Jeff Bealer

At 0432 hours Tanker 95 was requested to assist Lyons Fire Company Station 35 with a structure fire in the unit block of Essig Drive in Rockland Township. Reports were made of fire showing out all first floor windows and everyone out of the residence. Units arriving reported the building well involved. Tanker 95 arrived […]

Company 95 was dispatched to Route 100 in front of Quigley Motors at 0534 hours for a vehicle on it’s side with the occupant trapped inside. On arrival crews stabilized the vehicle and worked with Boyertown Ambulance EMS to evaluate the driver occupant and cover him so the windshield could be removed to extricate him

Company 95 was dispatched to the 600 block of Englesville Road at 2143 hours for a report of a vehicle into two houses with entrapment. Crews arrived and found a vehicle had crossed Englesville Road from Madison Street and continued into a deck on the first house then continued down an embankment hitting a small

Company 95 members worked with low pressure air bags in a simulated rescue to lift a large dumpster up high enough to be able to remove someone from under the dumpster. This is a slow process with the team working together monitoring movement of the dumpster and placing cribbing under the sides to stabilize it

Company 95 was dispatched to the area of the South bound Rt 100 ramp at Montgomery Avenue at 1957 hours for a report of a two vehicle crash with one vehicle on it’s side. On arrival crews stabilized the vehicle, placed protective covers over the occupant and removed the windshield to extricate the occupant. the

Company 95 was dispatched to a vehicle crash, unknown injuries at 2152 Farmington Avenue in Douglass Township at 1852 hours. On arrival the vehicle was found to be abandoned and the engine was cool to the touch. The area was checked and no occupants found in the area. The area was secured and hazmat booms

Company 95 was dispatched to a 3 vehicle crash on South Reading Avenue in the 200 block with injuries at 2106 hours. On arrival crews assisted EMS from Boyertown Ambulance and called for a second Ambulance from Bally to assist. Crews then stabilized the vehicles and powered down the two with heavy damage and monitored

Santa requested that BAF&R escort him around the northern section of Douglass Township, Berks County and Crews were going to meet him at The Warwick Street Station but as we were preparing to start our journey, the Grinch showed up and got on Engine 95-1 and followed behind Santa who was riding on top of

Company 95 was dispatched to the 400 block of South Reading Avenue for a bus into two parked vehicles with fluid and debris in the roadway. On arrival crews stabilized the vehicles and handled the fluids on the roadway. Boyertown Ambulance evaluated the occupants of the bus and no EMS was required. Crews assisted Berk-Mont

Company 95 was dispatched to the intersection of Cleaver School Road and W Philadelphia Avenue at 1723 hours for a report of a two vehicle crash with injuries. On arrival crews assisted EMS from Boyertown Ambulance and Gilbertsville Ambulance with patient care and the vehicles were stabilized and powered down. Crews then assisted Berks-Mont Towing