At approximately 1516 hours, stations 37, 12 & 11 were alerted for a tree on fire then upgraded to a structure assignment due to the involvement of a shed. Lt11 arrived and confirmed a working shed fire. Engine-Tanker 12 & Engine 11 arrived together. 12 assumed first due … [Read more...]
Members complete Vehicle Rescue Awareness
Congrats to members Todd Wentzel, Drue LaFaver, Antonio Cipolla on completing the first phase in the vehicle rescue courses. … [Read more...]
July 2019
This is the Departments busiest month of 2019 and second busiest in department history with 87 dispatches for the month. Great dedication with all our members and responses made. Below are the top 5 responder's for July: 1. Assistant Chief Andy LaFaver 52 2. Firefighter … [Read more...]
Around 1610 hours, stations 11 & 10 were dispatched to the area of Chestnut Street in Muhlenberg Twp for a reported gas line struck. AC11 arrived with an active leak. UGI responding. E13 was added. Crews metered the residence and the area of the leak. UGI arrived and was able to … [Read more...]
Around 1409 hours, stations 37, 12 & 11 were dispatched to Rt 222 NB in Ontelaunee Twp for a reported vehicle accident with injuries and possibly up to 10 cars involved. Ladder 12 arrived, found a 4 vehicle MVA with one on its side with the driver trapped. Ladder 12's crew went … [Read more...]
Stations 11 & 10 were dispatched to the area of Beaumont Avenue for a reported vehicle fire. Asst 11 arrived and confirmed a working fire in a utility truck. E11 arrived and went in service with the line and quickly contained the fire to the cab / engine area. E10-1 arrived … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Junior Firefighters Drue LaFaver & Alex Krick who play for the Muhlenberg A's Senior Legion Team who just won the Berks / Schuylkill League Championship game. They finished in 5th place during the regular season and ended up going undefeated throughout the … [Read more...]
Our members spent the night training with the members from Goodwill, Central and Monarch fire companies. We practiced some tanker filling and drafting from dump tanks. Lots of info and experience was passed back and forth. We really enjoyed our time together and are looking … [Read more...]
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Retired Assistant Fire Chief Robert Shipe. He served with the Temple Fire Company from 1967 till 2002 and 12 of those he was ranked as Asst Chief finally retiring as Chief Engineer. He loved to spend his free time driving and … [Read more...]
Thank you to all who came out to our annual fair that was held last week. Hope everyone had a great time. … [Read more...]
June 2019
The month of June was again very busy for our volunteers. We had 75 dispatches for various incidents including a 2 alarm fire within our first due. Among those responders, the top 5 were:: (1.) Robert Gauker 41 (2.) Drue LaFaver 37 (3.) Larry LaFaver 34 (4.) Eric … [Read more...]
We recently accepted two new junior members to our department. Kylie Rothenberger & Alex Krick. Please help us with welcoming them to the best job in the world!! … [Read more...]
Antonio joined our department February 2019 at the age of 16. Since then, he has completed his Mods 1, 2 and 3. Haz-Mat Awareness and Operations as well as NIMS 100, 200, 700 & 800. He is also CPR / AED certified. Way to go Antonio. Keep up the great work. Pictured with … [Read more...]
This morning the Temple Fire Company was alerted to the 1500 block of Mt Laurel Rd for a truck stuck in wires. Crews arrived and found a truck was dumping a load of dirt and ended getting a large utility wire stuck between the cab and the dump. We were asked by the driver to … [Read more...]
Members completed their annual fit testing this week assuring they are wearing the proper sized mask while fighting fires. Thank you to Bruce from Berks Emergency Equipment for performing the testing. … [Read more...]
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