We were recently contacted by Patt Veterinary services to see if we were in need of pet air mask if needed when a pet is rescued from a fire to allow us to give the animal air or oxygen. The company had a couple old mask but not enough to supply numerous trucks so we […]
2019 LOCAL BUSINESS RECOGNITION
Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue was created six years ago and has been in operation for just over five years and we have many business, organizations and individuals that support us in numerous ways. BAF&R has always recognized the contributions of these supporters at our meetings and to our members but this year Member and […]
10/21/2019 ST. JOHN’S PRE-SCHOOL FIRE SAFETY PREVENTION EDUCATION
It’s that time of year again when Fire Companies spend many hours with school children and community groups teaching Fire Safety and Prevention helping to educate the public on how best to avoid the catastrophe of fire. This was the second class from St. John’s Pre-school to visit the Warwick street station where Chief Dave […]
10/2/2019 HAZ MAT GAS LEAK, 124 N WALNUT STREET, BOYERTOWN
Company 95 was dispatched to the area of 124 North Walnut Street at approximately 0830 hours for a gas line that was struck by an excavator that was leaking. Crews arrived on scene and found that the levels of gas in the area were at explosive levels and UGI was contacted for permission to shut […]
9/21/2019 SINGLE VEHICLE WITH INJURIES, COLEBROOKDALE ROAD, DOUGLASS
Early morning on Saturday September 21, 2019 Company 95 was dispatched to the area of Evans Road and Colebrookdale Road at 0055 hours for a single vehicle crash reported with injuries. On arrival crews extricated the driver and set up a landing zone for Medi-Vac helicopter. Patient was transported by helicopter to a hospital and […]
9/6/2019 FIRE ALARM/FIRE 29 E. PHILADELPHIA AVE, BOYERTOWN
Company 95 was dispatched at 1927 hours on September 6, 2019 t0 29 East Philadelphia Avenue for an automatic fire alarm, as crew were going on location they were advised by Berks County DES that Boyertown Police were reporting that a shower curtain had caught fire and it was extinguished at this time. Crews verified […]
July 17, 2019 STRUCTURE COLLAPSE, MUTUAL AID, 220 SKYLINE DR. , ALSACE
At 1913 hours on Wednesday July 17, 2019 Company 95 was dispatched for Collapse 95 for a complete collapse of a basement wall of a residence at 220 Skyline Dr in Alsace Township. Crews responded and evaluated the situation placing temporary supports in place until a strut system with whalers could be put in place […]
6/14/2019 REST IN PEACE LENUS “HESSY” HESS RETIRED FIRE POLICE BAF&R
On June 7, 2019 Hessy passed away at 79 years of age. He served many years at Friendship Hook & Ladder as a Fire Police Officer and joined on with BAF&R after the merger for a couple years and attended the Company Christmas Party in 2017 where he was telling stories of years gone by […]
6/13/2019 VEHICLE ROLLOVER WITH INJURIES, FARMINGTON AVENUE, DOUGLASS
Just after 4:30 pm Company 95 was dispatched to a vehicle rollover with injuries on Farmington Avenue. On arrival the driver was out of the vehicle and had obvious lacerations and bleeding, he refused EMS and went to the hospital with his parents. Crews assisted Berks Mont Towing with righting the vehicle and cleaning up […]
6-12-19 STRUCTURE FIRE, SUGG MOTORCAR, 2ND & WASHINGTON, BOYERTOWN
At approximately 1921 hours BAF&R was dispatched to a Structure Fire with possible entrapment at Sugg Motorcar Company on the corner of 2ND Street and Washington St. Crews arrived within minutes along with Crews from Eastern Berks Fire Co., Earl Fire Co., Gilbertsville Fire Co. and New Hanover Fire Co., and immediately worked on verifying […]