Saturday November 8, 2008 at 1254 hours, Company 14 was requested by Chief 58 to respond with the Rescue to assist with an motor vehicle accident on Route 100 in Hereford Township. A car had run into the stone pillar next to the driveway of Kingdom Hall and had come to rest on its side. Chief 58 reported that one occupant had self-extricated, but that the other one was still inside the car which was on its side. The Rescue responded and its crew assisted 58 with manpower removing the roof, as well as stabilizing the bottom of the car with rescue struts and a chain come-along. The company was in service for less than an hour and returned to station.

Thursday September 18, 2008  at 0844 hours, Company 14 was dispatched to assist 67 (Gilbertsville) and Ladder 65 (Pennsburg) on a kitchen fire in the 200 block of Niantic Road in the village of Niantic. Engine 14, Tanker 14 and Rescue 14 responded and were told of smoke showing. Gilbertsville fire officer on the scene requested an additional engine from 65, plus an engine from Berks 15 (Boyertown.) Engine and Tanker arrived to flames rolling across the ceiling of the kitchen. Crews went into service with an inch and three-quarter line from Engine 14 and knocked down the fire. Ladder 65 arrived and began ventilation and checking for extension. Fire was contained to the kitchen but the rest of the dwelling sustained smoke damage. Two pet birds were rescued. The company was in service for 90 minutes and returned to station by 1015 hours.

Sunday September 14, 2007  At 1614 hours, companies 14, 22 and FP20, along with EMS 505 and Bally Police were dispatched to the 500 block of Main Street in Bally for an MVA. Rescue 14, Engine 14 and Brush 22 responded. Assistant 14-1 arrived to find a one vehicle crash with a four foot section taken out of a utility pole by a minivan which came to rest on the sidewalk. The driver of the vehicle was transported to LVH-CC for treatment. A child in the vehicle was examined on scene. The vehicle was powered down by fire personnel and Route 100 was closed from Fourth to Seventh Streets until wreckage was cleared by Berks Mont Towing and roadway reopened at 1730 hours.

Thursday August 21, 2008  At approx 1700 hours, Chief 22 requested Rescue 14 and Engine 22 to report to a home on Gehman Road in Washington Township to assist with a partial structure collapse. A vehicle in a private driveway had struck the corner of a garage and the chief wanted to secure the structure and allow the home owner to remove a second vehicle inside the garage. After Berks-Mont Towing removed the first vehicle, the companies shored up the roof, removed debris, and removed the wooden garage door for the owner. As this scene was being finalized, County Dispatch notified the companies of a motorcycle accident on County Line Road near Wilt Road. Company 20 was sent, along with EMS. After securing the structure collapse scene, both companies responded to the second MVA. The rescue was recalled enroute and the company returned to station..

Monday August 18, 2008 - At 1624 hours, companies 22 and 14, with EMS 505 were dispatched to Pine Street in Washington Township for an MVA. Rescue 14 and Brush 22 responded on the fire side. Arriving units found a single vehicle crash with sedan off the side of the road and into a drainage ditch. Vehicle occupants had self extricated. With no service required, the rescue returned to station, leaving 22 to await police and tow.

Wednesday August 6, 2008 - At 0209 hours companies 14 and 39, along with EMS 505 were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on Baldy Hill Road in District Township. Reports from the dispatch center while enroute indicated a car on its roof. EMS was first on scene and confirmed car on roof with no driver present. The area was checked, no victims found and company 14 went available and returned to station by 0300, with 39 remaining on scene for PSP and tow company.

Tuesday August 5, 2005 - At 1224 hours Company 14 was requested to respond to East Philadelphia Avenue in Boyertown to serve as RIT company on a working structure fire with entrapment above the Boyertown Library. Engine and Rescue responded and took up the safety position to intervene if needed. Boyertown and additional crews made entry and knocked down the fire, but an 84 year old woman died in the blaze. Following overhaul RIT service was  released and the company returned to station by 1528.

