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"Funny thing about firemen, night and day, they
are firemen"
In the Spring
of 1946, several men from Reade Township met with the purpose of forming a volunteer fire company. Those charter members
formed what had long been the Reade Volunteer Fire Company. The original fire apparatus was housed in a store basement
in Blandburg. During the early years of the fire company, the firefighters were alerted to an emergency through the
activation of the siren at the Harbison-Walker Refactory in Blandburg. The name of the fire company was at one time
changed to the Reade Township Volunteer Fire Company.
Now over 60 years
later, the name has changed back to the Reade Volunteer Fire Company, the apparatus is housed in its own three bay station
with offices, kitchen and social hall and members are alerted to emergencies through UHF radios while the station siren is
activated from the Cambria County 911 center 30 miles away.
While so much has
changed over the years, one thing remains constant: our committment to protecting and preserving the lives and property
of the residents of Reade Township and surrounding communities as well as those who may be simply passing through.
Our coverage area
consists of the entire Reade Township in rural northwest corner of Cambria County in central Pennsylvania. We respond
on nine different box cards covering 39 square miles. Most of the area is agricultural/undeveloped. However,
with SR53, SR253 and SR865 traversing the area, many calls are of the motor vehicle nature. There are approximately
1,764 residents, 1,000 residences and numerous businesses. The area is 85% hydrant protected. Reade Township borders
White and Dean townships in Cambria county to the south, Beccaria and Gulich townships in Clearfield county to the north and
west and Antis township in Blair county to the east. As we are located at least 10 miles from the next nearest fire
company, many of our calls are simultaneously dispatched.
We are a small
in number fire company but big in heart in the duties we perform. Proud of our heritage and excited about our future,
the firefighters at Station 63 are eager to assist those in need.
We
are a volunteer fire company that strives to provide emergency and non-emergency services through continuing education
and training. Although answering emergency calls and training are top priorities for our department, much of our time and
energy goes into fundraising to enable us to purchase new safety equipment and emergency vehicles.
" Who answers
the call when you dial 911 ?
Please support your local Firefighter's and E.M.S. !!!! "
We ask all visitors to please respect
the guest book page in the manner it was intended. Any person wishing to express questions, suggestions, complaints,
etc…., Please feel free to redirect to the “contact us” page in the index where you can email the Chief
Line Officers, the Fire Department, The WebMaster or our Treasurer directly. With your cooperation this will help us
prevent the loss of any postings by having to remove the page
temporarily to remove comments deemed inappropriate for the guest book. Last but not least, We fully appreciate all the sincere and thoughtful comments that have been posted
on our site and apologize for any that were lost from our page.
"Reade Volunteer Fire Company
Reserves The Right To Remove Any Comment, Posting, Picture, Etc... Deemed Unacceptable For Our WebSite"
 
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