(July 24) Past Chief Neil VanDyke was honored in a very special ceremony at this year's Jefferson Township Day as he was named Citizen of the Year. Neil was honored for his service to the JTFD#1, as he completed his fifth term as Fire Chief in 2005. Neil is the only chief in JTFD#1 history [...]
(July 12) JTFD#1 and 2 were dispatched tonight to Casa Bianca restaurant on Berkshire Valley Rd for a commercial structure fire. Units arriving found a working fire at the large landmark restaurant. Interior crews under the direction of Lt. Schaller and Asst Chief E. Mangold made an aggressive attack, containing the fire one section of [...]
(July 3) JTFD#1 has taken delivery of a 2006 Ford F550 Crew Cab with Reading utility body. Utility 726 replaces the old Brush Unit 726, which was a 1976 Dodge restored by members of the company in 1997 at virtually no cost to taxpayers. The Dodge was pulled from service last year due to safety [...]