Reading Department of Fire & Rescue Services ... Station Info
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| Station |
Engine |
Truck |
Special Units & Ambulance |
Address |
| Center City |
Eng 1, Eng 13 |
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Brush 2 |
8th & Court Station |
| Central West |
Eng 3, R Eng 8 |
Ladder 1 |
Brush 3, Reserve Eng 14 until Southwest Station Completed |
3rd & Court Station |
| North East |
Eng 9 |
Ladder 3 |
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9th & Marion Station |
| North West |
Eng 11, R Eng 12 |
R Ladder 2 |
Amb 6, R Amb 5, Foam Trailer, Future Eng 14 |
Riverside Station |
| South Central |
R Eng 2 |
Tower 1 |
R Rescue 2, Rescue 1 |
Plum & Franklin Station |
| 18th Ward |
Eng 14, Eng 5 |
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HazMat 1 |
Southwest Station |
| EMS Station |
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Medic 1, Medic 2, Medic 3, R Medic 4, MCI Trailer |
Center City |
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The Reading Fire Department consists of 143 full-time uniformed personnel and 2 civilian employees. Approximately 24 certified volunteer firefighters supplement the paid force. Officially known as the Department of Fire & Rescue Services, the City operates seven engine companies, three ladder companies, and a heavy rescue unit out of seven fire stations.
The companies are manned by four platoons of firefighters working 10-hour day shifts and 14-hour night shifts for an average 42-hour work week. Each platoon is staffed by a Deputy Chief (non-union), a Platoon Chief, shift Lieutenant and twenty-one firefighters and four "jumpers". The Department is headed by the Fire Chief, who reports to the City’s Managing Director. The Fire Marshal heads the Fire Prevention and Fire Code Enforcement Division, and two Lieutenant Fire Prevention Officers are responsible for the annual inspections of commercial properties. A Lieutenant Training Officer is responsible for all of the Department’s training and testing.
In January, 2001, the City took over Emergency Medical Services (from a private provider), which is now under the direction of the Fire Chief. The EMS Division consists of one Deputy Chief/EMS Manager (non-union), 24 paramedics, 3 wheelchair van drivers and 1 transport clerk/coordinator. All firefighters are trained as Emergency Medical Technicians, and to supplement the ambulances, the engine companies are equipped with automatic external defibrillators (AED) and oxygen to provide first-responder capabilities in their districts.
Reading firefighters are members of the IAFF Local 1803
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