Here is the annual report of the department sent today to the municipalities we cover. Watch for our annual fund drive letter coming to you vis USPS - hopefully in a month! Click below for a pdf copy Municipal Report 2021-01 … [Read more...]

Santa comes to part of the Eastern Berks Fire area! The tour starts on Saturday December 12 at noon! details below … [Read more...]

  Thank you for your support of our Ham and Beef dinner! It was a Great success, with all meals preordered. Apologies to those who came and went away empty handed. Even some of our own firefighters forgot to preorder! Also apologies to some of our late arrivals who … [Read more...]

Eastern Berks Fire Department Sat. Dec. 19  ~ 8 am - Noon 525 Chestnut St Bally PA -  in Social Hall         (next to Apparatus Bldg) This blood drive is by appointment only.      Walk in donors will not be permitted Donors must wear masks. Thank you for supporting … [Read more...]

The 2020 American Red Cross Berks Fire Heroes Awards go to members of the Eastern Berks Fire Department for their dramatic rescue of two resident of a fully involved house fire in Washington Township in August of 2019. See WFMZ - Berks Heroes for videos on each of the regional … [Read more...]

Eastern Berks Firefighters were busy Friday, Saturday, and Sunday November 6th- 8th. It started at 0403 hours on Friday with an alert to assist Upper Milford Fire with tankers on the second alarm of a working house fire. Both Tanker 97-1 and Tanker 97 responded and … [Read more...]

October Fire Prevention in schools took on a different look in 2020, because of COVID 19. Assistant Chief Scott Reitnauer was able to coordinate with three local school to have outdoor demonstrations of fire equipment, but unfortunately no indoor presentations. Students at … [Read more...]

Daylight Saving Time ends this Saturday night October 31st. In this digital electronic age, you may not have many clocks to "change" on Sunday November 1st, but it's still time to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. According to the National … [Read more...]

Each year, Eastern Berks Fire responds to numerous chimney fires.    Sometimes they are contained within the chimney and can be extinguished.    Other times, they spread to a roof or inside the walls, causing significant, if not catastrophic, damage.   This article appeared … [Read more...]

On Thursday October 22, 2020, Jesse Cook and Sage Mutter were honored for their part in the rescue at a house fire last August in Washington Township. They received the Spirit of Courage Award, sponsored by Burn Prevention Network, Valley Preferred, and the Regional Burn Center … [Read more...]