Western Berks Fire Department

Wernersville, PA

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Current Apparatus

FC18 duty vehicle

Fire Commissioner Duty Vehicle

The FC 18 vehicle is a 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 crew cab pick up truck with a rear cap and bed slide.  This vehicle is used by the Fire Commissioner for daily operations of the department as well as responding to emergency incidents.  This unit was purchased in 2019 to replace the current aging department duty vehicles.  This unit is part of “identical triplets” which were ordered by the department, with the others being Deputy Chief duty vehicles.

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FC18 vehicle

Deputy Chief Duty Vehicle

The Deputy Chief vehicle is a 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 crew cab pick up truck with a rear cap and bed slide.  This vehicle is used by one of two Deputy Chief’s for daily operations of the department as well as responding to emergency incidents.  This unit was purchased in 2019 to replace the current aging department duty vehicles.  This unit is part of “identical triplets” which were ordered by the department, with the others being the other Deputy Chief and Fire Commissioner duty vehicles.

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Deputy 18-1 vehicle

Deputy Chief Duty Vehicle

The Deputy Chief vehicle is a 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 crew cab pick up truck with a rear cap and bed slide.  This vehicle is used by one of two Deputy Chief’s for daily operations of the department as well as responding to emergency incidents.  This unit was purchased in 2019 to replace the current aging department duty vehicles.  This unit is part of “identical triplets” which were ordered by the department, with the others being the other Deputy Chief and Fire Commissioner duty vehicles.

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Berks County Engine 18-1

Engine 18-1

Engine 18-1 is a 2004 Pierce Dash with a 1500 gpm pump with a Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS). It carries 1000 feet of 5" supply hose, several hundred feet of initial attack lines and a variety of hand tools. It is capable of delivering 5 fully equipped firefighters to the emergency scene.

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Western Berks Fire Engine 18-2

Engine 18-2

Engine 18-2 is a 1999 refurbished Pierce with a 750 gallon tank and a 1250 gpm pump. It is capable of delivering 6 fully equipped firefighters to the emergency scene. This unit was originally a 1985 Seagrave (picture shown in the additional details portion).

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Berks County Rescue Engine 18

Rescue Engine 18

Rescue Engine 18 is a 2001 KME 4-wheel drive with a seating capacity for 6 firefighters, a 1500 gpm pump, carries 1000 gallons of water and 35 gallons of foam. This engine also has two complete sets of Holmatro rescue tools.

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Berks County Engine 18-4

Engine 18-4

Engine 18-4 is a 1994 Pierce Dash with seating for 6 firefighters, a 1250 gpm pump and carries 1000 gallons of water. This engine has 300 ft of 3 inch and 1500 ft of 5 inch supply hose, and has 4 preconnected attack lines. Engine 18-4 also carries cribbing for vehicle stabilization and a Holmatro combi tool for rescue operations. More pictures can be found in the Additional Details link.

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Western Berks Fire Department Ladder 18

Ladder 18

Ladder 18 is a 2016 Pierce Velocity 105' Aerial with a 500 gallon tank and a 2000 gpm pump with CAFs. It carries 196 feet of ground ladders, 500 feet of 5" supply hose and over 1000 feet of initial attack lines. It is capable of delivering 8 fully equipped firefighters to the emergency scene.

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Berks County Rescue 18

Rescue 18

Rescue 18 is a 1994 Pierce Lance. It carries a wide variety of rescue tools including a full complement of Hurst extrication equipment. It is capable of delivering 8 fully equipped firefighters to the emergency scene. It also has a 6 bank, 6000 psi cascade system used to fill depleted air cylinders.

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Berks County Tanker 18

Tanker 18

Tanker 18 is a 1998 Freightliner / 4 Guys tanker. It has a 450 gpm volume pump and carries 3000 gallons of water. Tanker 18 has two 3000 gallon portable tanks, hose on this unit consists of 200 feet of 1 3/4 inch attack line and 400 feet of 3 inch supply line. Tanker 18 has 3 ten inch quick dumps.

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Berks County Utility 18-2

Utility 18-2

Utility 18-2 is a 2008 Ford F550 with a KME custom utility body. This piece of apparatus, which was purchased in April of 2008, carries various types of equipment including portable pumps, generators, oil dry, spill confinement materials and other miscellaneous equipment.

