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BIRDSBORO-UNION FIRE DEPARTMENT

SPIRIT NIGHT

WEDNESDAY MAY 22 2013

4:30PM TO 7:30PM

Fire Police Assist at French Creek Bike Race MAY 12 - On the morning of Sunday May 12, 2013, the Birdsboro-Union Fire Police and Twin Valley Fire Police assisted at a bicycle race in French Creek State Park. Fire Police from both departments provided traffic control along the race route for about three hours. Special thanks to Twin Valley Fire Department for providing additional fire police manpower at this event. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Home fires report released; On average, seven people die each day in U.S. home fires APRIL 29 - NFPA' s new report on home fires finds that seven people die each day, on average, in U.S. home fires. Cooking remains the most prevalent cause, with older adults the age group most likely to die in home fires. The report, which uses five-year averages (in this case, from 2007-2011), showed that one-quarter of home fire deaths occur in the bedroom, the same amount as fires in the family room, living ... (Full Story & Photos)

Tower 7 goes to St. Lawrence Borough for a Working House Fire APRIL 04 - 10:23 Hrs: Tower 7 was requested for RIT for a reported house fire on Stoner Ave, St. Lawrence Borough. Upon Company 25's (Exeter Twp) arrival, they found a working fire and requested Tower 7 to function as a truck company, and the next due RIT was sent. Crews arrived as Company 1 and 25's crew put a knock on the fire. Tower 7 assisted with overhaul of the house and ventilation. The company was ... (Full Story & Photos)

Rescue 7 Covers Muhlenberg Twp. MARCH 30 - Rescue 7 operating at an active natural gas leak in the 5100 block of Kutztown Rd. during a Saturday cover assignment.... (Full Story & Photos)

3 Alarm Fire at Beacon Container MARCH 29 - 19:31 hrs, Company 7, along with Quint 6 (Monarch), Ladder 1 (Mt. Penn), Engine 25 (Exeter Twp), Tanker 23 (Gibraltar), Rescue 25 for Rapid Intervention, and Medic 680 Station 1 (Southern Berks EMS) were dispatched to the Beacon Container Corporation, 700 West First Street, Birdsboro Borough, for a reported building fire. Initial reports from several callers reporting that the roof was on fire. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Initial Tower crew makes their way to the roof. Photo by Heater Reeder

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