Firefighter Lambert with Ladder 64
Firefighter Tim Lambert has left the department to pursue a career with the United States Marine Corps. All of the members of the WRFD wish Tim the best and we can't wait to get you back home for a visit!
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Storm damage from West Virginia
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The WRFD braced for an impact from the approach of Hurricane Sandy on Monday October 29th, and Sandy left the Borough with a pile of broken branches and twisted wires. West Reading was lucky to escape with minimal damage, but even still the storm knocked out power to the southern part of the Borough and caused some property damage all around the area. Volunteer crews stood by at station most of the day on the 29th and the 30th to serve and protect, and we ended up running 9 calls over those two days.
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Please join your neighborhood "volunteer" fire department for our annual Open House on October 10th from 5:00 until 9:00 P.M. We will have games for the kids, demonstrations, and free food for all! Stop by and say HI and get an opportunity to see just how things work at the WRFD! We hope to see you there! For more information on Fire Prevention Week or the NFPA, please check out www.firepreventionweek.org.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
After a tough month of training for the members, Ladder 64 has been placed into service. Many of the drivers of the 1987 Seagrave have been qualified as operators of the new Crimson. We continue to train as many drivers as we can to get a large pool of operators qualified on the new truck to serve the residents of West Reading. Look for the new truck at an emergency scene near you!!
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Today the department took delivery of the Crimson 103' quint from our dealer, Campbell Supply Company. Please stop by the West Reading Pool tomorrow night between 5 and 9 pm for National Night Out and get your first look at the newest addition to our fleet!!
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Friday, August 3, 2012 0146 hrs
This morning Company 64 was dispatched to the 400 block of Grape Street for a reported garage fire along with Tower 79, Engine 69, and Engine 85-2. Engine 64 arrived, dropped a 5" supply line at 4th and Chestnut, and then arrived on location. The first crew off the Engine stretched a 2 1/2" attack line and made the initial attack on the fire while Tower 79's crew worked to open up the exposed garage. Fire was contained to the attached garages and some damage to the surrounding homes and apartment building were caused by the extreme heat from the fire. All companies worked to overhaul the structure and find all of the hidden fire in the contents of the garage. Both garages were totally destroyed along with all of their contents. At this time the cause of the fire is ruled "undetermined". Thanks to the crew from Company 55 who stood by for us while we operated at the fire.
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The West Reading Police's "National Night Out" will be held on Tuesday August 7th at the West Reading Pool. Stop by for some free food and the first opportunity to see the New Ladder 64 in it's West Reading public debut. The pool will be open from 5 pm until 9 pm and there will be games for the kids and an opportunity to meet members of the West Reading Police and Fire Departments. Hope to see you there!
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Friday, July 20, 2012
The new Ladder 64 is the featured aerial in the Spartan ERV booth at the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore, MD this weekend. A few of our members made the trip to Baltimore today to see the truck at the show and it looks great! At this point it looks like the truck will be making it's debut here in West Reading at the National Night Out celebration at the West Reading Pool on August 7th. Please check back for updates!
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Friday, July 13, 2012
The West Reading Fire Department truck's committee visited Spartan ERV's plant in Ephrata, PA for the final inspection of the new ladder truck. The committee was much impressed by the new ladder truck. The committee was able to pump and perform aerial operations with the new ladder as part of the final inspection. Everything worked great and as previous stated the committee was impressed by the new ladder truck. A minimal amount of "punch" list items were identified and will be worked prior to the ladder truck's visit to the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore, MD this coming weekend (7/19 - 7/21). Stop by Baltimore during that time frame! Check back as we will update the site on its arrival at our firehouse!!!
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
On Wednesday July 11th the Reading Phillies honored Fire Chief Mark Burholder by making him the "Hometown Hero" for his years of service to the department and the Borough. After announcing to the crowd his accomplishments with the department, the members in attendance ate and then watched the Eastern League All Star game. Thanks to the Reading Phillies for a great night!
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