4/21/2024 JOINT VEHICLE RESCUE TRAINING WITH GILBERTSVILE AND NEW HANOVER FIRE COMPANIES, STATION 67
Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue, Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue and New Hanover Fire Company all trained together at Gilbertsville’s Station to work on several rescue scenarios cutting apart vehicles on the roof, on their side and on the wheels. Crews practiced stabilization methods and rescue of training mannequins to simulate victims inside the vehicles. Crews...
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4/20/2024 VEHICLE CRASH WITH INJURIES, 567 RT 100, COLEBROOKDALE
Company 95 was dispatched for a two vehicle crash unknown injuries at 2114 hours and it was upgraded to with injuries while enroute to the scene. Crews arrived and Police requested that Rt 100 be closed between the New Berlinville interchange and Township Line Road. Fire Police from Gilbertsville and Eastern Berks assisted BAF&R Fire...
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4/20/2024 MUTUAL AID STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE, 200 N FURNACE STREET, BIRDSBORO
Company 95 was dispatched for Collapse 95 at 0543 hours to assist Companies 7, 6 and 25 with a vehicle into a building with partial structural collapse. On arrival crews met with Command and determined the amount of damage and stability of the structure as Fire crews on scene worked with the towing company to...
Read More4/2/2024 REST IN PEACE JIM “DOC” TRIBBETT
Doc Tribbett passed away last week and he will be missed by BAF&R. Doc was one of the original Board Members of BAF&R that were instrumental in completing the merger and making BAF&R what it is today. Doc also served as Secretary when we needed to fill that position. Many of us at BAF&R enjoyed...
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3/24/2024 MUTUAL AID STRUCTURE FIRE 283 SUNSET HILL ROAD, EARL
03/24/2024 – At 01:42 hours Ladder 95 and Tanker 95 were dispatched to assist the Earl Township Fire Company, Station 19, with a reported barn fire in the 200 block of Sunset Hill Road in Earl Township. Chief 19 arrived and reported a barn well involved with animals still inside. Ladder 95 arrived as the...
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