Latest News from Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue
9/14/2024 VEHICLE INTO STRUCTURE, 47 S. READING AVENUE, BOYERTOWN
September 14, 2024
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...
Read More9/9/2024 VEHICLE CRASH WITH ROLLOVER, W. PHILADELPHIA AVENUE & CLEAVER SCHOOL ROAD, COLEBROOKDALE
September 9, 2024
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...
Read More9/8/2024 STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE OPS CLASS, READING AVENUE STATION, BAF&R
September 8, 2024
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...
Read More9/4/2024 VEHICLE CRASH WITH CONFINEMENT, CAR VS DUMP TRUCK, RT 100 NORTH AT COUNTY LINE ROAD, COLEBROOKDALE
September 8, 2024
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...
Read More8/31/2024 STRUCTURE FIRE, MOBILE HOME TRAILER, 315 N. SUNRISE LANE, DOUGLASS
August 31, 2024
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...
Read More8/27/2024 RESCUE FROM VEHICLE DOWN EMBANKMENT, 2289 FARMINGTON AVENUE, DOUGLASS
August 27, 2024
Company 95 was dispatched at 1240 hours for an elderly male in his vehicle down an embankment along the driveway at 2289 Farmington Avenue. He apparently was trying to back up to allow another vehicle to exit and went over the embankment. The vehicle was hanging just above a steep...
Read More8/26/2024, VEHICLE CRASH WITH VEHICLE INTO STRUCTURE, SHANESVILLE ORCHARD, RT 73, EARL
August 27, 2024
08/26/2024 – At 1513 hours Rescue 95 was dispatched on automatic mutual aid with the Earl Township Fire Company (Station 19) to assist with a motor vehicle accident with injuries and entrapment in the 1700 block of West Philadelphia Ave. Callers reported a vehicle struck a retail store and a...
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