Posts by John Eisenhard

Gas odor marks 500th call

November 26, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 25th just before 9p.m. the ladder and rescue were dispatched to assist Lower Alsace(Co4) at the Reading Liederkranz, 143 Spook Lane for an odor of natural gas. On arrival several crews metered the building and found no readings of any type. Further investigation found several outdoor propane heaters stored in the basement of wh [...]

Turkey Time!

November 21, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Well it’s time for turkey! The Mt. Penn Fire Company wishes you all a Happy Thanksgiving! As we head out to be with family and friends this holiday weekend please be careful driving. The Thanksgiving holiday is typically the busiest travel time of the year and there are lots of extra people out on the roads. In the past month sever [...]

Building Search Training

November 8, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

This past Tuesday we took a little road trip to an acquired structure to do some training on building searches. A smoke machine was used to produce a zero visibility environment. Crews first searched for the victim in the traditional way of following a wall and then sweeping the room with a tool. They averaged 10-14 minutes to complete th [...]

Time to Fall Back!

October 31, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

It doesn’t seem possible that October is already gone and November is knocking on the door. This weekend it’s time to reset the clocks BACK one hour before you go to bed Saturday night as daylight savings time comes to an end. Before you go to bed remember to take a few minutes and change the batteries in your smoke and carbon [...]

Mt. Penn Block Party

October 17, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Come on out this Saturday to the annual Mt. Penn Borough Block Party on N. 25th St! The event runs from 12 noon until 5p.m. along N. 25th St. from Cumberland Ave. to Endlich Ave. There will be games, food and fun! Many vendors will also be there with their variety of items to sell. This great community event takes place through th [...]

Fire Prevention Week

October 12, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware – fire can happen anywhere. This was the message for 2018 Fire Prevention Week which the crew took with them as they visited Antietam Academy, St. Catherine’s and the Mt. Penn Primary Center today. In addition to the message, the kids were able to see and hear a firefighter in full gear and SCBA. In the [...]

Home Depot Kids Workshop

October 6, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Despite the clouds and an early drizzle, the Ladder & Rescue made the trip to the Exeter Home Depot to meet with units from Exeter, Gibraltar, Geigertown, Brecknock, West Reading, Monocacy, Life Lion EMS, Birdsboro and the Reading Fire Scuba Unit to attend their monthly Kids Workshop. Since October is also the month where Fire Preventio [...]

Tidying up

September 23, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Most of us have become accustomed to the delays, detours and stop and go traffic in the past months around town because of the ongoing construction projects. Although tempers and patience have run short at times we have noticed a slight problem that is showing up from time to time….BLOCKING THE BOX! If you have been to Baltimore, New [...]

Goodwill dumpster fire

September 8, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 7th just before 2:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with several other companies to assist Exeter (Co25) on a reported structure fire at the Goodwill Industries, 3001 St. Lawrence Ave. Additional information from County indicated a dumpster fire. Arriving units quickly confirmed a working compactor/dumpster fire at one end [...]

2 Alarms in Exeter

September 2, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 1 at 8:20p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Exeter (Co25) and numerous other companies as the RIT company for a reported structure fire at 1201 Pineland Rd. in Exeter. Even before responding, the communications center was advising of multiple calls from as far as a mile away reporting a working fire. First arriving units q [...]

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