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The West Reading Fire Department has five Company Officers, four Relief Association Officers and six Fire Line Officers. The Company Officers are responsible for the day-to-day business functions of the Fire Department and any non-fire related business that must be undertaken. Those officers are as follows:

President: Michael Cardell

Vice President: Ruth Cardell

Secretary: Chad Moyer

Treasurer: Jason Ganster

Business Manager: William W. Zimmerman

Webmaster: Thomas P. Kupiszewski, Jr.


The Relief Association is responsible for overseeing the proper expenditure of state tax money allocated to the volunteer fire departments of the state, including ours, each year. The state mandates that the money can only be spent for specific purposes, and it is the job of each fire company's Relief Association to regulate that.

President: Rick Quattrock

Vice President: William W. Zimmerman

Secretary: Nancy Zimmerman

Treasurer: Ruth Cardell


The Fire Line Officers are responsible for operations at any emergency incidents, along with the direct responsibility of the fire apparatus, firefighting equipment, firefighter training, and any other fire-related actions. The Fire Line Officers are as follows:

Fire Chief (64-10): Mark D. Burkholder

1st Assistant Fire Chief (64-11): Rick Quattrock

2nd Assistant Fire Chief (64-12): Dean Murray

Lieutenant (64-15): James Beane

Lieutenant (64-16): Jason Ganster

Lieutenant (64-17): Chad Moyer

Safety Officer (64-20): Mike Fesh

Fire Police Captain (38-201): William W. Zimmerman

Fire Police Lieutenant (38-202): Richard E. Wilkes, Jr.

Fire Police Sergeant (38-203): Ruth Cardell