The Exeter Township Fire Department is excited to announce a brand-new initiative: Community Connect from First Due. Community Connect will empower you to take an active role in fire safety. This free initiative is open to our immediate coverage area of Exeter Township and St. Lawrence Borough.

With Community Connect, you can enter details about your home, including who lives there and how to contact ... (Full Story & Photos)

ETVFD members, township officials, and sponsors attended the 22nd annual Volunteer Firefighter Recognition and Scholarship Banquet. This event provides us with a special opportunity to honor the dedication and hard work of our members who give so much to our community throughout the year. We celebrate their achievements, mark milestones and recognize the unwavering service they provide. This banquet ... (Full Story & Photos)

Exeter Township Volunteer Fire Department junior member Codey Eshenaur has been immersed in the world of fire service from a young age. As a child, he would often accompany his father to the fire station, where he began to form lasting relationships with the department's members.

“I like being a volunteer with the Exeter Township Fire Department because it’s another family to me,” says Codey. “It’s ... (Full Story & Photos)

Between training, calls and a community event, the ETVFD kept busy on Saturday. Members spent the day doing additional training on truck and engine company operations, including forceable entry, hose line advancement, ground ladders, and set up and operation of Tower 25.

Throughout the day, crews were dispatched to several calls, including a structure fire on the 4000 block of Mayapple Lane and an ... (Full Story & Photos)

The ETVFD's weekly training for March is focused on engine and truck company operations. The training kicked off Tuesday with a review of hydrants, hose lines and pumping operations. Over the coming weeks, members will work on ground ladders, forceable entry and other areas to strengthen their skills.

Shortly after training ended Tuesday evening, crews were dispatched to a structure fire on the ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Exeter Township Volunteer Fire Department and automatic aid partners were dispatched to the 500 block of Pineland Road in Exeter Township just after 5:30 p.m. Thursday for a structure fire.

Exeter and Monarch Fire Crews arrived on scene and immediately went into service with a hoseline to work on stopping the progression of the wind-driven fire. Rescue Engine 25’s crew, with the support of Engine ... (Full Story & Photos)

February was a busy month for the ETVFD. We were dispatched to 107 incidents in Exeter Township, eight in St. Lawrence and 30 in mutual aid areas. If you are interested in serving your community, the ETVFD wants you. Apply today at joinetvfd.org... (Full Story & Photos)

ETVFD crews trained on the search and rescue tools and techniques they've been reviewing this past month. Different skill stations were set up at the Berks County Fire Training Center so members could strengthen their VEIS (Vent-Enter-Isolate-Search) skills. The VEIS stations focused on single room searches, as well as entering and exiting from a second story window. Crews also worked on setting up ... (Full Story & Photos)