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Monday, October 25th, 2021
On Monday, October 25th, members from Local 1803 visited the offices of Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks. Local 1803 raised money this year through the sale of Breast Cancer Awareness T-Shirts....
Friday, October 22nd, 2021
Please consider purchasing 2021 Reading Fire Department Toy Drive apparel to help us get toys for local kids in need this Christmas. We appreciate you helping us in this great cause! Link posted below...
Friday, October 1st, 2021
Hired on February 1st of 1995, Judd Weber began his firefighting career on the C-Platoon where he was assigned as a jumper after graduating the fire academy. Firefighter Weber remained a jumper on C-s...
Friday, July 23rd, 2021
Congratulations to the 2021 recruit class on their graduation of the fire academy. The recruit class has finished 6 months of strenuous training led by Lieutenant Batz and now will be assigned to stre...
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Sunday, April 25th, 2010
Recently, careercast.com completed a survey on the most & least stressful jobs of 2010. Click Here For The Whole Story
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
WFMZ 69 news recently held an interview with Randy Kline, who was removed from a fire on Gregg Ave in the 18th Ward. Click Here For Details The Original Fire Story
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Welcome aboard to Paramedic Chris Bixler. He will be assigned to Medic 2 on the D platoon. He started his new career on 4/11.
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
2010 will be a challenging year for the RFD, as many firefighters & officers will be completing the end of their 5 year limit of the D.R.O.P. (deferred retirement option plan). Kenny Moyer began his career in March of 1970.
Friday, April 9th, 2010
Congratulations to Tim Swartz on his assignment to Ladder 1 Tiller-man on the "A" Platoon.
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
Story from ReadingEagle.com Clarence M. Lerch Jr. always went the extra mile to finish the job, even when that meant trudging through chest-deep water in the Schuylkill River. "Red," as he was known, helped start the Reading Fire Department Underwater Rescue and Recovery team in 196...
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Congratulations to Rick Turner on his assignment to Rescue 1 on the "A" Platoon & Steve Johnson on his assignment to Ladder 3 Tiller-man on the "C" Platoon.
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Our Condolences To The Family of Grant Kershner Grant passed away Saturday night at home He retired in 1990 from "Snorkel 1" Services held at the Lutz Funeral Home 2100 Perkiomen Ave, Mt Penn Friday, March 26th 2010.
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Congratulation to Rick & Sheila Kuhn on the birth of their daughter Jade Kuhn. All are doing well!
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
After nearly a month of delays, the Reading Firefighters finally got thier chance to celebrate Austin Whitmoyer's 13th Birthday. We first met Austin 2 years prior at a Local MDA boot camp, since then we have become great friends with Austin & his family.
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
2010 will be a challenging year for the RFD, as many firefighters & officers will be completing the end of their 5 year limit of the D.R.O.P. (deferred retirement option plan). Ed Zaorski recently announced his retirement, effective March 14th.
Monday, March 1st, 2010
After 5 years the Reading Police Hockey Team have finally secured a win in the 5th annual Battle of the Badges. The cops managed to shut-out the firefighters 6-0. Special congratulations to Firefighter Larry Moyer, who obtained an award for most penalties in the history of the tournament.
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Congratulations on the following assignments Stuart Bansner - Tower 1 Driver "D" Platoon Kirk Litzenberger - Medic 3 Driver "A" Platoon
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
We recently had the pleasure of meeting former Liberty Fire Company Foreman Chuck Bonte through retired firefighter William Stoudt Sr. Chuck has been a frequent visitor to the site & has offered both of his scrap books for scanning and posting.
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Our condolences to Paramedic Mike Lerch on the passing of his father retired Firefighter Clarence "Red" Lerch. "Red's" retired from the Snorkel on the A platoon in July, 1988. The services will be held at the Walter R.
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
2010 will be a challenging year for the RFD, as many firefighters & officers will be completing the end of their 5 year limit of the D.R.O.P. (deferred retirement option plan). James Kellenberger was hired on June 30, 1973 and was assigned to a jumper position.
Friday, January 15th, 2010
2010 will be a challenging year for the RFD, as many firefighters & officers will be completing the end of their 5 year limit of the D.R.O.P. (deferred retirement option plan). Harold "Hap" Adams, was recently honored at a shift party for his announced retirement on March 24th.
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Reading Firefighters raised an impressive $780.00 in their T-shirt campaign for toys-for-tots. The idea originated from FF Kerry Miller, who suggested we design a special T-shirt for a fund-raiser for the USMC toys-for-tots program.
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
The 2nd Annual Christmas Classic Ice Hockey Tournament was held on Sunday at Body Zone. After some serious skating the firefighters beat the county police officers 8-1. All proceeds from the tournament benefit Toys-For-Tots.
Friday, December 4th, 2009
Firefighters on the B platoon recently completed the national certification test in NFPA 1006 Vehicle/Machinery. The rest of the platoons will be testing in the next 2 weeks. The training began back in September and continued through November.
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