNSHIP Read More »
The Boyertown Area Joint Training Committee set up a Hose Line Advancement training hosted by Eastern Berks Fire & Rescue at a training house in Bally Borough. Company 95, Company 19 and Company 97 set up several evolutions on different scenarios where crews had 7 minutes to complete the detail in a smoke filled environment.
3/27/2023 JOINT TRAINING 95, 97 & 19 HOSE LINE ADVANCEMENT BALLY BOROUGH Read More »
Collapse 95 was requested at 1712 hours by West Reading Fire Command to assist with Structure evaluations and search and rescue operations at the Palmer Candy Factory after an explosion leveled a large portion of the factory and a neighboring apartment building. Crews arrived and worked with Command to inspect the surrounding damaged buildings and
Company 95 was dispatched to the intersection of Boyertown Pike and Fancy Hill Road to assist Earl Fire Company with a reported crash with injuries and entrapment at 0925 hours. Crews arrived on scene and found the operator of the blue car was injured and the doors on that side of the vehicle were smashed
Company 95 was dispatched to the area of the YMCA on Spring Street for a building on fire in the area unknown exact address at 0529 hours. Chief 95 and FC 95 were responding direct and located the smoke from the West 6th Street area and found the fire to be a chicken coop behind
3/16/2023 STRUCTURE FIRE, 325 WEST 6TH STREET, BOYERTOWN Read More »
Company 95 was dispatched to 24 Valley Brook Road at 1344 hours for a reported brush fire behind the residence. On arrival crews found that the homeowner had knocked down the fire with garden hoses but there was extensive overhaul to be done to assure the fire would not start again. Utility 95, Brush 97
3/10/2023 BRUSH FIRE, 24 VALLEY BROOK ROAD, DOUGLASS Read More »
In late January on a Crash Scene Sergeant Matthew Ellis asked Fire Commissioner Jeffrey Bealer if the Fire Company would be interested in a Battle of the Badges Blood Drive to be held on March 7th. FC Bealer immediately said we are in and plans moved on from there. SGT Ellis was leading the event
3/7/2023 AMERICAN RED CROSS, BATTLE OF THE BADGES, FRIENDSHIP HOOK & LADDER, BOYERTOWN Read More »
