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2025 ETVFD Calls |
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Total | 128 |
Company Totals |
2024 | 1401 |
2023 | 1468 |
2022 | 1227 |
2021 | 1071 |
2020 | 1166 |
2019 | 1156 |
2018 | 1087 |
2017 | 1084 |
2016 | 1124 |
2015 | 1151 |
2014 | 1106 |
2013 | 1007 |
2012 | 1131 |
2011 | 1073 |
2010 | 803 |
Total | 17055 |
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National Weather Service Alerts for Berks County, PA

Putting Fire Safety in the Hands of Our Community
ETFD Watch Desk, August 01
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)
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Training Focuses on Honing VEIS Skills
ETFD Watch Desk, February 12
The ETVFD's weekly training focused on honing members' skills in Vent-Enter-Isolate-Search (VEIS) tactics. VEIS is a critical strategy for rapid intervention and victim rescue in structure fires. Tuesday's training featured two stations that reviewed the different principles of VEIS, ensuring our crews are prepared to act quickly and effectively when lives are on the line. Over the next two weeks, ... (Full Story & Photos)
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ETVFD Crews Respond to Three Alarm Mutual Aid Structure Fire in Birdsboro
ETFD Watch Desk, February 08
Exeter Township Volunteer Fire Department crews were dispatched for mutual aid support at a multifamily residence structure fire on the 200 block of Schuylkill Road in Birdsboro late Friday afternoon. Soon after initial crews started making their way to the scene, the call was upgraded to a second alarm with possible entrapment. Arriving crews were met with heavy smoke and fire, making progress on ... (Full Story & Photos)
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TWO ETVFD Members Earn NREMT Certification
ETFD Watch Desk, February 07
Congratulations to ETVFD Captain Josh Niziolek and Firefighter Jake Crump for successfully attaining their National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certifications. Captain Niziolek and Firefighter Crump spent the past several months taking a comprehensive course through Muhlenberg Ambulance to prepare and train for becoming an EMT. All their hard work paid off — they received word ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Firefighter Anthony Ricciuti Earns Interior Firefighter Status
ETFD Watch Desk, February 05
Congratulations to Firefighter Anthony Ricciuti for receiving full interior firefighter status. Chief Chris Jordan presented Firefighter Ricciuti — or Rigatoni as he's referred to around the firehouse — with his black interior shield during the February member meeting. During his probationary period, Firefighter Ricciuti demonstrated proficiency in his firefighting skills, including performing well ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Tower 25 Assists EMS with Patient Extrication
ETFD Watch Desk, February 02
Exeter Township Volunteer Fire Department crews were called to West Neversink Road in Exeter Township Sunday to assist EMS with the extrication of a patient. Rescue Engine 25’s crew arrived on scene and requested Tower 25 to assist due to the nature of the extrication. Fire and EMS personnel worked to extricate the patient and all units cleared the scene after about 30 minutes.... (Full Story & Photos)
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Weekly Training Focused on Winter Operations
ETFD Watch Desk, January 28
Crews spent Tuesday night weekly training reviewing the department's wintertime apparatus preparation efforts. Officers led a refresher on chains and other equipment to be used in the snow. For new members, it was an opportunity to become familiar with the apparatus and the equipment they carry, as well as how the department operates. If you're looking to become more involved in the community, the ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Member Spotlight: Gerri Lea Witzel
ETFD Watch Desk, January 27
Gerri Lea Witzel has been a dedicated member of the Exeter Township Volunteer Fire Department for the past nine years. After moving to Exeter 24 years ago, she wanted to give back to her community, and joining the ETVFD was the perfect way to do so. Inspired by her father — a firefighter in Broomall — Gerri Lea began by helping the ETVFD with fundraising and bookkeeping before taking on more roles, ... (Full Story & Photos)
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