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...]

On this night we opened our door for the annual open house here at our firehouse. This gives members of the community to come out and visit. They had the opportunity to tour our station, see our equipment, meet some of our staff and of course learn about fire safety. Of course if … [Read more...]

Members went to the Muhlenberg Elementary School and taught fire safety to 293 students. This is a very special day that we look forward to every year to help teach such important information to a young crowed. We Thank the school administrators at MEC for helping to get this set … [Read more...]

Members took time to get the apparatus ready for the annual Temple Halloween Parade. It was great seeing so many happy faces along the streets. We look forward to seeing you at next years parade slated for October 5th, 2019. … [Read more...]

Engine 11-1 received a new hose bed cover and covers for the side attack lines. This 1992 Spartan / Saulsbury is a gem! … [Read more...]

On this day, members went to the Muhlenberg Elementary School and read some fire related children's books to the kids. The kids really enjoy their time learning with different tools. We just started doing the reading event in the last few years and it seemed to be a big hit. Once … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 7TH THRU 13TH The latest statistics from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) show that if you have a reported fire in your home, you are more likely to die today than you were a few decades ago. This startling statistic is behind this year’s Fire Prevention … [Read more...]

Once again during Fire Prevention Week, we will be opening our station for anyone and everyone to come on out and see what we are about. See our apparatus, see our station and meet some of our members. We will also be educating fire safety! Please come out. We are looking … [Read more...]

Rescue 11 relocated to the Exeter Twp Fire Department 25-2 in the Reiffton district while their crews and surrounding municipalities battled a multi alarm fire in Exeter. We remained there until released by Exeter command. No responses were made. … [Read more...]