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Berks County Utility 18-4

Utility 18-4

Utility 18-4 is a 2005 GMC pickup which is primarily used to transport additional personnel and the ATVs and Marine 18.

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Brush 18-3

Brush 18-3

Brush 18-3 is a 1968 Jeep Kaiser 6x6 which carries 600 gallons of water, a 400 gpm pump, 1000' of 1" forestry hose and 1 hose reel.

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ATV 18-3

ATV 18-3

ATV 18-3 is a 2004 John Deere Gator 4x4 which has a 70 gallon water tank, a 10 gallon foam tank, a 120 gpm pump and 350' of 1" forestry hose.

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Berks County ATV 18-4

ATV 18-4

ATV 18-4 is a 2001 Honda ATV with a small water tank and pump, along with small hand tools for brush fires. The trailer which transports the ATV is also capable of being towed by the ATV and has been used for victim removal from remote areas.

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Marine 18

Marine 18

Marine 18 is a 2003 Rescue One Connector boat. This unit is equipped with a 40hp Jet Powered outboard motor. The boat also has a flip down diver platform to assist divers entering or exiting the water and a sonar system equipped with GPS. Other equipment includes 2 throw rope bags,2 Telescopic hooks,1 backboard and a 500,000 candlepower search light and 1 Bull horn.

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Western Berks Fire Car 18

Car 18

Car 18 is a 2010 Ford Expedition which is utilized to transport personnel and as a Duty Officer vehicle.

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Traffic 18

Traffic 18

Traffic 18 is a 1996 Ford E350 with an ambulance body. The unit is equipped with an arrowstick traffic control device, and a large quantity of traffic cones and barricades. It is capable of delivering 5 fire police officers to the emergency scene.

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Retired / Legacy Apparatus

Brush 43

Brush 18-4

Brush 18-4 is a 1952 Willys Jeep which was refurbished and placed in service in 2013. This unit was previously owned by the Lower Heidelberg Township Fire Co. and sold to a private collector a number of years ago. In 2012, the collector sold the unit back to the Western Berks Fire Department. More pictures are available under the Additional Details link.

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Liberty Fire Co. Engine

1958 Seagrave (LFC)

This 1958 Seagrave was once owned by the Liberty Fire Co. of Sinking Spring. It is now located in a museum in Germany.

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Liberty Fire Co. Van

1957 Chevrolet (LFC)

This 1957 Chevrolet Van was owned by the Liberty Fire Co. of Sinking Spring. Originally it was utilized as a utility truck and personnel carrier. In the mid-1990's the unit was refurbished and equipped to serve as a mass-casualty unit.

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Liberty Fire Co. Special Services Unit

1985 Chevrolet (LFC)

This 1985 Chevrolet was used as a rehabilitation unit by the Liberty Fire Co. Prior to being purchased and refurbished by the department, it served as a blood donation vehicle.

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Engine 33

1969 Seagrave (LFC)

This 1969 Seagrave was previously owned by the Liberty Fire Co. Sinking Spring.

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Liberty Fire Co. Truck 51

1979 Ward LaFrance (LFC)

This 1979 Ward LaFrance 100' Maxim Ladder was once owned by the Liberty Fire Co. of Sinking Spring. Prior to being refurbished and purchased by the LFC, it was previously Truck 2 from Rochester, NY

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Citizens Hose Company

1954 Seagrave / 1942 Chevrolet (CHC)

This pictures shows apparatus previously owned by the Citizens Hose Company of Wernersvile. From left is the 1954 Seagrave, the 1942 Chevrolet, and unknown model or year, Chief's vehicle.

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Citizens Hose Engine

1954 Seagrave (CHC)

This 1954 Seagrave was previously owned by the Citizen's Hose Co. of Wernersville.

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Fritztown Fire Co. Engine

1980 Pierce (CFC)

This 1980 Pierce was once owned by the Community Fire Co. of Fritztown.

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Fritztown Fire Co. Brush 10-5

1986 Chevrolet (CFC)

This 1986 Chevrolet was originally owned by the Community Fire Co. of Fritztown. It served for a number of years as a brush truck.

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Tanker 43

1968 Mack (LHTVFC)

This 1968 Mack tanker was originally owned by the Lower Heidelberg Township Volunteer Fire Co.

