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Call history
Vehicle Fire on Spruce Street
Tuesday, November 16th, 2021
2040 Hours/ 400 block of Spruce Street/ A platoon-
Companies were dispatched for reports of a vehicle on fire and arrived in the 400 block of Spruce Street to find a well involved sedan with exposures. The fire was quickly knocked and contained to the vehicle of origin.
Units assigned:
Engine 5, Ladder 1, & Car 8
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1,144 entries in the Call history
Thursday, November 17th, 2022
1808 Hours/ 349 W Windsor Street/ Box 0704/ D Platoon-Shortly after shift change, companies were dispatched for smoke and flames in the attic of a residence. Engine 7 arrived and reported a 3 story middle of row with nothing showing from the front.
Friday, November 11th, 2022
1146 Hours/ 1015 Rose Street/ Box 0703/ C PlatoonThe box was dispatched behind 1038 N 4th Street for reports of smoke and flames coming from storage units. Engine 7 arrived within 2 minutes and reported a large 1 story storage facility with smoke showing from several units.
Saturday, November 5th, 2022
17:29 hrs / Rear 1600 Block of Mineral Spring Road / B/C PlatoonsThe rescue assignment was dispatched to the location noted for a report of a citizen who had suffered an injury while working off a ladder on a rooftop.
Saturday, October 29th, 2022
03:31 Hrs/ 203 Schuylkill Ave/ Box 301/ C PlatoonThe box was transmitted after multiple calls were received for a house fire with entrapment at 203 Schuylkill Ave. With reports of multiple victims and people jumping from windows, 2 additional medic trucks were dispatched on top of the first alarm.
Wednesday, August 31st, 2022
20:10 hrs / 420 N 5th St / Box 303 / A PlatoonThe box was transmitted for reports of trees on fire close to a structure to the rear of 420 N 5th St. As several other calls came in reporting a garage on fire Car 8(DC Rehr) arrived to find a working brush fire involving a fence and extending into a ga...
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022
01:22 hrs / 430 S. 7th Avenue, West Reading Borough / C PlatoonLadder 1 and Car 5 (DC Glore) were dispatched to assist the West Reading Fire Department at the scene of a vehicle fire inside the Tower Health/Reading Hospital 5th Avenue parking deck.
Sunday, July 24th, 2022
18:44 hrs / 1039 Oley Street / Box 0903 / C PlatoonThe box was transmitted for a report of smoke and flames in the home with one occupant trapped on the 2nd floor. Car 5 (Glore) arrived at a 2 1/2-story end-of-the-row dwelling with smoke showing and declared a working fire.
Friday, July 22nd, 2022
12:37 hrs / 1011 Douglass Street / Box 0902 / C PlatoonThe box was transmitted for a report of fire in the walls at the location noted. Ladder 3 arrived quickly with smoke showing and declared a working fire.
Friday, July 8th, 2022
0510 hrs / 55 New Holland Avenue, Shillington / C PlatoonTower 1 was dispatched as part of the 2nd alarm assignment to a working fire in the Borough of Shillington. Companies had arrived with smoke showing from a 2 1/2-story duplex of ordinary construction.
Monday, June 20th, 2022
0203 Hours/ 609 Summit Ave/ Box 0402/ A Platoon-Companies were dispatched for reports of smoke coming from a house. Engine 5 arrived to find smoke coming from a 2 story stand alone, and Car 2 declared a working fire.
Sunday, June 5th, 2022
1521hrs / 120 W Buttonwood St / Box 0301 / B PlatoonAfter receiving multiple calls, the box was transmitted for a garage on fire. Crews arrived with fire showing from a 1 story stand-alone garage. Engine 3 stretched from the front, while Engine 1 stretched down the alley to the rear.
Sunday, April 3rd, 2022
02:43 / Oak Lane & Union Street / C PlatoonThe brush assignment was dispatched to the location noted for a reported brush fire extending approximately 150' off the roadway and into the mountain.
Thursday, March 31st, 2022
13:51 hrs / 215 Linden Street / Box 01-04 / C PlatoonCar 9, along with Engine 1 and Ladder 2 (running for Tower 1) were dispatched to the location noted for a report of electrical wires burning close to the property.
Monday, January 10th, 2022
13:42 hrs / 701 Walnut Street / Box 0103 / C PlatoonThe automatic fire alarm sounded from the location noted - Reading Center Plus - a large, 4-story commercial furniture store of heavy timber construction.
Wednesday, January 5th, 2022
02:08 hrs / 521 South 18th Street / Box 0602 / C PlatoonThe box was transmitted for a report of smoke from the attic of the address noted. Engine 1 arrived reporting a 3-story duplex with smoke showing from the 3rd floor and declared a working fire.
Saturday, November 20th, 2021
0745 hrs / 136 Greenwich Street / Box 0704 / B/D PlatoonsDuring the morning shift change, the box was transmitted for multiple calls of a house on fire at 136 Greenwich St. Berks County Communications advised Car 5 that they could see a column from the Courthouse cameras.
Thursday, November 18th, 2021
21:25 hrs / 121 West Elm Street / Box 0301 / C PlatoonThe box was transmitted for a report of the living room in the home on fire at the address noted. Engine 3 arrived at a 3-story end-of-the-row dwelling with heavy fire from the 1st floor extending to the 2nd.
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
19:26 hrs / River Road @ Baer Park / C PlatoonEngine 7 was dispatched to the area of the tennis courts at Baer Park for a what was initially reported to be a brush fire. Medic 1 was in the area and quickly verified that it was a working vehicle fire.
Tuesday, November 16th, 2021
2130 Hours/ 1703 Perkiomen Ave/ Box 601/ A platoon-The box was transmitted for multiple callers reporting a house on fire in the 1700 Block of Perkiomen Ave. While enroute, Car 8 reported he had smoke showing and requested the back up chief respond into the city.
Tuesday, November 16th, 2021
2040 Hours/ 400 block of Spruce Street/ A platoon-Companies were dispatched for reports of a vehicle on fire and arrived in the 400 block of Spruce Street to find a well involved sedan with exposures. The fire was quickly knocked and contained to the vehicle of origin.
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