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12/6/2024, BOYERTOWN TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY, E. PHILADELPHIA AVENUE, BOYERTOWN

A Crew from BAF&R attended the ceremony with Engine 95-1 as the Christmas tree along E. Philadelphia Avenue was lit up for the first time for 2024...
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12/5/2024, MUTUAL AID EARL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMPANY, MVA WITH ENTRAPMENT, RT 73 & SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD

Company 95 was dispatched at 0704 hours for a two vehicle crash with entrapment and injuries at W. Philadelphia Avenue and School House Road in Earl Township. Crew from Earl , Oley and BAF&R stabilized the vehicles and began extrication of the driver of the blue car. Patients were turned over to EMS from Oley...
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SANTA RUN DECEMBER 21, 2024, DOUGLASS BERKS TOWNSHIP, COLEBROOKDALE TOWNSHIP & BOYERTOWN BOROUGH

BAF&R will again take Santa Claus on a tour of our area on Saturday December 21, 2024 starting around 9:00 am at our Reading Avenue Station where we will travel down N. Reading Avenue to Railroad Street to Township Line Road then cross Rt 100 continue on Township Line Road to Spring Garden Drive to...
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11/26/2024, VEHICLE OVER EMBANKMENT, 2051 FARMINGTON AVENUE, DOUGLASS

Company 95 was dispatched at 2250 hours for a vehicle off the roadway in a ditch, unknown injuries. Crews arrived and found a female occupant sitting on top of the vehicle yelling. She stated she was not injured and BAF&R members and Boyertown Ambulance crew assisted her in getting off the vehicle and out to...
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11/25/2024, JOINT TRAINING, CHIMNEY FIRES, BALLY TRAINING HOUSE

BAF&R, Eastern Berks and Earl Fire Companies met at the Bally Training hose for the monthly Joint Training. Topic this month was Chimney Fires. Crews trained on interior and exterior methods of extinguishing a chimney fire. Several crew members climbed up Ladder 95 to get familiar with the Ariel operations and skills needed on the...
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