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10/11/2026 BRUSH FIRE, 200 BLOCK OF MILL STREET, COLEBROOKDALE TOWNSHIP

10-11-2026 – At 2212 hours the brush fire assignment consisting of Station 95 and Brush 19 on mutual aid was dispatched for the 200 block of Mill Street in Colebrookdale Township. The caller reported a brush fire possibly due to a power line down. As personnel were responding and arriving...
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10/2/2026 MUTUAL AID STRUCTURE FIRE, MEADOWSIDE DRIVE, AMITY TOWNSHIP

10-02-2026 – Station 95 was again dispatched for the second day in a row at 0742 hours on the 2nd alarm to assist Station 49, Amity Fire, with a residential working structure fire in the unit block of Meadowside Drive in Amity Township. Engine 95-1 and Ladder 95 made the...
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10/1/2026 MUTUAL AID STRUCTURE FIRE, 800 BLOCK OF MOUNTAIN ROAD, EARL TOWNSHIP

10-01-2026 – Station 95 was dispatched at 0749 hours on the initial mutual aid to assist Station 19, Earl Township Fire, with a possible structure fire in the 800 block of Mountain Road in Earl Township. The caller reported black smoke from every window of the residence and a worker...
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THREE VEHICLE CRASH NO INJURIES N. READING AVENUE & WEISSTOWN ROAD, COLEBROOKDALE 10/10/2026

Two vehicles collided as a truck traveling south on Reading Avenue was struck by a vehicle turning left onto Weisstown Road and then sideswiped a vehicle at the Stop Sign on Weisstown Road. No reported injuries. Fire Police assisted Eastern Berks Regional Police with traffic control while they investigated the...
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OCTOBER 2026 FIRE PREVENTION

Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue conducts Fire Prevention events each year at some local daycare facilities and schools. This year members met with children from St John’s Church daycare, Playmation Daycare and a Touch a Truck at Colebrookdale Elementary School. We always have a great time with the children showing...
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JULY 10, 2026, MUTUAL AID STRUCTURE FIRE, 997 ROUTE 100, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

Company 95 was dispatched at 1625 hours to assist Eastern Berks Fire & Rescue with a reported Structure fire in a garage on the rear of the property at 997 Rt 100 at Chestnut Street. Chief 97 arrived and reported smoke from the structure, first engine in the driveway followed...
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JULY 7, 2026, UTILITY POLE FIRE, 114 W. PHILADELPHIA AVENUE, BOYERTOWN

Company 95 was dispatched to the area of 114 W. Philadelphia Avenue for a Utility pole on fire at 1249 hours. On location crews found a pole near Morrell Funeral Home burning near the top and nearly burnt through. Crews shut down the roadway and had Met Ed contacted. Earl...
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