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New Fire Station

The corner of Playground and Parkview. Our old bell is in the foreground in front of the flagpole, which is in front of the clock tower.	The west side of the building. The bell and flagpole are on the left, clock/hose tower, apparatus bay, comm. center and day room are visible.	The rear of the building is where firefighters and visitors can park. The overhead door leads to our storage garage or "4th bay." (See below.)
Engine 64, Truck 64, and Squad 64 face the setting sun. Entrance to comm. center and day room can be seen in background.	Gear racks in the rear of the apparatus room store firefighters' turnout gear. The entryway from the rear is visible near center.	The "4th Bay" opens into the rear parking lot and was originally designed for storage of large items and potentially for a support vehicle such as a pickup truck or Suburban. This room now houses a Western Berks ambulance 24 hours a day.
Company 64's apparatus as seen in the apparatus room through one of the comm. center windows.	The bulletin board in the comm. center is where important notices and training information are posted.	The windows in the comm. center offer a 90-degree view of the world outside. The TV is for monitoring news and weather during an emergency.
The Fitness Room was built into the building to encourage our firefighters to stay physically fit, for the sake of their own health and to improve their firefighting abilities.	The Training Room is where we hold our monthly business meetings and classroom training, and can be used for other functions such as Borough Council meetings.	The Day Room (or "lounge") is a place where our firefighters (and WBEMS personnel) can relax and take in some TV...
...or enjoy a meal.	Personnel can prepare their own meals in the complete kitchen.	A view from the kitchen windows, looking out on the patio and back toward the rear parking lot.
The Main Entrance Lobby houses our antique hose cart and provides access to our company office and engine room.	The Main Entrance Lobby also houses all of our trophies, historical memorabilia and provides access to our Training Room.	A Memorial to the late E. David Wenger, long time Lieutenant and President of WRFD, occupies one of the trophy cabinets.
A generator, powered by its own diesel engine, provides emergency power and lighting to the entire building in the event of a power outage.	The Clock Tower, on the inside, is used for drying and storage of hose and high-angle rescue training.	The Laundry Room provides a washer and dryer to clean turnout gear, bunk room bed sheets and other items. Also in this room are our ice machine, a floor (mop) sink, a double stainless steel sink for washing of small items, and storage of cleaning & maintenance supplies.
The Tool Room stores tools, spare equipment, parts, and supplies for cleaning and maintenance of our hand tools, power tools and apparatus.	The Tool Room also features a work bench with stainless steel top (in case of fluid spills), a decontamination shower and eye wash, and an air compressor (not shown) for working with air tools inside the building.	The Men's Bunk Room can sleep 9 male firefighters and EMS crew. The station also features a women's bunk room which sleeps 4.
Another view of the men's bunk room shows how the beds (in both bunk rooms) fold into the walls so the room can be used for other purposes.	The Men's Locker Room features lockers, toilet and shower facilities.	The Women's Bunk Room sleeps 4 and features locker, toilet and shower facilities similar to the men's bunk room.