On Wednesday, September 20 at 1954 hours, the WVFC was dispatched to assist the Western Berks FD with a building fire at Reading Alloys, 220 Old West Penn Ave. in South Heidelberg Twp.

Commissioner 18 arrived on scene confirming smoke showing and an active fire with titanium powder on fire inside a duct system. Ladder and Engine 47 responded and Ladder 47 arrived as the first-due truck company, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Early this morning at 0215 hours, Engine 47 was special called to assist the Western Berks FD with a building fire at 147 E. Penn Ave. in Wernersville Borough. Engine 47 with a crew of 7 arrived and split crews, with volunteers going to the roof and inside to the 2nd and 3rd floors assisting with overhaul. The WVFC was on scene for 2 hours.... (Full Story & Photos)

Today at 1349 hours, the WVFC along with Rescue 34 (Newmanstown), Rescue 31 (Keystone of Myerstown) and EMS from Newmanstown and Western Berks were dispatched for the rescue assignment to 16 Westview Terrace in Womelsdorf for a subject down an embankment.

Deputy 47 arrived on scene establishing ’Womelsdorf Command’ and upon investigating found a vehicle accident where a vehicle ended up behind ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Friday, July 28 at 1356 hours, Ladder 47 was dispatched to assist the Western Berks FD at the Phoebe Berks Campus in Wernersville Borough for a structure fire. Initial units found a fire involving a tractor, pallets of hand sanitizer, and a garage and were able to quickly extinguish the majority of the fire. Six volunteers from Womelsdorf assisted with overhauling the pallets after a backhoe ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Wednesday, July 26 at 0310 hours, Ladder 47 was dispatched on the first alarm assignment with several mutual-aid companies to assist the Mt. Pleasant Fire Co with a fully involved barn fire at 524 N. Garfield Rd. in Penn Twp.

Ladder 47 with 7 volunteers arrived on scene and set up for master stream operations with the ladder pipe and deck gun for several hours. Ladder 47 went available around ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Tuesday July 18 for our weekly training session the WVFC invited our local mutual-aid companies from Robesonia, Newmanstown, Marion, and Myerstown to go over grain bin rescue scenarios in the event we are called for a rescue in our first-due and mutual-aid areas.

Personnel went over equipment and created two scenarios using 4 to 1 and 3 to 1 haul systems. The bin and farm we conducted the training ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Friday, July 7 at 1221 hours, the WVFC was requested to 375 Beacon Ave. in Sinking Spring Borough as the 2nd due RIT (Rapid Intervention Team) for a working house fire.

Engine 47 made the response and upon arrival the crew staged on the A side and met up with members of the 1st due RIT from Mohnton Fire Co. The incident was placed under control and the WVFC was released shortly after. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Recently 6 members from the WVFC completed a 20 hr Silo Rescue course sponsored by the Fleetwood Fire Co. and taught by the instructors of RescueTechs, LLC.

Several years ago, the WVFC was awarded grain bin rescue equipment and training, the first in the county at that time. The Fleetwood Fire Co. was recently awarded the same equipment for the eastern part of the county and extended the training ... (Full Story & Photos)