| Vacant on the "A" |
| Fri. Jul 23rd 2010 |
0910 Hours / 1426 Spruce Street / Box 29 / A platoon
Dispatched to a vacant dwelling for an odor of smoke. On arrival companies found medium to heavy smoke in the rear, with Car 4 reporting a working fire on the first floor. Crews forced entry, vented the fr...
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| 2nd Alarm In The 18th Ward |
| Wed. Jul 21st 2010 |
1657 Hours / 633 Lancaster Ave, Pioneer Grocery / Box #154 / B platoon
Police officer o/s with smoke showing from 1 1/2 story grocery store / Companies pushed into the store find the bulk of the fire to the rear / Crews removed from the ...
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| Basement Fire On The B Platoon |
| Mon. Jul 19th 2010 |
1455 Hours / 1269 Cotton Street / Box #21
Call from next door reporting basement filling with smoke / Engine 13 o/s reporting smoke coming through the wall of the adjoining property / Fire located in basement of 1269 cotton / Compani...
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| Vacant On The "D" |
| Sun. Jul 11th 2010 |
04:05 hours / 555 Tulpehocken Street / Box #73 / D Platoon
Dispatch reporting smoke showing / Companies o/s with vacant single family dwelling / Due to building condition, no interior attack attempted. Fire Marshals office investigating.
Engines - 3, 1, 12 (9), ...
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| 4th of July Garage |
| Sun. Jul 4th 2010 |
2344 hours / 10th & Green Streets / Box #47 / A platoon
Dispatch reporting multiple calls received for a garage on fire / Ladder 3 o/s with a 2 story garage / Fire was placed under control in 15 minutes
Engines - 9, 3, 5...
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| D platoon with fast moving garage fire |
| Tue. Jun 29th 2010 |
1903 hours / 249 Pearl Street / Box #14 / D Platoon
Engine 5 & Rescue 1 o/s with working fire / Lines stretched through different alleys / three pronged attack quickly knocked down the bulk of the visible fire / Fire placed under control at 1927 hours ...
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| C Platoon Works Fire On Birch Street |
| Sat. Jun 26th 2010 |
1745 hrs / 650 Birch Street / Box 628 / C Platoon
Engine 9 reporting smoke showing from Marion street / Companies o/s with 2 1/2 story EOR smoke & fire showing / 2 lines stretched through first & second floors / All searches negative / FM's o...
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| Multiple Vehicle Fire Behind Family Dollar |
| Tue. Jun 22nd 2010 |
03:30 Hours / 800 Block Gordon Street / B platoon
Multiple calls received for a working vehicle fire / Engine 12 o/s with 2 vans fully involved / Additional Engine company requested / PD investigating.
Engines 12 (11), 3, Car 7
Information fro...
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| MVA sends 4 to the Hospital |
| Sun. Jun 20th 2010 |
2242 Hrs / Lancaster Ave and Daniels Street / B Platoon
Companies sent for MVA, reported with multiple unconscious / Medic 4 on scene with one into a tree with heavy damage / Additional EMS units and extra engine sent to assist / 4 persons were transported to RHMC Trauma Center
Engine 14, Engine 5...
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| Boy Drowns In River |
| Sat. Jun 12th 2010 |
1541 Hours / Schuykill River / D platoon
Dispatch reporting one in the water / Companies advised to stage at Blair & Montgomery Aves / PSP & National Guard helicopters requested / Crews checking point where Schuykill river meets Tulpehocken creek ...
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The Reading Firefighters
held their annual golf
tournament on Friday,
July 17th at the Willow
Hollow Golf Course. This
years ...
Congratulations to Dave
"Pasta"
Ciabattoni on his
text-book surprise
delivery of a baby boy.
Thanks to Brett Mack f...
Chief's
Assignments
