Dont forget to spend some time with your Twp of Spring firefighters on Saturday October 24. We're starting at 10AM and will be open until 1 PM.

We'd love to see you there !! ... (Full Story & Photos)

We frequently get questions from the public about fire extinguishers for their home. Here is some information that might help explain the issue. Most authorities and experts recommend a dry chemical extinguisher with an ABC rating for a for household use. But what does this mean?

First.......the information on how to operate the device and what kind of fire it's intended for is on the label. But ... (Full Story & Photos)

In the early morning hours of Sunday October 11, TSFRS was dispatched to the 600 block of 9th St in Reading as part of a second alarm assignment, transmitted for a working structure fire with entrapment. Arriving on location Rescue Engine 85s crew reported to command for assignment, whereupon they were immediately assigned to relieve personnel who were attacking the fire in the original fire building.

Accordingly, ... (Full Story & Photos)

The last line of defense between occupants of a burning building and severe injury or worse is the exit path to safety. This is true in all types of locations....your home, your place of employment, gathering places such as theaters, places of worship, restaurants....you get the picture.

Emergency exits must not be obstructed. Furthermore, fire doors installed to protect the exit paths from smoke ... (Full Story & Photos)

As you all are aware, October 4-10 was Fire Prevention Week. And if you have been following this site, you doubtlessly know that our overriding theme this year has been Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Safety. But focusing on batteries doesn't mean that we are ignoring other pressing issues in fire safety. We're going to address some other pressing fire safety issues all month.

For example, did you know ... (Full Story & Photos)

Early in the evening of Thursday October 7, TSFRS Rescue 85 and Fire Police, Adamstown (Lancaster Co.) Engine 11, and Western Berks EMS Medic 6512 were dispatched to the northbound lanes of US Rte. 222 near Mohns Hill Road for a vehicle crash. The incident was reported initially as being a vehicle into the median with unknown injuries. While enroute, County Communications notified all units that Cumru ... (Full Story & Photos)

In the midafternoon of Monday October 5, TSFRS Rescue Engine 85 and Deputy 85 along with Station 85 Fire Police responded to Gouglersville Road at Vermont Road in Cumru Twp for a vehicle crash. The initial information was for a vehicle into a utility pole with a rollover and possible entrapment.

Upon arrival, RE85 members discovered a car overturned that had impacted a pole. The occupant had self-extricated ... (Full Story & Photos)

During the week of October 5, 2nd graders from the Cornwall Terrace, Spring Ridge and Whitfield Elementary Schools in the Wilson School District visited the station. This is a continuation of our annual program of providing hands on fire safety education to every 2nd grade student in the district. Each student got the chance to visit our Kids Safety House and learn firsthand how to stay safe in the ... (Full Story & Photos)