It's that awesome time of the year to turn the clock's ahead one hour tonight which also means to change the batteries in all your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. … [Read more...]
February / Yearly 2019 Stats
For the month of February, we were dispatched to 85 calls bringing us to 165 dispatches for the first 2 months. Here are some of the top responders. February (1) FF Robert Gauker 54 (2) Asst Chief Andy LaFaver 50 (3) FF Larry LaFaver 46 (4) Deputy Chief Eric Reinhart … [Read more...]
Recent Promotions
Firefighter Jeff Gilbert was promoted to Lieutenant. Lieutenant Tony Morganti was promoted to Captain. Congrats to Tony & Jeff on their promotions! Current Chain of Command Fire Chief Craig Reinhart (Chief 11) Deputy Chief Eric Reinhart (Deputy … [Read more...]
After the large fire at the junk yard, we had a ton of filthy fire hose to clean before placing it back in service. The Blandon Fire Company came to our aid and provided the help needed to complete the long task. They could have gone home to their families, but instead they … [Read more...]
Tonight after returning from the Maidencreek Twp MVA, crews were cleaning up and getting R11 back in service. Congressman Dan Meuser who was attending a function in our banquet hall took time to come over to our station, meet some staff and show his support for the volunteer … [Read more...]
“29”
Our company has responded to 29 incidents in the first 6 days of February. This is a very unusual amount of calls for us however we are able to keep up with zero failed responses from our dedicated volunteers. … [Read more...]
2019 starts off right where 2018 ended BUSY
We have had 77 dispatches in the month of January with lots of work including a few fires. Our top 5 responders for the month were: (1.) FF Larry LaFaver 40 (2.) FF Robert Gauker 36 (3.) Asst Chief Andy LaFaver 34 (4.) Deputy Chief Eric Reinhart 33 (5.) LT Tony … [Read more...]
Tonight at training, members worked with and got familiar with our new RIT bag that we are putting in service. Former Assistant Chief Carl Seltzer worked with the members to give better input, guidance and techniques with it and the equipment it holds. … [Read more...]
Multiple Jobs Over the Weekend
The Temple Fire Company was very busy over the weekend 1/11 - 1/13 with multiple working incidents. It all started Friday morning after clearing a fire alarm we were alerted for the working cab fire of a tractor trailer on Rt 222 in Ontelaunee Twp assisting station #37. Then late … [Read more...]
2018 is the 2nd busiest year in our history!!
The year ended being the 2nd busiest year in our departments history. We had 834 dispatches for the year which averaged 2.4 calls a day. A huge shout out to our members for their time and efforts to keep our station active. See our home page for our response areas. Here are … [Read more...]
At 1209, Rescue 11 was relocated to station 12 in Blandon as crews were still on the scene of the MVA in Maidencreek Twp on Allentown Pike. We were there a short time and covered no calls in that time. Thank you to the members of the 12 HOUSE for the great hospitality. … [Read more...]
The members of the Temple Fire Company would like to welcome home Retired Wyomissing Career Firefighter Linwood "Woody" Ohlinger from his stem cell cancer treatment in Philadelphia. We are very glad to here your back in Berks County with your family and loved ones. Woody's tie … [Read more...]
https://youtu.be/26A-49Wb2F4 Please remember during this Holiday Season the dangers of having a real Christmas tree. Keeping it watered is very important as you can see in the video how fast a dry tree can burn. Please use extreme caution. … [Read more...]
It is with our deepest regards to announce the passing of Retired Fire Chief Carl Trievel. Chief Trievel first joined the Temple Fire Company in 1966. He served as the Assistant Chief from September 1978 till June 1980. Then from June 1980 till December 1988 he served as the … [Read more...]
Our former 1986 Hahn Heavy Rescue was originally sold to the Hudson FD in Colorado, then sold to the Austin FD in North Carolina. Its condition once in Austin was far from perfect. With a very tight budget and building a new station, they pulled together many different skill … [Read more...]
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