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Monthly Calls

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Western Berks Fire Department

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Western Berks Fire Department

Thank you to everyone who participated in our weekly contest giveaways the last three weeks. Congrats again to our winners Harry Reinhold, Angelo Joseph Taddeo, and Cooper Smith.

For anyone who was not able to win a WBFD shirt, they are available for purchase. If you are interested please reach out to our page to make arrangements. Adult and youth sizes are available. The cost is $15 for an adult and $12 for a youth. The shirts have our department patch on the front and feature Engine 18-1 and Ladder 18 on the back.
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Thank you to everyone who participated in our weekly contest giveaways the last three weeks. Congrats again to our winners Harry Reinhold, Angelo Joseph Taddeo, and Cooper Smith.  For anyone who was not able to win a WBFD shirt, they are available for purchase. If you are interested please reach out to our page to make arrangements. Adult and youth sizes are available. The cost is $15 for an adult and $12 for a youth.  The shirts have our department patch on the front and feature Engine 18-1 and Ladder 18 on the back.Image attachment
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Dont miss out on our FINAL contest giveaway! Ends tonight at 8pm, winner will be announced shortly after.CONTEST ALERT - 3 of 3

We are back for our third and final contest with the chance to win a WBFD T-shirt! To participate, comment on the post with your guess to the question below, multiple “answers” by the same person will disqualify you. This contest will go until Friday at 8pm, the closest (above or below) or exact answer will be selected as the winner. In the case of multiple identical answers the first to comment that answer will be selected. The winner will receive (1) WBFD T-Shirt in any size they wish, child or adult. The winner will need to pick up the shirt at one of our stations, we will not ship. The winner and answer will be posted on this original post soon after the contest ends on Friday evening.

****Department members and immediate familes are excluded from entering the contest and we ask them to not devulge insider info to keep the contest fair to everyone.

Question # 3
What is the total weight of the protective gear and tools a firefighter carries on daily basis to do their job. (Please reference the below picture)

Hint - this does not include human weight, just all of the protective gear and tools you see in the picture which includes; coat, pants, helmet, boots, gloves, hood, breathing apparatus, and various hand tools.

Answers can be to the nearest tenth of a pound. “xxxx.x lbs”
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Dont miss out on our FINAL contest giveaway!  Ends tonight at 8pm, winner will be announced shortly after.
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Earlier this evening around 5:30pm the WBFD was dispatched to the 100 block of Belle Alto Road in South Heidelberg Township for a dumpster fire. As units went responding Berks DES advised of a dumpster that was being loaded with scrap vehicles had caught on fire. Fire crews arrived on scene and confirmed the report, had smoke and flames showing from the dumpster which was in close proximity of a barn. Engine 18-1 arrived and went in service with their deck gun to quickly knock down the bulk of the fire which was a potential threat to the nearby structure. A single handline was then deployed as additional resources arrived on scene to put out the remaining fire. Fire crews used a rotary saw to cut access points into the lower portion of the dumpster to ensure the fire was completely extinguished. The WBFD operated on scene for approximately 1 hour before returning. We were assisted by Tanker 42 from Cumru Township Fire Department and the South Heidelberg Township Police Department. ... See MoreSee Less

Earlier this evening around 5:30pm the WBFD was dispatched to the 100 block of Belle Alto Road in South Heidelberg Township for a dumpster fire. As units went responding Berks DES advised of a dumpster that was being loaded with scrap vehicles had caught on fire. Fire crews arrived on scene and confirmed the report, had smoke and flames showing from the dumpster which was in close proximity of a barn. Engine 18-1 arrived and went in service with their deck gun to quickly knock down the bulk of the fire which was a potential threat to the nearby structure. A single handline was then deployed as additional resources arrived on scene to put out the remaining fire. Fire crews used a rotary saw to cut access points into the lower portion of the dumpster to ensure the fire was completely extinguished. The WBFD operated on scene for approximately 1 hour before returning. We were assisted by Tanker 42 from Cumru Township Fire Department and the South Heidelberg Township Police Department.Image attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment
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Great work

Great job all !!

EXCELLENT! THANKS!

Great work.

Awesome how fast you guys responded 👍

Saved the new pole barn!!! Sweet!

Thank you.

Great job as always! ❤️

Thank you for all you do!

Thank you for your service

Billy Covell

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Wernersville, PA 19565

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