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A Nice Saturday for Training

ETVFD Watchdesk, March 18

Some times we do luck out with beautiful weather for training and Saturday was an example of that. We had two training sessions running during the day on Saturday.

The first was the final session of a Pump operator class which the ETVFD hosted in house. This session was at the Berks County Fire Training Center. Along with our members, participants came from from Birdsboro Union Fire Department, Fleetwood ... (Full Story & Photos)

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ETVFD Watchdesk, March 17

At 9:00PM Friday evening, ETVFD was dispatched along with other area agencies as mutual aid to the Mount Penn Fire Company for a possible house fire in Mount Penn Borough. First arriving units had what appeared to be a fire in the chimney.

Chimney fires often occur when materials build up inside a chimney. These materials can be different things such as squirrel or birds nests or a build up of soot ... (Full Story & Photos)

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ATV and Brush Unit Respond to Assist Muhlenberg

ETVFD Watchdesk, March 16

Just before 3:30pm on Wednesday afternoon ETVFD was dispatched to assist on a brush fire along Skyline Drive along with several other agencies. Upon response, it was determined the emergency was actually in Muhlenberg Township on the mountain off of Crystal Rock Rd.

A crew of 5 on the ATV used rakes and a leaf blower to cut a line in the brush. This is a common practice in wildland firefighting to ... (Full Story & Photos)

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No Caption Overnight Staffing Makes Quick Work of House Fire

ETVFD Watchdesk, March 15

ETVFD was dispatched along with mutual aid from the surrounding area for the report of a home on fire in the Lincolnwood Home Community just before 5:00am Wednesday morning. First arriving Deputy Chief had fire on the outside of a home and upgraded the response for the incident in case it were to spread to the inside of the home.

A crew of four members, who were staffing the two township stations ... (Full Story & Photos)

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February 2023 By the Numbers

ETVFD Watchdesk, March 09

Our monthly recap taken from the monthly Fire Chief's Report.... (Full Story & Photos)

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ETVFD Watchdesk, March 04

Thursday night, members of Girl Scout Troop 1909 from Exeter visited the ETVFD. The girls were shown some basic first aid tips and given a tour of the apparatus. Hopefully we will see some of you come back in the future and become department members.... (Full Story & Photos)

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3 Alarm Fire in Kenhorst

ETVFD Watchdesk, February 28

ETVFD along with many other fire agencies from throughout the area were dispatched to assist the Kenhorst Fire Company overnight. The initial call was around 1:00 AM for a building on fire in the 1400 block of Lancaster Avenue. 13 personnel responded to the scene on 3 pieces of apparatus. ETVFD crews were part of the fire attack as well as provided a Rapid Intervention Crew which is responsible for ... (Full Story & Photos)

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No Caption Amity Brush Fire Burns One Acre of Field

ETVFD Watch Desk, February 15

Shortly after 11:30 AM on Wednesday, ETVFD units responded to assist Amity and Monarch Fire Companies on a brush fire in the1700 block of Weavertown Rd. The tanker as well as both brush units responded to assist.

Our units went available after about an hour. There were no injuries. Any questions about this incident should be directed to the Amity Township Police.

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