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4/20/2026 STRUCTURE FIRE, BOYERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, COLEBROOKDALE

Company 95 was dispatched at 0140 hours for an automatic fire alarm at the Boyertown Elementary School on Second Street. Crews arrived on location and found a smoke condition in the hallways and tracked it down to room 146 where there was a fire on the wall above the heating unit where a bulletin board...
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4/18/2026 STRUCTURE FIRE, 42 LINDY LANE, COLEBROOKDALE

Company 95 was dispatched to 42 Lindy Lane Colebrookdale Township at 1507 hours for a reported structure fire with heavy smoke from the side of the residence. On location crews found heavy smoke with fire in the kitchen area of the residence. Crews extinguished the fire and ventilated the structure and checked for extension from...
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Congratulations Assistant Chief Jarid Miller “Outstanding First Responder of the Year”

On Saturday April 11, 2026 Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief Jarid Miller was honored by the Boyertown Citizen of the Year committee as the 72nd Annual Outstanding First Responder of the Year. The event held at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles was sold out including State Local and County leaders that attended...
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2/16/2026 VEHICLE VS UTILITY POLE, 230 S. READING AVENUE, BOYERTOWN

02/16/2026 – At 0106 hours Eastern Berks Regional Police requested fire for a non-injury accident in 200 block of South Reading Avenue in the Borough of Boyertown. Police reported a single vehicle accident and a pole was sheared with wires down. Upon arrival it was determined the vehicle lost control and was on the sidewalk...
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2/13/2026 STRUCTURE FIRE, 89 SUNSET DRIVE, DOUGLASS

02/13/2026 – At 0721 hours Station 95 along with mutual aid partners were dispatched to Douglass Berks Township in the unit block of Sunset Drive for a reported structure fire. Reports were a furnace on fire in a building not attached to the main residence. Engine 95-1 arrived first and encountered a very long and...
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