Propane Training for Emergency Responders

On Monday July 14, 2008, a Training Seminar on Propane Emergencies and Safety was held with hands-on education and training at Eddinger Propane and classroom education at the Goodwill Fire Company both in Bally. Eighty-one emergency responders from twelve area fire and ambulance companies attended the session sponsored by Eddinger’s; the fire company; and the Propane Education and Research Council.

The four hour program included:
• Introduction to the uses of propane and places where firefighters may encounter it.
• Tour of Eddinger bulk storage plant as well as the examination of some bobtail and transport trucks, as well as the fire safety systems on all of them.
• An examination of accidents in the propane industry
• Table top learning session about the properties of propane
• Propane equipment demonstration and information on propane education.

The hands on demonstrations were taught by members of the staff of Eddinger Propane including Bally Assistant Chiefs John Mutter and Mike Mutter. The classroom training was presented by Dan Waters of Premier Safety Services.
 

06-25-2008 At approx 1545 hours Companies 22 and 14, along with EMS 505 and 525 were dispatched to an accident with injuries at Route 100 and Gehringer Road in Washington Township. Arriving units found, in the north bound lanes, a pickup with heavy front end damage  with a ruptured radiator spilling antifreeze into a storm drain; and in the south bound lanes, a compact sedan with severe rear end damage and a ruptured gas tank leaking fuel onto the roadway. EMS personnel treated both drivers, one refusing transport and the other being taken to a local hospital. Fire personnel worked to contain the two fluid leaks and safety the cars until Berks Mont Towing cleared the vehicles and State Police released the scene. Units returned within an hour.
Units on scene:
Engine 22, Rescue 14, Brush 14, 505, 525, PSP

06-20-2008 At 02:39 hours Company 14 was dispatched on the 2nd Alarm for a dwelling fire in the 500 block of Main Street in Pennsburg Borough. Crews on the initial dispatch had arrived to find fire, with a victim trapped on a porch roof in a home in the middle of a row. The second alarm was dispatched for additional manpower and equipment. Initial crews did a rapid knock down of fire, and upon its arrival the crew from Engine 14 was sent to the manpower pool. Within 45 minutes the company was released and returned to station by 04:00 hours.
Units dispatched included:
Montgomery 65, 38, 71, 67; Berks 14, 58, 15, and 20; Bucks 57, 75, 58

06-10-2008 At approx. 14:20 hours, companies 14 and 22 were dispatched to County Line Road in Washington Township for a milk tanker overturned, at the intersection with Weinsteiger Road. Lt. 22-2 (Benfield) arrived on location, and reported a 5000 gallon milk tanker on its side and leaking product. The driver of the truck was not injured, but indicated he had a full load. Crews from both companies used booms, oil dry, and screenings to divert the leaking milk off the roadway and into two holding pits dug by township road crews. The milk company brought another tanker to the scene, but was unable to transfer all the product before the leak worsened. Care, Updegrove and Sons Septic brought in their septic truck to pump the milk out of the holding pits.  A PSP DOT Trooper checked the truck and trailer, and Lewis Environmental was called to dispose of the booms, oil dry, and screenings, as well as dig out the gutter.

Units on scene
Rescue 14
Engine 22, Brush 22

02-13-2008 at 3:57AM Co's 14, 22, 20 and Ladder 15 (along with EMS 505 and Montg Co 65 for RIT) were dispatched for a structure fire in the 700 block of Cherry Street in Bally Borough. 14-13 arrived shortly after the dispatch to confirm a working fire in the basement. Two adult residents had been awakened by smoke detectors and fled the house while calling 911. 14-13 rescued one of two cats trapped in the basement. Engine 14 arrived and put an inch and three-quarter hand line into service to attack the fire. Tanker 14 backed up E14, while other arriving crews went into service. A safety line was run and ventilation was effected through basement windows and the use of positive pressure fans. At that point the second cat was found alive and administered oxygen by the 505 crew. The room and contents were destroyed and although the remainder of the house suffered smoke damage, the fire was confined to the room of origin. The home was secured for the owner and all units returned to station within two hours.
Units on scene:
Berks 14, 22, 20, 15; Montgomery 65 (RIT)
EMS Bally 505