Posts by John Eisenhard

Just about June

May 31, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

It’s been a busy few days here as we wrap up May and get ready to move into June. On May 30 shortly after 8p.m. the ladder was sent to cover Western Berks Fire Station 2 while they were operating at a 2nd alarm structure fire on Water Rd. in Lower Heidelberg Twp. While on standby L1 covered 2 medical assists in South Heidelberg Twp. [...]

Firefighter/EMT Erik Hirner

May 28, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

The members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company extend their deepest sympathy to our brothers and sisters in the Reading Fire Department on the untimely passing of Firefighter Erik Hirner. Erik, who was the C platoon tillerman on Ladder 1 was involved in a motor vehicle crash on his way to work May 25th and suffered injuries that he succumbed to l [...]

Memorial Day Weekend is here!

May 25, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

This weekend is the unofficial start of the summer season with Memorial Day arriving after a cool and wet spring. While you are out and about with friends and family take some time to remember those who sacrificed their very lives for this great nation of ours. Mt. Penn will be remembering, along with many other organizations, at the Amer [...]

Springtime is not always sweet

May 9, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

May 8th proved to be a beautiful but busy day at Mt. Penn. Just before 6a.m. the Ladder was dispatched to assist Amity (Co’s 49 & 6) with a reported structure fire at 551 Old Swede Rd. Units were held at station and then recalled when it was again found out that the venting from the stack was just was normal operating conditions at [...]

A little bit of everything

May 4, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Thursday turned out to be a busy day at Mt. Penn. About 11:30 we were dispatched to assist Lower Alsace(Co4) with a reported brush fire across from the old caretakers house at Antietam Lake. Arriving personnel found an area of about 75×75 feet burning slowly just off the fire trail. A line was raked around the fire until brush units [...]

Ladder 1 assist Cumru on Structure Fi...

May 3, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On May 2 shortly before 8p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched as the RIT company to 200 Tranquility Lane, The Heritage at Green Hills in Cumru Township for a reported structure fire. The initial arriving units had been dispatched for a smoke alarm activation as well as a sprinkler flow alarm. The call was upgraded to a structure fire after addition [...]

Mt. Penn Crash

April 29, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Shortly after 2a.m. on April 29 Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace(Co4) for a vehicle crash with injuries at 23rd St. & Perkiomen Ave. which is a location both companies respond to several times each year. As with many times in the past, the Boro signs at the intersection were wiped out along with a pole on the CVS side suf [...]

Haz-Mat response to Douglass Township

April 22, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 21 shortly after 3p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to respond with the spill trailer to 56 Edge Hill Rd. in Douglass Township. A while earlier several companies were dispatched for a reported structure fire at that address. A large garage had become involved due to a controlled burn that got out of hand. The structure fire would g [...]

RIT x 2

April 14, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Just before 4:30p.m. on April 13 Mt. Penn was special called as the second RIT company for a structure fire at 492 S Wyomissing Ave. in Cumru Twp. First arriving units had found a working structure fire involving the rear of 492 and 494 which became worse due to the dry conditions and steady wind. Eventually this fire would go to 4 [...]

Mt. Penn Crash

April 12, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 12 just before 10a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (Co4) to Carsonia Ave. & Weimoor Ct. in the boro for a vehicle crash with one vehicle reported into a tree. Arriving units found one vehicle had lost control for an unknown reason and struck a parked car and then struck a large tree. The driver sustained a h [...]

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

Posts by John Eisenhard

Just about June

Firefighter/EMT Erik Hirner

Memorial Day Weekend is here!

Springtime is not always sweet

A little bit of everything

Ladder 1 assist Cumru on Structure Fi...

Mt. Penn Crash

Haz-Mat response to Douglass Township

RIT x 2

Mt. Penn Crash

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