Reading Fire Department
Operational area | |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
City | Reading |
Agency overview[1][2][3] | |
Established | March 17, 1773 |
Employees | 126 (2016) |
Annual budget | $17,521,285 (2015) |
Fire chief | William Stoudt |
IAFF | 1803 |
Facilities and equipment[4] | |
Stations | 7 |
Engines | 5 |
Tillers | 2 |
Platforms | 1 |
Rescues | 1 |
Ambulances | 4 |
Wildland | 2 |
Rescue boats | 1 |
Website | |
Official website |
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The Reading Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Reading, Pennsylvania.[5] The department is responsible for approximately 10 square miles (26 km2) with a population of just under 90,000 as of the 2013 United States Census Bureau estimate[update].[6]
History
The Reading Fire Department was formed on March 17, 1773 as a volunteer fire department known as the Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company.[7] By 1914 the department had grown to include 14 separate volunteer companies. Today, the department operates out of 7 fire stations, including 1 EMS Station. The department's volunteer scuba rescue team responds to water emergencies in the Schuylkill River as well as other bodies of water within the city and neighboring communities.[8]
Beginning in April of 2011 Engine's 13 and 14 were disbanded due to budget cuts.[9] Starting June 30, 2015 the city will also be disbanding its non-emergency transport division which had been available to assist in transporting those confined to a wheeled chair.[10]
Stations and apparatus
As of June 2015[update] below is a complete list of the stations and apparatus.[4]
Neighborhood | Engine | Ladder | Special | Command |
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Center City | Engine 1 | |||
Central West | Engine 3 | Ladder 1 (Tiller) | Brush 3 | Deputy Chief |
North East | Engine 9 | Ladder 3 (Tiller) | ||
North West | Engine 7 | Brush 2, Ambulance 6, Foam Trailer MCI Trailer, Rescue Boat |
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South Central | Tower 1 | Rescue 1 | Platoon Chief | |
18th Ward | Engine 5 | |||
Center City | Medic 1, Medic 2, Medic 3, Medic 4 |
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