We're only going to say it one more time...this year.

Fireworks can be dangerous if not handled properly and with respect.

Be very careful with sparklers, especially in the hands of unsupervised and excited children. They are red hot and basically as hot as a blow torch. Kids, pets and easily ignited stuff are especially at risk.

All fireworks involve fire and explosions. These release energy ... (Full Story & Photos)

TSFRS would like to express our deepest sympathy to the family, friends and the entire law enforcement community on the Line of Duty Death of PA State Police Trooper Michael E Pahira, Jr. Trooper Pahira was struck and killed by a passing semi while conducting a safety inspection of a commercial vehicle on the side of the road on I-81 near Frackville, on Wednesday morning July 1. Trooper Pahira was ... (Full Story & Photos)

Just after midnight on Tuesday June 30 TSFRS Rescue 85 and Fire Police responded to the area of Penn Avenue and Reading Avenue in Wyomissing Borough on an assist to our neighbors at Wyomissing FD for a reported vehicle crash with entrapment and possible fire.
WFD Ladder 79 reported on location while R85 was still enroute and confirmed smoke coming from the engine compartment but no entrapment. L79 ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday June 27 2026, a group of five federal wildland firefighters assigned to the Rifle Helitack Base were trapped in a rapidly deteriorating burnover situation while fighting a wildfire along the Utah/Colorado border in Mesa County CO. Helitack crews are similar to smoke jumpers except they deploy via helicopter instead of parachutes. These crews are trained to land near fires or rappel from ... (Full Story & Photos)

June 29, 2026 marks the 15-year anniversary of something painful that deeply affected our organization and its members. On June 29, 2011 Berks County K9 Deputy Sheriff Kyle Pagerly was mortally wounded in a gunfire exchange between a wanted fugitive and a Warrant Task Force involving Berks County Sheriffs personnel and the US Marshal Service.

Deputy Pagerly was a charter member of the Township ... (Full Story & Photos)

Every year about this time, we enter into fireworks season. This year, with the 250th anniversary of our independence, we again expect to experience a rash of fires and injuries associated with the use of fireworks. At the risk of sounding like the Grinch that stole the 4th of July, we'd naturally like you to avoid using fireworks around your house and family and leave the booming to the pros. ... (Full Story & Photos)

In the evening of Thursday June 18, TSFRS Engine 85 was dispatched to College Ave. in Wernersville Boro to assist our neighbors at the Western Berks FD on a possible structure fire. E85 arrived on location and staged at the hydrant at College Ave. & Sensen Rd. Members then gathered their equipment and reported to the residence for assignment. Personnel then assisted with fire extinguishment and overhaul ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Thursday afternoon June 18, TSFR Rescue Engine RE85, Wyomissing FD Ladder 79, and Western Berks FD Engine 18-2 were dispatched to the 700 block of Fritztown Road in southern Spring Township for a vehicle fire

Additional information from Communications was that this was an electrical vehicle on fire. Township Fire Inspector FM43-1 was nearby conducting inspections and arrived at the fire with ... (Full Story & Photos)