Blood Drive - Saturday Aug 22 in Bally It's your chance to vote for the Firefighters, Police or EMS. Everyone welcome! You don't have to be a First Responder to donate! Give your vote, give your blood and you get a T-shirt. The group of First Responders who get … [Read more...]
MVA with Pole Fire and Power Outage
Eastern Berks Fire was dispatched on Monday August 17th @18:25 to Hoffmansville Road in the area of the Montgomery County line for a pole fire after a MVA. Deputy 97 arrived and confirmed a active pole fire. 97 personal staged and closed Hoffmansville Road and waited for Met … [Read more...]
Chicken Barbecue on August 15th at Bally
Annual Bally Chicken BBQ is Sat. Aug. 15th! 2:00PM UNTIL SOLD OUT Bally fire station - 527 Chestnut St $11.00 for: half of a 3lb chicken baked potato home-made baked beans pickled cabbage roll and butter applesauce TAKE OUT ONLY Come get a good … [Read more...]
Assist to Boyertown at Commercial Structure Fire
Boyertown, Eastern Berks, Gilbertsville and Boyertown Medics were dispatched at 0820 hours on Wed. Aug 12 for the report of a roof fire at the Unicast Foundry on Washington St in Boyertown. Boyertown officers arrived a confirmed a fire on the roof in the rear of the building. … [Read more...]
Two Alarm House Fire in Washington
Eastern Berks Fire Department along with Boyertown and Pennsburg Fire and Bally Medics were dispatched at 10:16 pm on Wed August 5th for the report of a house fire on Crescent Lane off Lenape Road in Washington Twp, Berks County. Eastern Berks Deputy Chief Schaeffer arrived … [Read more...]
Isaias Wreaks Havoc in Area
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias swept through the area on Tuesday August 4th and and brought extreme flooding to the region. Eastern Berks Fire used with every piece of apparatus in service responding to incidents through our coverage area from more than 6+ inches of torrential … [Read more...]
Grilling Safety Tips and Facts
Eastern Berks Fire Department would like to remind everyone that the summer months bring on a lot of outdoor cooking. Who doesn't like the smell of the BBQ? Whether it's propane, wood pellets, charcoal or whatever you use to please make sure you have enough clearance around … [Read more...]
Busy Thursday for Eastern Berks
Thursday July 9 turned out to be a busy one for Eastern Berks Fire. We were dispatched to five fire calls between 1446 and 2119 hours. First was a working structure fire on Ruppert School Rd in Pike. See WFMZ News link Berks Fire Companies 5, 95, 1, 19, 97, 58, 49 … [Read more...]
July 4, 2020
Have a great day! BUT STAY SAFE! Practice Grill Safety Don't burn your burger or your house! AND take care around fireworks … [Read more...]
A Warm Monday Night Rescue Practice
Crews from Eastern Berks Fire gathered Monday night June 22 at the training grounds behind the Barto station to practice vehicle stabilization and patient extrication. Using the rescue manakin, crews used a variety of stabilization methods and practiced using both hydraulic … [Read more...]
Chicken Barbecue on June 13 in Bechtelsville
Thank you for your support AND Our Apologies to those who waited but left unfed! We ordered more chickens anticipating your support (and hunger for a good meal.) We started cooking early, thinking people would arrive before the 2pm start time. We were organized with … [Read more...]
Storm Clean Up from trees and wires down
June 3 - Powerful storms swept through Berks County wreaking havoc on trees, poles and wires. Eastern Berks Fire was sent to the following storm calls: 1306 hours - 300 Block Landis Store Rd in District - Wires down. Crews found two separate trees blocking the roadway in the … [Read more...]
Blood Drive in Bally on June 6th – THANK YOU!
MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO ARE DONATING BLOOD TODAY !! In Memory of EMT/FF Jeremy Emerich An EMT with Bally Ambulance and MedEvac, a firefighter in Exeter and Fleetwood, member of Grand View Speedway Safety Crew, Military Veteran, and a friend to many. Please … [Read more...]
Accident in District Township
Eastern Berks Fire and Bally Medics were dispatched on Saturday May 23rd at 1834 hours to the 300 block of Landis Store Rd in District Township for an MVA, car into a tree. Deputy 97 arrived and confirmed report, and requested crews from Attack 97 to assit with patient care, … [Read more...]
Death of Jeremy Emerich – Firefighter/EMT
It is with sadness that the Fire and EMS communities announce the death of Jeremy Emerich on this date from COVID-19. Jeremy was an EMT with Bally Ambulance for many years, and was a large part of the Grand View Speedway Safety Crew assembled by Eastern Berks and Bally … [Read more...]
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