Not to be confused with Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
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Reading Fire Department
Operational area
Country
United States
State
Pennsylvania
City
Reading
Agency overview[1][2][3]
Established
March 17, 1773 (1773-03-17)
Annual calls
30,660 (2019)
Employees
137 (2019)
Annual budget
$19,600,000 (2019)
Staffing
Career
Fire chief
James Stoudt Jr.
IAFF
1803
Facilities and equipment[4]
Battalions
1
Stations
7
Engines
5
Tillers
2
Platforms
1
Rescues
1
Ambulances
4
Wildland
1
Rescue boats
1
Website
Official website
The Reading Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Reading, Pennsylvania.[5] The department is responsible for approximately 10 square miles (26 km2) with a population of just under 100,000 as of the 2020 United States Census Bureau estimate[update].[6]
^"Call Statistics". Reading PA Fire. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
^"2015 City Budget Position Listing". City of Reading PA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^"2015 City Budget Expenditures". City of Reading PA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^Cite error: The named reference apparatus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"About Us". Reading PA Fire. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^"Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
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