Structure fire on Homestead Drive in Berks County, Berks County PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 08:57 PM

Homestead Dr, Bern Township, PA 19533

Firefighters responded to a fully involved structure fire on Homestead Drive in Berks County. Due to the fire's severity, operations switched to defensive mode. Multiple fire engines and tankers worked together to supply water and control the fire.

Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services

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Transcript:

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Company that party, burnt tax, home side drive. All available manpower is to report to engine 37 per command, (number withheld).

00:08

Company that party, burn tax ship, homestead drive. All available manpower is to report to engine 37 per command, (number withheld).

00:18

Thirty-three unit calling? Rush thirty-three. Rush thirty-three responding.

00:25

First thirty-three, Churchill Road,

00:28

Garrett Road, tree and wires down blocking.

00:30

First, do you responding as well? Press thirty-three received.

00:34

Frust is now shifting ahead.

00:37

Really 2032 is responding instead of the brush.

00:43

Copy utility 32 instead of the brush.

00:46

First, attack 23.

00:48

Janger 37, engine 37.

00:51

You got an ETA on that water? I know.

00:54

First,

00:56

Berks Township can be in the end.

00:57

Third Township can in.

00:59

Perks, 237-112.

01:02

Okay, we're going all defense on this now.

01:06

All defensive.

01:08

(number withheld).

01:11

Berks, engine Tender 30 on location.

01:14

Thatcher, 3, on location, 22nd 8.

01:17

engine 29, same driving.

01:20

1029.29. 29, please.

01:26

Flakes, pilot, call on scene.

01:36

Perks, C2ndt, Perks, T-66.

01:38

Perks, track 238 on scene,

01:44

266.

01:45

Well involved, we're going defensive.

01:51

Copy is well involved in defensive.

01:54

Perks with 958.

02:00

Company's operating from Township, Homestead Drive for the structure of fire.

02:04

Defensive operation only for command,

02:07

(number withheld). Page 141.

02:11

We're going around.

02:13

That's for a room.

02:19

1040 requests to post Main Street for a follow-mate.

02:25

Works, works.

02:27

I like a rest, I know any letter.

02:33

Question 30, correction arrestment in 21st.

02:36

We're available. Okay, Malaga, right.

02:39

Hello. Welcome from Calico, (number withheld).

02:42

Hey, it's at 29.

02:45

Water's coming up, a truck,

02:47

anchor 38,

02:48

anchor 29 to the feedback,

02:51

to we get this knock down.

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Homestead Dr, Bern Township, PA 19533

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