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2012 Calls
Jan 8
Feb
Mar
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
 8
2011 Calls
Jan
 7
Feb
 12
Mar
 15
April
 17
May
 16
June
 11
July
 13
Aug
 16
Sept
 12
Oct
 16
Nov
 14
Dec
 11
Total
 160




     Santa Visits the                                  Neighborhood
                                  
       

Today the Members of  Station 58 took Santa for a ride on the trucks to visit with the local children. The children had a chance to let Santa know what they want for Christmas and receive some sweet treats from Santa.


12-11-11 MVA with Injuries
Companies 39, 58, Rescue 14 and 505 were dispatched for an accident with injuries on St. Peters Rd. near Wetzel Rd. Chief 39 arrived to find a pickup truck vs. a large tree. 2 patients were still in the vehicle and required a door pop. The crew from 39 popped the drivers door and began patient care on the driver. Rescue 14's service was not needed and was recalled. The crews from 58 and 39 displaced the passenger door to remove the 2nd patient and assisted with patient packaging.

11-22-11 Three Car Accident
Companies 58, 39 and 505 recieved a call at 8:50p.m. for a Accident with unknown injuries. A motorist traveling south bound on Rt. 100 was waiting to turn at the intersection of Spring Hill Rd. when another vehicle traveling south bound struck the rear of the first vehicle, pushing the vehicle into the side of a vehicle traveling north bound. 1 patient was transported to the hospital.


11-5-11 Car Fire
Companies 58 and 39 were dispatched for a vehicle fire at the intersection of Rt. 100 and Rt. 29. Chief and Tanker 58 arrived to find a working car fire in the parking lot of the Turkey Hill. A 2" line was placed into service and the fire was contained to the engine compartment.

10-29-11 Heavy Snow Storm Causes Major Problems
Heavy snows passed through the area causing extreme damage to the trees, there were many road closures and downed power lines. Many township residents were left without power like the thousands of residents in Berks County that are out of power. Crews responded to numerous trees and wires calls.

10-26-11 Dwelling Fire With Pennsburg
Tanker 58 was dispatched to assist Montco. Station 65 with a reported dryer fire on Layfield Rd. (Rt. 663). Chief 65 arrived to find heavy fire on the first floor. 1st in crews did an excellent job knocking the fire down. Tanker 58's crew assited with overhaul.

9-17-11 Highway Incident Safety Training
The Members of  Hereford Fire Company completed the Highway Incident Safety Class this weekend. Part of RT. 29 was shut down to 1 lane of traffic. Advanced warning signs were setup to give motorist enough time to safely stop. The Members took turns directing traffic around the mock accident scene. While this was being done other Members did random stops to talk with the public and ask them if they had plenty of warning. We had great responses. This course brings Company 58 one step closer to obtaining our Rescue Certification.

7-31-11 MVA w/ Multiple Injuries
The SUV left RT. 100 striking a utility pole coming to a stop at the bottom of the embankment. 4 patients self extricated themselves before units arrived on scene. Multiple EMS units were requested to handle the number of patients. Fire crews assisted with patient care. Fire Police had to close the North bound lane of RT. 100.

6-8-2011 Overturned Tractor Trailer
A tractor trailer carrying pool chemicals overturned off of Rt. 100 at the intersection of South Star Rd. The call came in at 9:44a.m. and crews didn't return until 10:00p.m. Numerous fire police were dispatched to help divert the Rt. 100 traffic around the scene. The entire trailer needed to be unloaded by hand.

5-31-2011 Building Fire
Around 6:20p.m. the tones went off to assist Company 22(Barto) on the 2nd Alarm of a building fire on Ehst Road, Washington Township. Tanker 58 dropped off the manpower and turned around to get in line for the tanker shuttle operation. The crew from the Tanker assisted with suppression. Engine 58 responded to the fishing pond on Limekiln Road to assist with the tanker fill site. Once tanker operations were shut down Engine 58 reported in to the scene. Crews then helped with overhaul operations. Traffic 58 and the Fire Police Officers provided traffic control at the scene for the tanker dump site. 58 units went available around 9:00p.m.
Thanks to Ward for the photos!  Ward's Fire Photos

Visit From State Senator Judy Schwank
State Senator Judy Schwank stopped by the station for a visit to welcome a new neighbor of the Hereford Fire Company, Chef Wendy Landiak of  Balasia- A Green World Cafe. While at the station Senator Schwank toured the new cafe and took a look at our newest piece of apparatus Tanker 58 which was funded with help from a FEMA Grant. Thanks to Senator Schwank for the new American and State Flags!

5-21-2011 Building Fire
Company 58 assisted Lehigh County Station 19 (Upper Milford) on a building fire at the Countryside Ice Cream Stand on Chestnut Street, Upper Milford Twp. The call went out at 03:20. Tanker 58 and Engine 58 both staged and the crews assisted with interior operations and overhaul. The building sustained heavy internal damage. Traffic 58 and 58 Fire Police provided traffic control at the nearby intersection.

5-13-2011 Building Fire
Company 58 was alerted around 10:45 a.m. to assist Station 39 with a garage fire on Long Lane in Hereford Township. While en-route Chief 58 was notified that the fire was spreading to another building. At that time additional units were requested to respond. Once on location at Long Lane in Hereford Township the original address that was given could not be found as well as any fire. Chief 58 notified Berks County that nothing was found at this location and requested them to try for a better location. Berks County then notified Chief 58 that the correct location will be on Long Lane in District Township a few miles away. All units redirected to this location. Crews arrived on location to find a 20' x 20' building that had already collapsed, burning. There were no additional buildings involved. Crews remained on scene for about 1 hour to extinguish and overhaul the remains of the building.


