Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue had a busy weekend with Trench Class on both Saturday and Sunday and Earth Day on Saturday as well as Bowl & Laser Tag with a First Responder at Jay Lanes in Douglass Township on Saturday evening. Crews handled all of the events and trainings...

On Saturday and Sunday April 22 & 23, 2023 Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue Special Operations Division hosted the Trench Rescue I class through Bucks County Public Safety. Bob Zoltewicz, Captain Scranton Fire Department and Scranton Fire Chief John Judge were the instructors for the class. There was a mixture...

Berks County Commissioners at the request of DCNR have instituted a temporary burning ban for the entire County. This ban is enforceable by Law Enforcement and does have fines attached. See details below. RESOLUTION NO. 151-2023 IMPOSING OF A TEMPORARY BAN ON OUTDOOR BURNING IN THE COUNTY OF BERKS AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE BAN. WHEREAS, the Berks County Board of Commissioners received a...

Company 95 was dispatched to 1639 W Philadelphia Avenue at 1321 hours for a reported shed fire close to the house. Assistant 19 arrived on location confirming a working fire involving the shed and two residences with a third residence beginning to be involved. As crews were arriving the incident...

Company 95 was dispatched to 204 S Ironstone Drive for a reported structure fire at 0414 hours. On arrival Chief 95 confirmed working fire on the charlie delta corner of the house and confirmed with Eastern Berks Regional Police that everyone was out of the house. Fire Commissioner 95 and...

Company 95 was dispatched to the intersection of E. Philadelphia Avenue and Jefferson Street for a vehicle crash involving a building and fluid and debris. On arrival Special Operations Crews went into the structure to evaluate the stability of the building where it took a hit at the front steps...

Company 95 was dispatched to 1470 Weisstown Road at the S curves for a vehicle in the yard smoking and with injuries at 1900 hours. Crews arrived to find the vehicle was not on fire and the driver was not injured. Crews powered down the vehicle and moved debris from...