Posts by John Eisenhard

Lend a hand this weekend!

January 23, 2026 Written by John Eisenhard

With some serious snow predicted for this weekend you can help the fire department out with just a few extra minutes of your time. If there is a fire hydrant by your home, please clear the snow from around it for 3 feet in all directions and brush the snow off the top. This is a great help to us if an emergency were to occur and we nee [...]

Early morning assists to Exeter

January 7, 2026 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 7tth just before 7a.m. Engine 1 was dispatched, along with other mutual aid companies to the 1200 block of Dauphin Pl. in eastern Exeter Township to assist with a working structure fire with entrapment. First arriving units found a well involved home and struck a second alarm for more manpower. Several lines were used to extinguis [...]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 24, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

As this year is quickly drawing to a close and 2026 looms on the horizon the members and crew of the Mt. Penn Fire Company wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Many things have been accomplished this year and there is more to come next year. We hope you all stay safe and enjoy time with friends and family during this h [...]

SANTA TIME!!

December 18, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

Santa came through again! By special arrangement with the Mt. Penn Fire Company, Santa will be making his way around Mt. Penn Borough, escorted by fire trucks this week. This special event begins at 6p.m. on Friday December 19th. You don’t need to do anything special except listen for the sirens and look for the flashing lights as [...]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

November 26, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

Thanksgiving is just about here! The members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company hope you have a happy and enjoyable Thanksgiving Day with family and friends. Be extra nice to those who have to work this holiday like police, fire, EMS and hospital staff. As the “official” holiday season kicks off and we begin our countdown to Ch [...]

Check your home

November 16, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

As colder weather seems to be here for a while it’s a great time to check through your home as you spend more time indoors and prepare for the holiday season. Clean out clutter and look for overloaded outlets and surge protectors, have your heating system checked for proper operation and make sure your chimney is clean and solid befor [...]

It’s that time again!!

October 31, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

FALL BACK! Before you go to bed this Saturday night make sure you take a few minutes to change batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. It’s time to fall back to standard time and enjoy a whole hour of extra sleep…..unless you forget to turn your clocks back too. Working detectors save hundreds of lives per year [...]

3 Alarms in Lower Alsace

October 28, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 28th just before 3p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other mutual aid companies, to 500 Carsonia Ave. for a reported structure fire with possible entrapment. Assistant 1(Lombardo) was in the area and quickly called a working fire as heavy fire and smoke was showing. Chief 4(Mountz) arrived and quickly called a seco [...]

Home Depot Safety Day

October 4, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 4th Mt. Penn joined with Amity, Exeter, Birdsboro, Gibraltar and Monocacy fire companies as well as Exeter Police in support of Home Depot’s Safety Day which is held the Saturday before Fire Prevention week. The weather was picture perfect! The project this year was a haunted house and after the kids completed this they got [...]

Regretful News

October 1, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

The Mt. Penn Fire Company is deeply saddened and regrets to announce the passing of our current president and past fire chief Barry (The Godfather) Vogt on October 1st, 2025. Barry began with Mt. Penn in 1963 long before most of us at Station 1 were around. He held various positions within the fire company throughout his many years of d [...]

2026
Month	Fire Calls	Total
January	0	0
February	0	0
March	0	0
April	0	0
May	0	0
June	0	0
July	0	0
August	0	0
September	0	0
October	0	0
November	0	0
December	0	0
Totals	0	0

Working Fires	0

2025					470
2024					685
2023					727
2022					683