Posts by John Eisenhard

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 [...]

September 11, 2001

September 11, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

So Long Summer

September 2, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

Here we are! The summer season is over, Labor Day has come and gone and the kids are back to school. Parents get a break…sort of. We would like to remind everybody that back to school and summer’s end mean a few things. There is more traffic on the roads, especially mornings and afternoons especially around school areas [...]

Early Morning Alsace Crash

August 15, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 15th, shortly after 2a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Laureldale(Co13) to the 2900 block of Pricetown Rd. for a vehicle crash, reported tractor trailer rolled over. The actual location was in the 3000 block of Pricetown Rd. First arriving units confirmed the report with the driver self extricated and not injured. For [...]

No Off Season

July 15, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

It’s the middle of summer for everybody, people enjoying the pool, cookouts and vacations. We are too but the calls don’t stop! Here we are halfway through the month and we are on track for 70+ calls this month. Our dedicated volunteers are still responding in the heat, humidity and storms 24/7. Are you bored? Tired [...]

Ladder 1 Arrives!

July 2, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

R. Lombardo III The brand new Ladder 1 has arrived! It was delivered Tuesday afternoon to our station by the Spartan/LTI staff and will be here until it goes out for tool and equipment mounting. In the meantime we will be conducting driver training and apparatus familiarization so that when it comes back we can place it in service. Fee [...]

New Haz-Mat Trailer

June 20, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 20th thanks to the County of Berks and the Berks County Department of Emergency Services we received our new haz-mat spill response trailer. This project has been in the works for some time between DES and the participating departments and it replaces our 30 year old one. These new trailers are larger, much better organized and repla [...]

Are You College Bound?

June 12, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

Are you done with high school and headed to higher education in Berks County? Were you a firefighter in your hometown and looking to stay involved in the fire service while you are away from home? We may have just the thing for you! We are taking applications for live-ins that have plans to continue their education at any of the 3 Ber [...]

Drive safe….ride safe!

May 19, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

Between May 6th and May 15th Mt. Penn responded to 3 vehicle crashes with entrapment, 1 in Lower Alsace Township with injuries and 2 in Alsace Township which were both fatal. All were preventable. As the weather is warming and more people are out and about on errands, vacations and so on, we are urging all of you who drive to slow d [...]

Lower Alsace Entrapment

May 8, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

On May 8th just after 7a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace(Co4) with a vehicle crash with entrapment at Carsonia Ave. and Woodland Ave. Two vehicles collided and one rolled onto its roof trapping the driver. Crews stabilized the car with cribbing and rescue struts, then removed both doors on the driver’s side to g [...]

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