The Reading Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Reading, Pennsylvania. The department is responsible for approximately with a population of 94,000 .
The Reading Fire Department was formed on March 17, 1773, as a volunteer fire department known as the Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company. By 1914 the department had grown to include 14 separate volunteer companies. Today, the department operates out of 7 fire stations, including 1 EMS Station.
Beginning in April 2011 Engines 13 and 14 were disbanded due to budget cuts. Starting June 30, 2015 the city will also be disbanding its non-emergency transport division for wheelchair users.
As of January 1, 2016, the department is now a fully career department.
As of February 12, 2020 the volunteer SCUBA team has been disbanded.
, below is a complete list of the stations and apparatus. Staffing is only two (2) firefighters per apparatus.