The Reading Fire Department proposed $23.3 million budget for 2026 includes plans to strengthen staffing while keeping overall spending growth moderate, Chief James Stoudt said. Stoudt recently ...

They were acts of bravery, of professionalism, of service. Reviving medical patients in distress. Saving a woman from the dangers of a house fire. Responding to a call involving one of their own, and ...

A July fire that destroyed a home and a historic barn in Reading, Massachusetts, appears to have been intentionally set, fire investigators said Wednesday. The fire on July 9 at Summer Avenue ...

READING, Pa. - Whatever your career or occupation may be, or how long you've been doing it, you know there are days you don't forget. "They found a deceased adult on the first floor right by the ...

Fire crews worked overnight in Reading, early Wednesday, after a fire tore through the rooftop of a property along 5th Street. As could be seen in footage shared to social media, a fire crews worked ...

READING, Pa.- For nearly a decade, she's been more than just a K-9. Gracie has been a trusted friend and a powerful tool in investigating fires across Berks County. "We started working together, well, ...

Fire officials investigating a three-alarm fire that destroyed a historic home in Reading last month believe the blaze was set intentionally, the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal’s Office announced ...