Kutztown Community Fire Company Takes First Place at Lebanon Area Fair Fireman's Games

The members participated in the Lebanon Area Fair Fireman's Games today, with Engine 32 and a crew of four members representing our department.

Throughout the afternoon, our firefighters competed in several challenging events that tested their teamwork, speed, and skill, including Cone Chucking, Fastest Dress, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Just after 1pm today as crews were in house working on some ongoing projects LCDES sent out the 1st alarm assignment for a reported structure fire bringing companies 32, 31, 33, 48, Berks 47 and 28.

With crews in station E32 made the response with 5 shortly after dispatch with the PT following, E32 arrived to find a working fire in a 20x40 detached garage with the residence as an exposure on the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Just after 2 in the morning LCDES sent out the 32 box for a reported barn fire.

Deputy 32 went responding with the additional of caller reporting fire through the roof of a barn. Deputy 32 arrived to find a 30x100 equipment shed well off and established the Stracksdam Rd. Command.

Engine 32 arrived laying in from a hydrant at the dispatched intersection and in to the D Side of the structure while ... (Full Story & Photos)

At around 05:30 LCDES sent out the 1st alarm assignment on E Rosebud Rd for a reported Barn Fire.

Units went responding with a visible column for miles out, Chief 40 arrived with a working barn fire. Deputy 32 arrived and requested the 2nd alarm and established East Rosebud Command with a 40x80 barn well off.

SQ40, arrived and was assigned the B/C corner to protect an adjacent structure. E32 and ... (Full Story & Photos)

Yesterday Kutztown hosted the annual ELCO drill in the form of a rural water movement drill. This drill involved 13 local fire departments including every ELCO department, simulating a large commercial fire in a non-hydranted area of our first due. This drill consisted of two fill sites by E33, and E34 located at Dutch Valley Food Distributors, and Mt Zion Fire Company's Fire Dam. At the incident ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 2:30 p.m. today, Lebanon County Department of Emergency Services dispatched the 32-01 box for a reported residential structure fire. Deputy 32 reported smoke showing upon approach and arrived to find an active fire on a small attached deck of a single-wide manufactured home, with flames visibly extending into the soffit area.

Engine 32, staffed with four personnel, arrived as the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Engine and PT responded as a part of the 1st alarm assignment into Bethel Township this afternoon.

Engine 32 arrived as the second due engine company and were advised to beach in the neighbors driveway and assist RE40s crew with suppression. Engine 32's crew stretched a blitzfire off RE40 to the "C" side of the structure which was also the second floor. RE40 and E32's crews knocked all visible ... (Full Story & Photos)

Early this afternoon LCDES sent out a pole and wires down call in the area of E Kercher Ave and Runway Drive.

Chief 32 along with Engine 32 arrived to find 4 poles completely down with another hanging, as-well as a vehicle in the middle of the mess with wires on top of the vehicle.

Upon further investigation it was discovered the vehicle with wires on top was still occupied with visible burn ... (Full Story & Photos)