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Company 95 was dispatched at 0151 hours for a report of a pick-up truck into a building at 47 South Reading Avenue, The Artisans Nook Beauty Salon, for a structure evaluation. Collapse 95 responded and Crews checked the structure and found it was stable enough to remove the truck. Crews backed the truck out of...

Company 95 was dispatched at 0913 hours for a crash involving two trucks both reported to be rolled over with the drivers trapped inside. The Colebrookdale Public Works Crew were on scene when BAF&R crews arrived and they brought equipment to the scene to assist with removal of the vehicles and cleaning up the highway...

BAF&R hosted a Structural Collapse OPS class and the second day of the training was held today Sunday September 8, 2024. Attendees were from numerous Fire Companies in Berks County including BAF&R, Eastern Berks, Earl, Western Berks and Wyomissing. Attendees worked with Struts and Rakers and learned how to build shoring with lumber. Great class...

Company 95 was dispatched to Rt 100 just north of County Line Road at 1155 hours for a car vs a dump truck with entrapment. On location crews determined that there was no entrapment just confinement with no injuries. Crews were able to get the driver out of the vehicle using the passenger door and...

Company 95 was dispatched to 315 North Sunrise Lane at 1024 hours for a report that a mobile home trailer was on fire. On arrival crews found the trailer to be fully involved and threatening an occupied mobile home and other out buildings. Crews contained the fire to the original trailer and protected the surrounding...