Bernville Community Fire Company

We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!! We hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday.

*** TRAFFIC ALERT *** *** RT 183 is CLOSED *** Avoid Rt. 183 in the area of the 7700 Block of Bernville Rd., Upper Tulpehocken Township ( IAO Kegerreis Stoves) due to a MVA.

While concluding driving Santa around the townships this afternoon, Rescue 29 was dispatched to Perry Twp. for its cascade system to fill cylinders and also assisted with overhaul operations. The company was on scene for approximately 3 hours.

We would like to congratulate FF/EMT Lucas Schaeffer and his wife on the birth of their baby girl. Mom and Keira Hope are doing well, we wish you both a quick recovery.

Due to a Structure Fire Assignment in Perry Township; Santa Clause will have to head back to the North Pole sooner than expected.

Where is Santa??? When will Santa be here??? Get them kids to bed!!! Everyone stay safe, drive safe, and stay healthy. Happy Christmas Eve!!

***ATTENTION BERNVILLE RESIDENTS *** BE ON THE LOOKOUT!!! The firefighters of BCFC were notified that Santa will be coming to town the night of December 19th to spread Christmas cheer. Santa loves to ride the BCFC fire trucks and make noise for all the children to hear. A map/route will be provided closer to date with an estimated time of Santa’s arrival. ... Show your support for Santa and the BCFC volunteers!

Santa Is Coming To The Townships with Mt. Pleasant Fire Co. 30!!! Follow along and keep an eye out where Santa is!!!!

For the month of November BFC was dispatched on 42 calls for service. 20- medical incidents 6- vehicle accidents 4- structure fires 12- fire alarms, brush fires, misc. fires, etc... As of today the BFC has been dispatched for 520 calls for service for the year of 2020.

Santa Is Coming To The Townships!!! Santa will be traveling around with a few fire trucks, our friends from Mt. Pleasant Fire Co. 30, tomorrow in the surrounding townships of Bernville. (Penn, Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson, N. Heidelberg) Start time will be after 2pm. There will be plenty of noise made so you know Santa is on your street.

RIP Asst. Cheif Eric Fox

Santa clause is starting his bernville tour beginning at Main Street and N Garfield rd, listen for the sirens!!

UPDATE!! Please Share!! After some confusion between the elves, Santa is actually coming to town TONIGHT!!! Santa will start his journey around 6pm. We usually try to update with a location regularly to help the residents out. Also keep an eye out for the lights and some sirens to alert you!!!

Just a reminder that this Friday, December 4th, is our 36th Annual Ticket Drawing. This an ONLINE EVENT ONLY through Facebook Live. We do still have tickets available!! Thank you for your continued support.

Working alarms save lives. Test your smoke alarms and CO detectors today for #TestItTuesday!

With the impending storm, if you have a fire hydrant near your property please help keep them clear in case of an emergency. Inability to locate fire hydrant or access your property in general can delay responders. Please use extra caution during the storm and only travel if absolutely necessary.

We have some big snow coming!! Are you prepared???

Tips for Driving in the Snow With the impending major winter storm upon us let’s review some safety tips. Stay home. Only go out if necessary. Even if you can ...drive well in bad weather, it’s better to avoid taking unnecessary risks by venturing out. Drive slowly. Always adjust your speed down to account for lower traction when driving on snow or ice. Accelerate and decelerate slowly. Apply the gas slowly to regain traction and avoid skids. Don’t try to get moving in a hurry and take time to slow down for a stoplight. Remember: It takes longer to slow down on icy roads. Increase your following distance to five to six seconds. This increased margin of safety will provide the longer distance needed if you have to stop. Know your brakes. Whether you have antilock brakes or not, keep the heel of your foot on the floor and use the ball of your foot to apply firm, steady pressure on the brake pedal. Don’t stop if you can avoid it. There’s a big difference in the amount of inertia it takes to start moving from a full stop versus how much it takes to get moving while still rolling. If you can slow down enough to keep rolling until a traffic light changes, do it. Don’t power up hills. Applying extra gas on snow-covered roads will just make your wheels spin. Try to get a little inertia going before you reach the hill and let that inertia carry you to the top. As you reach the crest of the hill, reduce your speed and proceed downhill slowly. Don’t stop going up a hill. There’s nothing worse than trying to get moving up a hill on an icy road. Get some inertia going on a flat roadway before you take on the hill. For more information please visit www.AAA.com.

** PLEASE READ AND SHARE** It has been brought to our attention that one of our residents received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Bernville Community Fire Company and requested credit card information to make a payment towards the fire company. We will never call you request funds from anyone. The only thing from BFC you should be receiving right now is our yearly MAILED donation request. Please be cautious of calls like these as most are scams. Thank you everyone and stay safe! If you have any questions or concerns please message us on here or call the fire house! We will be sure to answer any questions you have!

*** UPDATE on the DATE*** ***ATTENTION BERNVILLE RESIDENTS *** BE ON THE LOOKOUT!!!... The firefighters of BCFC were notified that Santa will be coming to town the night of December 18th to spread Christmas cheer. Santa loves to ride the BCFC fire trucks and make noise for all the children to hear. A map/route will be provided closer to date with an estimated time of Santa’s arrival. Show your support for Santa and the BCFC volunteers!