SAVE THE DATE!
The 85 house is planning a community event and Open House at our station on Monroe Avenue on October 26 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Please come and join us for a day of fun, food and activities. There will be displays and demonstrations of fire and rescue equipment, fire prevention and safety education and a variety of giveaways and gifts for all.

This year, the event will include a ... (Full Story & Photos)

TSFR participated in a book reading event at the West Lawn Library on Tuesday September 10. Our members read books about fires and firefighters with the children and then gave them a tour of Rescue Engine 85.

Library book reading events are intended to engage the fire service with our community. They give us a platform for both making the Department more approachable and friendly, and also providing ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Monday night September 9, TSFR responded as part of a mutual aid building fire assignment to Christopher Drive in Wyomissing Boro. The fire was for a reported stove top fire in an apartment.

Station 85 responded and took a standby position at a hydrant in the complex while the crew reported to the scene to assist with size up and ventilation of smoke and dry chemical powder. Units operated ... (Full Story & Photos)

As the latest in our weekly company drill programs on Firefighter Survival, the session on Monday night Sept 9 focused on emergency breathing techniques. Emergency breathing techniques are employed during times of high stress--such as when the firefighter is trapped or otherwise in distress---to conserve air, focus thinking and plan an escape.

The drill started with a review of the new Crew Force ... (Full Story & Photos)

Station 85 along with Wyomissing Engine 79, West Reading Ladder 64 and Western Berks Fire Engine 18-2 were dispatched on Friday afternoon September 6 to Wilson High School on Grandview Blvd in the Township for a reported automatic fire alarm. While enroute E85 received additional information from County Communications that Township police were on location reporting an odor of smoke in the rear concession ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Wednesday evening, TSFR participated in the National Night Out event sponsored by the Spring Township Police, which was held at the Township Police Building on Windmill Road. National Night Out is held annually across the nation and is intended to foster a closer working relationship between a community and its law enforcement resources. This year's program was originally scheduled for earlier ... (Full Story & Photos)

Last evening at the Townships monthly meeting, the Township of Spring board of supervisors unanimously approved the promotion of A Platoon Firefighter/EMT Ian Mallery to the rank of Technician/EMT. Technician Mallery will be assigned to the D Platoon starting Thursday, August 29th. Congratulations Ian on your promotion and we thank you for your continued commitment to serving the Township of Spring ... (Full Story & Photos)

Spring Township has announced that the following road closures will be in effect:

Friday August 30 --- Dwight Street from Penn Ave. to Belmont Ave.

Tuesday September 3 through Thursday September 5 --- Reading Blvd from West Wyomissing Blvd. to Morwood Ave.... (Full Story & Photos)