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Members from the Keystone again help during this year's  New Years Eve celebration in Myerstown hosted by the Myerstown Activity Network and lowered the Bayer Aspirin at midnight using Truck 31.  Hope everyone has a GREAT 2020!  

On 11/23/19, the 1992 Mack/LTI Engine was taken out of service and the new 2019 Pierce Engine was placed into service.  The 1992 Mack Engine ran its last call on 11/19/19 which was an AFA to Stone Ridge Poplar Run.More pictures of the new engine to follow. 

Members took some time on Saturday morning ( 11/9) to put up the lights on the community Christmas Tree.   There will be a tree lighting ceremony on November 30th after the Holiday Parade.    

Our new Engine was picked up today by Firefighter Tom Stauffer,  Asst. Engineer Dave Mason and Asst. Engineer Glenn Martin from Glick and bought home to Myerstown.   A lot to do to get it into service but excited to have it home.

Asst. Engineer Glenn Martin, Lt. Kyle Stauffer and Asst. Chief Mike Shaak traveled to Bradenton, Florida on August 21 thru 24 for the final inspection of our new Pierce Saber engine on the Gray Floor.  Allen Civita and David Civita, originally from Myerstown and members at the Keystone Hook and...

The Keystone ran 364 calls in 2019. This included 97 calls in Myerstown Borough, 197 calls in Jackson Township and 70 mutual aid call to neighbors municipalities. 

Rescue 31 was dispatched as an additional rescue to assist Berks Station 53 ( Frystown) with a tractor trailer truck accident down an embankment with entrapment.

The Truck and Rescue were dispatched this afternoon for a working house fire in Lebanon City. The truck crew was sent to the roof to open up. Once on the roof crews found heavy fire in the rear of the structure. The Rescue crew then stretched a line to the roof to assist with fire suppression. 

This afternoon the Rescue and Wagon were dispatched to assist at a building fire in North Lebanon Township. Both crews were assigned to assist with opening the roof. 

Shortly after Midnight units were dispatched for a possible building fire on Railroad Street in the Borough. Engine 31 was first arriving and found a well involved building. The engine crew stretched multiple lines as the truck was setting up for elevated master stream operations. Crews worked throu...