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The Next Alarm Might
Be Yours!
Each
year Eastern Berks Fire stations respond to over 200
alarms in this community.
We are your fire and rescue company.
We respond to fires in homes, sheds, cars, and
barns. We extricate people trapped in the wreckage
of their cars and trucks. We extinguish brush fires
racing across dry woods.  We
render emergency medical care until an ambulance can
get to the scene of a heart attack or choking
We pump basements flooded by tropic storms. We
practice, train and learn so that when you need us,
we will be there with the right skills and equipment
to help you.
For a complete listing of our calls last year click
on the link below or click on the "recent calls"
above link to see and read about some of the alarms
we have answered.
Over the past two years, Eastern Berks has purchased
a new light attack vehicle, new rescue tools, a new tanker
and a new attack truck. We've purchased all new fire protective gear and installed an exhaust
ventilation system in the Bally Station. Thanks to grants from the
federal government, we have been able to afford
improvements otherwise we would not have been able
to afford. Daily operating costs are still
dependant upon your generosity.
Your financial contribution is vital to
our ability to continue to meet the needs of your
community. Your neighbors and just maybe yourself!
Please be generous with your tax-deductible support.
You may mail your contribution to: Eastern Berks
Fire Department PO Box 43 Barto Pa 19504.
Thank you! The next alarm might be yours! |
Eastern
Berks Fire
Each
Fall members of Eastern Berks Fire spend hours doing fire
prevention demonstrations and presentations
in local schools and to area youths.
Students at Washington Elementary, Saint
Francis Academy, and Bally Mennonite
Preschool are just some of the children who
receive these services by our volunteers
taking time off from work and families.
Eastern
Berks
Fire Department
provides fire
and rescue
coverage for the Boroughs of Bally and Bechtelsville, and
Washington, District, and Pike Townships and portions of Upper Hanover
and
Douglass (Montg.) Townships. We also respond for a variety of
medical assists when requested by Bally
Community Ambulance.
Federal Grants 
The other provided $190,000 in major financial assistance to
replace the 33 year old 1977 Chevy Tanker in the Bally
Station with a new truck which carries a 2000 gallon tank. This new tanker is designed for smaller access
points and brush fires, and is a supplement to 2002
Four Guys 3000 gallon tanker previously in service. The new
tanker was delivered in Spring 2011 and has already proved
to be a work-horse.