On Sunday March 8th, around 4:45pm, the Berks County Communications Center dispatched the WBFD along with mutual aid units to the area of Point Road and West Wilson Ave in Lower Heidelberg Township. Fire Department crews arrived on scene to find smoke coming from a dense wooded … [Read more...]
On Sunday February 23rd around 4:55pm the WBFD along with mutual aid units were alerted for a brush fire in the 300 block of Huntzinger Road in South Heidelberg Township. While units went responding they were advised of a brush fire rapidly extending up the side of the mountain. … [Read more...]
On Thursday February 20th around 00:20 hours, Ladder 18 was dispatched on the first alarm assignment for the 400 block of North Tulpehocken Road in Bern Township assisting Greenfields Fire Company. Ladder 18 and Utility 18-2 made the response with 8 members. Shortly after the … [Read more...]
Total Incidents For yet another year, the Western Berks Fire Department had a record year for total calls. The department ran 1054 calls in 2019, which narrowly beat out the previous year in which the department ran 1052 calls. Total Incidents Per Municipalities-Lower … [Read more...]
Our 2018/2019 Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner Grant has been officially closed out, as we have received the final shipment of equipment. For this grant we received a total of $22,834.00, which was used to purchase new attack hose and nozzles. A similar non … [Read more...]
