At 12:02pm on Tuesday, 26 November, we received reports of an incident on the River Thames near Reading Bridge in Caversham.
Crews from Wokingham Road, Wokingham, Slough and Whitley Wood fire stations were sent to the scene alongside an offroad vehicle from Mortimer Fire Station, the Water Rescue Unit from Caversham Road Fire Station and two Officers.
Upon arrival, crews discovered a boat on fire. Firefighters rescued one person from the water and extinguished the fire. Crews then secured the boat before handing the scene over to the Environment Agency.
Crews were at the scene for approximately one hour and 50 minutes.