The Reading Fire Department is unable to send the nationally accepted number of firefighters to a call because of staffing shortages. Officials are considering applying for a federal grant to hire ...

Fire erupts on Neversink Mountain in Reading; battle continues [updated] Officials say homes that were threatened by the blaze are out of danger.

Reading Fire Chief William I. Stoudt Jr. “We’d go to fires and help wrap up hose,” Stoudt recalled. “I’d ride my bike to the fires. Bill Rehr was a second deputy at the time. I remember ...

Reading City Council recognizes retiring fire chief, appoints replacement Reading City Council on Monday presented an accommodation recognition from the mayor to retiring Fire Chief William Stoudt Jr.

The Reading Fire, sparked by lightning from recent thunderstorms, has reached 55% containment and remains at 39 acres as of 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10 according to Cal Fire. The blaze, which ...

READING, Pa. – Smoke filled the sky and flames ripped through several homes on the 1300 block of Perkiomen Avenue in Reading Thursday night, leading to a fast and intense response from firefighters.

READING, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Fire officials said residents inside a burning home in Reading, Pennsylvania tried to fight the fire themselves before calling 911.

Read the full story 14:34 , Holly Evans A huge fire has broken out in Reading city centre with dramatic footage showing one person being rescued by a crane on the roof of the burning building.

The fire was mostly under control by Saturday afternoon but it's still unclear how the fire started. The evacuation order was also lifted. Neighbors in Reading woke to a terrifying sight.