The Western Berks Fire Department is ready to serve 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
The WBFD has a total of 18 apparatus in its fleet and stands ready to provide a variety of emergency, fire and first response services in a moment's notice.
Command Vehicles
In 2019, the Western Berks Fire Department purchased three 2019 Ford F-150 4×4 crew cab pickup trucks with a rear cap and bed slide.
The Western Berks Fire Department operates a water rescue team of approximately 20 members trained in swift water rescue, shore rescue, and ice rescue.
In July of 2021 the WBFD took delivery of an advanced piece of technology to implement into our operations to better assist our residents while also providing greater safety and incident awareness to our personnel.
The department was organized and placed “in-service” on August 8, 2009, designated as Berks County Company 18, when the four legacy departments from four separate municipalities were consolidated into one comprehensive department.
