Board-Up

Let me tell you the story of a man I know — a high school dropout at 16. Landing a job in construction, no job skills to speak of, he took every moment and opportunity to learn and to do. By 18, he had a well-rounded set of construction skills and earned his GED. Over […]

Seven displaced after early morning fire AMY MARCHIANO Published: April 27, 2016 Seven people are displaced after an early morning house fire at 622 N. Second St. in Pottsville. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 1:51 a.m. for a working structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters were met with heavy smoke and fire. “It was […]

Courtesy of David J. Reimer Sr. | Scene of a garage fire in Spring Township. Garage fire injures Spring Township man Monday April 25, 2016 12:01 AM Reading Eagle   A Spring Township man was injured in a garage fire that extended into a home Sunday, officials said. Firefighters responded to the fire at 502 […]

The residents of the apartment in the 300 block of Constitution Way got out without injury; no firefighters were injured. Apartment fire does $10,000 in damage A Tuesday night fire remains under investigation after causing extensive damage to an apartment in Bingaman Court in Reading. Deputy Chief Gary Mogel said firefighters were dispatched at about […]

Berks Fire Water Restorations Called to Perform Emergency Fire Restoration Services for Home in Birdsboro     Two-alarm fire severely damages home in Birdsboro A two-alarm fire caused by a dryer in the basement severely damaged a home in Birdsboro late Friday night. Crews from six different departments responded to the scene of the fire […]

After a surreal week, a Berks family counts its blessings Festivities go on despite fire in one house, crash at 2nd Sean Thompson celebrated the arrival of 2016 the way he has for many years – with his friends and family. Last Dec. 31, Sean and his wife, Laurie, married in front of the Christmas […]

Christmas Morning… At 2 o’clock on Christmas morning not a creature was stirring not even a mouse…  Except for the car that decided to drive into the house and Berks Fire Water Restorations on-call team who was called to the scene to perform emergency board-up services.