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)

Just before midnight on Monday night, crews were dispatched to an accident on Route 422 Westbound, just past the split for a reported accident with rollover and fire. Additional reports indicated one person still trapped in the vehicle.

Fire and EMS crews arrived on scene within minutes and performed a rapid extrication of the patient. The patient was transported by EMS. There were no fire hazards.... (Full Story & Photos)

Exeter Township Fire Department crews have had a busy 24 hours with eight emergency calls, including the large brush fire on Neversink Mountain, a machine fire and a working garage fire. Some members had been operating at incidents for over 20 hours straight. Great job to our dedicate group of members!

Thank you to the community for all of your donations and support! It is very much appreciated and ... (Full Story & Photos)

Exeter Township Fire Department crews and automatic aid companies were dispatched to Ptarmigan Drive in Exeter Township for a reported structure fire Monday afternoon. Deputy 25-2 arrived on location and confirmed a working fire and assumed command. Rescue Engine 25 and Tower 25 arrived on scene and went into service with an aggressive fire attack. Deputy 25-1 took interior operations with a crew ... (Full Story & Photos)

This past week kept ETFD crews busy with nearly 40 calls across the township and supporting mutual aid companies. Crews responded to medical emergencies, as well as brush, vehicle, and structure fires. As a reminder, there is a county-wide burn ban due to extremely dry conditions.... (Full Story & Photos)

Members took part in the final live burn session for 2024 at the Berks County Fire Training Center this past Saturday. Teams focused on different fire ground activities, including fire attack, incident command, RIT and search. Members are required to participate in a structure burn each year to maintain their interior-qualified status.

After performing well at the company burn, in addition to successfully ... (Full Story & Photos)

Our daytime staff kept busy Friday, starting the day off with a flag arch at Forest Hills Memorial Park celebrating the life of Kenhorst Fire Company Capt. John Garbini. As that detail was wrapping up, crews were then dispatched to 6400 Perkiomen Ave. (in front of Service Electric) for a two-vehicle crash with entrapment. The ETFD and our mutual aid partners were on location for about an hour.... (Full Story & Photos)

Crews were dispatched at 2:45 a.m. Friday to the 500 block of Manor Place for a reported deck fire. Upon arrival, there was a small fire remaining after the resident tried to put it out with an extinguisher. The remaining fire was quickly extinguished. Crews were on scene for about an hour. Thank you to Birdsboro-Union Fire Department and Monarch Fire Company for their mutual aid support.... (Full Story & Photos)