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8/27/2024 RESCUE FROM VEHICLE DOWN EMBANKMENT, 2289 FARMINGTON AVENUE, DOUGLASS

Company 95 was dispatched at 1240 hours for an elderly male in his vehicle down an embankment along the driveway at 2289 Farmington Avenue. He apparently was trying to back up to allow another vehicle to exit and went over the embankment.  The vehicle was hanging just above a steep drop being held only by […]

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8/26/2024, VEHICLE CRASH WITH VEHICLE INTO STRUCTURE, SHANESVILLE ORCHARD, RT 73, EARL

08/26/2024 – At 1513 hours Rescue 95 was dispatched on automatic mutual aid with the Earl Township Fire Company (Station 19) to assist with a motor vehicle accident with injuries and entrapment in the 1700 block of West Philadelphia Ave. Callers reported a vehicle struck a retail store and a male was entrapped in the

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8/18/2024 JOINT TRAINING, FLASHOVER TRAINING, EARL, BOYERTOWN, EASTERN BERKS & GILBERTSVILLE, EASTERN BERKS STATION

Joint Training this weekend at Eastern Berks Fire Company new Station with BAF&R, Earl Township Fire, Gilbertsville Fire and Eastern Berks Fire participating. Crews went into the simulator and experienced a flashover with live fire. Great training!   “>

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8/7/2024 VEHICLE ROLLOVER, 2300 BLOCK OF FARMINGTON AVENUE, DOUGLASS

Company 95 was dispatched to a vehicle rollover on Ben Franklin Highway in Douglass Township and were recalled enroute. Engine 95-1 was turning around at Gift when they observed traffic stopped on Farmington Avenue and saw a vehicle on it’s side. They blocked the roadway and checked for injuries and called for Boyertown Ambulance who

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8/3/2024, MUTUAL AID AMITY TOWNSHIP, STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE INVESTIGATION, 410 OLD AIRPORT ROAD, AMITY

Company 95 was requested to investigate the stability of a structure that was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. Deputy Wary and FC Bealer arrived on scene and inspected the damage inside and outside of the structure. Three studs as well as the three corner studs were broken and knocked out of place,

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8/1/2024, MUTUAL AID EARL FIRE COMPANY, STRUCTURE FIRE, 35 SPRING ROAD, EARL

Company 95 was dispatched along with Companies 49 Amity, 97 Eastern Berks and Montco. 67 Gilbertsville to assist Earl Fire Company with a structure fire reported small barn close to the house. On location crews found a fire in the small barn which was across the driveway from the residence. The owners had been controlling

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7/30/2024 OIL DRY DONATION, HAWKS TOWING & RECOVERY OF GILBERTSVILLE, READING AVENUE STATION

Greg the owner of Hawks Towing & Recovery contacted one of our members and asked if we could use a pallet of Oil Dry, knowing we use significant amounts when responding to crashes with fluids down and most times we do not get reimbursed for this expense. He then set up a time with us

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7/28/2024 TWO VEHICLE CRASH, FLUIDS & DEBRIS, LINDY LANE & QUEEN ANNE DRIVE, COLEBROOKDALE

Company 95 was dispatched to the intersection of Lindy Lane and Queen Anne Drive for a two vehicle crash, fluids and debris at 0924 hours. On arrival crews stabilized the vehicles and controlled the leaking fluids. Crews assisted Berks-Mont Towing with removal of the vehicles and clean up of debris and fluids. Eastern Berks Regional

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7/27/2024 VEHICLE CRASH WITH INJURIES, IN FRONT OF FRED BEANS FORD, COLEBROOKDALE

Company 95 was dispatched to Rt 100 in front of Fred Beans Ford for a two vehicle crash with Entrapment and Injuries. While enroute the call was updated that the trapped occupant was out of the vehicle. On location crews stabilized both vehicles and controlled leaking fluids. Boyertown Ambulance evaluated all occupants involved and cleared.

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7/27/2024 VEHICLE CRASH INTO THE WOODS WITH ROLLOVER & ENTRAPMENT, FANCY HILL ROAD & DOUGLASS DRIVE, DOUGLASS

Company 95 was dispatched to the area of Douglass Drive and Fancy Hill Road for a vehicle into the woods with rollover and entrapment at 0227 hours. On arrival FC Bealer and Douglass Police could not find any sign of a crash, they noticed a set of tire tracks in the grass and began investigating

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