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The West Reading Fire Department has five Company Officers, four Relief Association Officers and six Fire Line Officers. The Company Officers are responsible for the day-to-day business functions of the Fire Department and any non-fire related business that must be undertaken. Those officers are as follows:

President: Michael Cardell

Vice President: Ruth Cardell

Secretary: Chad Moyer

Treasurer: Jason Ganster


The Relief Association is responsible for overseeing the proper expenditure of state tax money allocated to the volunteer fire departments of the state, including ours, each year. The state mandates that the money can only be spent for specific purposes, and it is the job of each fire company's Relief Association to regulate that.

President: Rick Quattrock

Vice President: Jeffrey Reinert

Secretary: Christine Boud

Treasurer: Ruth Cardell


The Fire Line Officers are responsible for operations at any emergency incidents, along with the direct responsibility of the fire apparatus, firefighting equipment, firefighter training, and any other fire-related actions. The Fire Line Officers are as follows:

Fire Chief (Chief 64): Mark D. Burkholder

Deputy Fire Chief (Deputy 64): Rick Quattrock

Assistant Fire Chief (Assistant 64): James Beane

Lieutenant 64: Chad Moyer

Lieutenant 64-1: Jeff Reinert

Lieutenant 64-2: Jason Witman

Safety Officer: Mike Fesh

Fire Police Captain 38: Ruth Cardell

Fire Police Lieutenant 38: Richard E. Wilkes, Jr.

Fire Police Sergeant 38: Tom Kupiszewski