On Saturday November 14, Eastern Berks scheduled KLR Fire Services to come to the Bally station and test the 1000's and 1000's of feet of fire hose owned and used by the department. Each engine carries more than 1000 feet of five inch supply hose, in addition to hand lines, … [Read more...]

Sunday November 8 at 1222 hours Companies 39, 97, & 575 were dispatched to a brush fire in District Twp in the 200 blk of Conrad Rd.  Another controlled burn which turned into an uncontrolled brush and woods fire. Crews knocked down the fire and overhauled the area. Units on … [Read more...]

Saturday November 7 at 1633 hours companies 39, 97 and 505 were dispatched for a brush fire on Huff's Church Road in District Township. Chief 97 arrived and reported a working brush fire involving a cut corn field. Brush 39, along with Brush 97-2 and Brush 97-3 moved into the … [Read more...]

Wednesday November 4 at 1217 hrs, 97, 39 and 505 were dispatched for a field fire threatening a structure in the 500 block of Huffs Church Road, District Twp, Chief 97 arrived with a working fire. Fire was quickly knocked, and time spent overhauling area. Units on scene: Brush … [Read more...]

On October 9 at 1035 hours , while making a fire prevention presentation at St. Francis Academy in Bally, Company 97 was dispatched to assist Boyertown with an accident with entrapment involving a car and tractor trailer on Rt 73 in Colebrookdale Twp. The assignment was to land … [Read more...]

Fire Prevention is a year-round task, but each October the firefighters of Eastern Berks Fire, take time off of work to go to area school for educational presentations and display of fire apparatus. Before the month is out we will have visited: Washington Elementary, St. Francis … [Read more...]

October 5th at 5:15pm, Firefighters from all three Eastern Berks stations, Seisholtsville, and Topton, along with Topton Ambulance were dispatched to Kemp Road in rural District Township for the report of a structure fire. Initial reports indicated a porch on fire. Chief 97 … [Read more...]

A Huge Thank You goes to everyone at Bally Ribbon Mills for choosing Eastern Berks Fire as the recipient of funds from their annual flea market and yard sale on Saturday September 26th. What a wonderful day of fun displaying our apparatus, talking with shoppers, friends, … [Read more...]

September 21 at 1830 hours – Eastern Berks Fire, Bally Ambulance, along with an engine from Boyertown and a tanker from Hereford, and PSP were dispatched to the report of a plane crash in a remote farm field in Washington Twp. The crash site was to the rear of the Ehst Farm off … [Read more...]

Thanks for your support for our annual Chicken BBQ It was a hot day, but we cooked and sold 900 chicken meals thanks to the efforts of members and friends. Thanks! Your support is appreciated!! … [Read more...]

Area firefighters, including personnel from Company 97, were among those attending a conference at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township in July to learn response techniques for propane emergencies. It was reported to be the largest such class ever held in PA. … [Read more...]

Friday July 3 - early morning Chief 97 arrived to find a 2 vehicle MVA, white utility van on it's side into a electric pole and into a blk minivan parked on side of roadway on old rte 100 @ #2323, pole was sheered off and electric wires down on van with a male driver … [Read more...]