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Come say hello, we are here until 9pm. Fireworks kick off at approximately 8:45pm.

Lower Heidelberg Township National Night Out - Wilson West Middle School ... See MoreSee Less

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As always great seeing you guys and great display there tonight love the drone

Glad I got to see you guys 👍

We had a nice time fireworks were very impressive!

Western Berks Fire Department

11 hours ago

Grant Awarded to Western Berks Fire Dept.

The Western Berks Fire Department was recently awarded a grant and took delivery of UAS equipment (Unmanned Aircraft Systems), better known as a drone. The delivery of this equipment and implementation in the coming months aligns with the department’s goal of striving to providing the highest level of service to its residents, while also providing a safer incident scene to our first responders.

The WBFD plans to utilize this equipment for high risk, large scale incidents, where a real time birds eye view could provide further safety to our residents, surrounding properties/environment and first responders operating on scene. The more intel we are able to gather about a particular incident and what is happening in real time could lessen the negative impacts on the environment, property, and our residents.

Over the past few month’s personnel have been preparing for the arrival of this state of the art equipment with several becoming certified FAA UAS pilots, with additional members currently in the training process. This equipment will be utilized on an emergency scene when an incident commander deems the UAS could provide a tactical advantage and assist crews on the ground at an emergency incident. While there are no set uses for this equipment, some may include; Structure Fires, HAZMAT’s, Search Details/Missing Persons, Railway incidents, and other similar incidents posing a high level threat to the life, property, and environment of our community.

Along with emergency incidents, this equipment will be used in the department’s current preplan program which works with property owners to gather vital information about a facility in order to be better prepared in case of an emergency. Deploying a UAS during a preplanning visit will allow us to better understand apparatus placement and facility hazards without having to put personnel on a roof or portion of the building.

This equipment will be operated in accordance with FAA and airspace regulations. The WBFD is one of the first public safety agencies in Berks County to implement this caliber of UAS equipment and program into public safety operations. This equipment will be on display this evening at Lower Heidelberg’s National Night Out (located at the Wilson West Middle School), stop by and check it out!

We’d like to thank Rusty Martin and the experts at Airworx Unmanned Solutions in assisting during the equipment acquisition process. #teamWBFD ... See MoreSee Less

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Knowledge is power and I am glad to see the department and it's personnel are keeping up with the available technologies in order to make itself a formidable force to protect the residents and surrounding communities. Be safe my friends and thank you.

I am very proud of all of our department !!!

Congratulations keep up the Great work your Department is doing and moving forward Awesome!!

Congratulations on purchase of your Drone will keep your team in mind if we would need a drone.

Congratulations on keeping up with the future!

Wow. Another example of how much work you guys do to make this the best place to live. I am so proud of you all and thank you 👍👍👍

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Congratulations. Is this the first one in Berks?

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Western Berks Fire Department

4 days ago

Mark your calendars! This Tuesday August 3rd the WBFD will be participating in Lower Heidelberg Township’s National Night out event from 5-9pm.

Come out and say hello to #teamWBFD, ask questions, check out our trucks, watch a helicopter land/take off, and stay for the fireworks at the end of the evening! We will have our most recent equipment acquisition on display, we can’t wait to see everyone!

**The helicopter landing will be occuring at approximately 5:30pm with a departure around 6:30pm. Times are subject to change or not occur at all, based off of the aircraft availability and weather.

**The firework show will begin at approximately 8:45pm.Bring the whole family out for an evening of fun!!

August 3, 2021 from 5PM - 9PM

Wilson West Middle School
450 Faust Rd
Sinking Spring, PA ... See MoreSee Less

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Mar.	80
Apr.	68
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