Posts by John Eisenhard

Veteran’s Day

November 10, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Well we’ve made it over halfway through fall and changing the clocks(again). The holiday season will be upon us in just a few weeks and before you know it another new year will be here. In the middle of all this is November 11th…..Veteran’s Day! This date was chosen as it was the day the Armistice was signed which br [...]

2nd Alarm Assist to Reading City

November 3, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 2nd, just before 9p.m. Engine 1 was dispatched along with Exeter(Co25) and Lower Alsace(Co4) on the second alarm to 600 S. 19th St at the former Lincoln Chemicals to assist Reading City on a working structure fire. They had been dispatched shortly before and were faced with a large working fire in this abandoned 3 story buil [...]

Early Morning Oley Fire

November 2, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 2nd, just after midnight, Ladder 1 was dispatched along with several other companies to assist Oley(Co5) with a reported structure fire in the 500 block of Manatawny Rd. near the border with Earl Township. Berks Radio gave an update of multiple callers and the police reported smoke showing from several miles out. First arr [...]

Mt. Penn Structure Fire

October 31, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 30th just after 9p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with Lower Alsace, Reading City, Birdsboro, Exeter and Oley fire companies to the 2400 block of Filbert Avenue for a reported structure fire. First arriving Deputy 1-1(Kline) had nothing showing on arrival, but further investigation soon found smoke from the second and thir [...]

Assist to Exeter on Structure Fire

October 13, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 12th, just before noon Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other companies to 271 Shelbourne Rd. in Exeter Township for a reported structure fire. First arriving units had heavy smoke showing from the eaves with fire eventually venting out of the rear of the building. Multiple lines were pulled and additional tankers [...]

Fire Prevention Week 2023

October 11, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Here we are, smack in the middle of Fire Prevention Week. The theme put out this year by the NFPA is Cooking safety starts with YOU! Pay attention to fire prevention When you think about it, it’s true. We all spend quite a bit of time in the kitchen, getting a cup of coffee, grabbing a snack from the fridge or cooking a meal [...]

Busy weekend at Mt. Penn

October 9, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

It was quite the busy few days over this past weekend at Mt. Penn. Aside from a few calls here and there, dayroom renovations are complete except for a few small details. Rescue 1 assisted with lighting at Rita’s for a Friday night fundraiser in honor and memory of a well-known local resident who recently passed away too soon. W [...]

Home Depot Kids Workshop

October 4, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Looking for something to do with the kids this Saturday? Tired of the same old Saturday routine? Need a reason to get out of the house? Come to the Exeter Home Depot Kids Workshop and kick off fire prevention week with local first responders! This event runs from 9a.m. to 12 noon. You will be able to build a rescue float plane that y [...]

Fall has arrived!

September 25, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

It’s been a long summer at Station 1 with our dayroom renovations. Hot & humid too as the “temporary” dayroom was out on the apparatus floor which doesn’t have air conditioning. The crew made do with a fan or two to keep air moving. Not very relaxing at all! Now we can see the end is in sight. Only a fe [...]

Brief Recap

September 11, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Just when things seemed to be settling down with the kids back to school and the Labor Day holiday behind us the area was hit with severe storms again which brought down trees, wires and poles. Fortunately, there was no flooding as with the July storms. Many areas from Lower Alsace up the mountain into Alsace Township suffered power out [...]

Month	Monthly Total
January	52
February	50
March	77
April	54
May	50
June	65
July	64
August	40
September
October
November
December
Total For The Year	452