5-10-2011 Dwelling Fire
Just before 10:00 PM crews were dispatched for a report of smoke in an apartment on Dale Road in Hereford Township. A working fire was confirmed in a 2nd floor bedroom. Tanker 58 supplied Engine 39, while the crew assisted in overhaul. The crew from Engine 58 was assigned to RIT. Fire damage was contained to the 2nd Floor.





ATTENTION TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS

Hereford Township has recently been given a new Public Protection Classification from the Insurance Services Office (ISO) in Marlton, New Jersey. This Classification, also known as "ISO Rating" is used by most insurance companies in the United States in calculating Insurance Premiums for homes and businesses throughout the country. ISO will issue each municipality a rating, using a scale from Class 1 to Class 10. Class 1, generally represents superior property fire protection, and Class 10, indicates that the municipalities fire-suppression program does not meet ISO’s minimum criteria. Many municipalities, such as Hereford Township, receive a "split classification". As an example, Hereford Townships old classification is "7/9". The "7" applies to properties within five road miles of a fire station and within 1,000 feet of a fire hydrant. The "9" applies to properties within five road miles of a fire station but beyond 1,000 feet of a hydrant. All properties in Hereford Township fall within five road miles of a fire station, whether it be Hereford, or Seisholtzville.

Hereford Township's new classification is "5/8B" and will be effective on July 1st. 2011. (Class 8B is a Public Protection Classification for fire departments that provide superior fire-protection services and fire-alarm facilities but lack the required water supply for Class 8 or better. To compensate for limited water supplies, both Township Fire Companies have improved our firefighting equipment, training, and management techniques, as well as our fire alarm systems. Class 8B recognizes those improvements.)

Since this new rating is a significant improvement from the township's old Public Protection Classification, this should, DECREASE the fire insurance premiums for properties in Hereford Township. All property owners are encouraged to contact their insurance provider and make sure that this new classification is used for calculating their premiums.


3-20-2011 MVA with Injuries, AFA, and Brush Fire
Companies 58, 39, 505, and Rescue 14 to assist the ambulance were alerted for an accident with injuries at the intersection of Gravel Pike and Tollgate Road.

Companies 58 and 39 were called for an AFA at Poor Richards Historic Inn, units were quickly recalled by Assistant 58. Alarm was an accidental trip.

Company 58 was called to assist Lehigh 19(Upper Milford) with a brush fire on Sigmund Road. Brush 58 and crew assisted extinguishing some of the large piles. Tanker 58 and Engine 58 staged on Sigmund and the crews walked back to the field to assist the brush units. Tanker 58 filled the brush units.

3-10-2011 MVA SUV vs. Telephone Pole
Companies 58, 39, 505, and Rescue 14 to assist the ambulance were called for an accident with unknown injuries on Tollgate Road in the area of Rizzi Square. Chief 58 arrived to find 1 SUV into a telephone pole that was sheared at the base. The response was held to Engine 58. Fire Police shut down the roadway until the vehicle could be removed from the pole.





3-5-2011 3 Calls for Station 58
Tanker 58 was called at 12:40 to assist Montgomery County Station 65 (Pennsburg) for a report of a dwelling fire. Chief 65 arrived to find a malfunctioning heater and held the response to 65 units.

Companies 39 and 58 were alerted around 14:35 for a field fire. Crews arrived to find a working fire approximately 150' x 75' in size. The fire was the result of a controlled burn that got out of reach. Crews were on scene for about 45 minutes.

Station 58 was alerted at 20:11 to assist Station 39 with a working barn fire in District Twp. Tanker 58 dropped off it's crew at the scene and started hauling water, Tanker 58 hauled 10 loads of water. Engine 58 was assigned to the fill site at Latshaw's Pond, Engine 58 filled 56 loads of water. Brush 58 assisted at the scene to prevent the spread of the fire in the fields. Traffic 58 and the Fire Police handled traffic control at the fill site. Company 58 was released around 5:30 Sunday morning.


2-16-2011 Accident with Injuries
Stations 58, 39, Ambulance 369 and Rescue 14 to assist the ambulance were called for an accident with injuries at the intersection of RT. 100 and RT. 29. There were 2 vehicles involved a Smartcar with front end damage and a Volvo Sedan with rear end damage. Both drivers were transported to the hospital. Crews had to remove the trunk lid of the Volvo to disable the battery, there was a short and the passenger compartment of the car started to fill with smoke from the battery.

2-8-2011 Dwelling Fire in Upper Hanover
Station 58 was alerted to assist on a dwelling fire with Engine 58. The crew from Engine 58 assisted the first in crew in locating the fire. Crews were on scene for about 2 hrs, the bulk of the fire damage was contained to a second floor bedroom, however there was heavy smoke damage sustained to the entire second floor.

2-2-2011 Busy Day During Winter Storm
Today was busy for Station 58, running a total of 6 calls. (2) Calls for trees blocking the roadway, (2) Calls for wires down across the roadway, (1) Traffic Control Call for the Fire Police to power the traffic signal at RT.100 & RT. 29, and (1) Tanker assist to Bucks County for a basement fire, assisting Milford Twp. Fire Co., while en-route Tanker 58 was recalled. Units on scene made a quick knockdown and did not require extra water.






Hereford Vol. Fire Co.
1153 Gravel Pike
P.O. Box 7
Hereford, PA 18056
Phone: 215.679.4770