
Latest News from Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue
1/18/2025, VEHICLE CRASH WITH INJURIES, IRONSTONE DRIVE AT WATER STREET, COLEBROOKDALE
January 18, 2025
Company 95 was dispatched to the area of S. Ironstone Drive and Water Street for a vehicle into a pole. On arrival crews found the vehicle to be approximately 100 plus feet beyond the pole that was struck with debris covering the roadway and the vehicle was in the rear...
Read More1/16/2025, STRUCTURE FIRE, 17 S. WASHINGTON STREET, BOYERTOWN
January 17, 2025
Company 95 was dispatched for a structure fire at 17 S. Washington Street at 2058 hours reported smoke from the side of the building. Crews were just clearing the Chimney Fire so all Companies moved from Madison Street to S. Washington Street. On location crews found that it was steam...
Read More1/16/2025, CHIMNEY FIRE, 418 S MADISON STREET, BOYERTOWN
January 17, 2025
Company 95 was dispatched at 2021 hours for a structure fire reported to be a chimney fire at 418 S. Madison Street. On arrival crews found dark smoke coming from the chimney, no flames or sparks. Ladder 95 was put in service and crews checked the chimney from the top...
Read More1/10/2025 MUTUAL AID STRUCTURE FIRE, 723 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, DOUGLASS
January 11, 2025
Company 95 was dispatched to assist Amity Company 49 with a reported structure fire at 723 Constitution Avenue at 1854 hours. Ladder 95, Engine 95, Tanker 95 and Engine 95-1 responded to the scene where Captain 49 confirmed the residence was on fire and all occupants were evacuated. Numerous companies...
Read MoreBAF&R 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY BANQUET, BROOKSIDE COUNTRY CLUB
July 27, 2024
On July 1, 2024, BAF&R celebrated ten years of operations serving the Boyertown area Community. We served Boyertown Borough, Colebrookdale Township and the northern half of Douglass Township in Berks County. We also serve as the Berks County Technical Rescue Team handling Trench and Structure Collapse calls as well as...
Read More3/24/2023, MUTUAL AID, EXPLOSION PALMER CANDY, 77 S 2ND AVENUE, WEST READING BOROUGH, BERKS CO.
March 25, 2023
Collapse 95 was requested at 1712 hours by West Reading Fire Command to assist with Structure evaluations and search and rescue operations at the Palmer Candy Factory after an explosion leveled a large portion of the factory and a neighboring apartment building. Crews arrived and worked with Command to inspect...
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