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6/17/2024 HAZ MAT GAS LEAK, 813 S READING AVENUE, COLEBROOKDALE

Company 95 was dispatched to the former Morysville Body works complex at 1646 hours for a report of a gas leak after a gas line was struck by an Excavator installing a water line. On location crews found a major leak spewing Natural Gas 20 to 40 feet into the air. Crews worked with Eastern...
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6/15/2024 MOTORCYCLE VS CAR WITH INJURIES, RT 100 AT NEW BERLINVILLE EXIT, COLEBROOKDALE

Company 95 was dispatched to a level 2 MVA with injuries at 1923 hours in the area of Rt 100 and the New Berlinville interchange, motorcycle vs car and Police requesting south bound Rt 100 be shut down at the exit ramp. On arrival crews shut down south bound Rt 100 and assisted EMS with...
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6/1/2024 MUTUAL AID STRUCTURE FIRE, 46 AVALON CIRCLE, WASHINGTON

06-01-2024 – As personnel were manning the parking lots and also the food tent at our fundraising event at the Boyertown Community Fundays, at 1403 hours the structure assignment went out for a reported house on fire from the rear deck on Avalon Circle in Washington Township to assist Eastern Berks Fire Department (Company 97)...
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5/22/2024 VEHICLE CRASH INTO WALL, 522 MONTGOMERY AVENUE, COLEBROOKDALE

Company 95 was dispatched for a vehicle into a wall with injuries in the area of 522 Montgomery Avenue at 2023 hours. On arrival crews found a vehicle in the middle of the street with heavy damage and debris and fluids on the roadway. Single occupant of the vehicle refused EMS. Crews stopped the flow...
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MAY 6, 2024, MUTUAL AID COLLAPSE CALL, 15 OLD SWEDE ROAD, AMITY

Collapse 95 was dispatched to 15 Old Swede Road, Lords and Ladies Salon at 2119 hours for a vehicle into the building. On arrival crews evaluated the structure looking for any indication that further collapse may occur. Assistant Chief Sierocinski, Captain Neubauer and an Engineer from Amity Township found the structure to be stable but...
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