Mt. Penn Fire Company

Posts by John Eisenhard

3rd Alarm in Mt. Penn

3rd Alarm in Mt. Penn
On April 6 shortly after 5a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (Co4), Exeter (Co25), Birdsboro(Co7), Reading City and Oley (Co5) for a reported structure fire in the 1900 block of Woodvale Ave.   As crews were responding Deputy 4-1(Mountz) arrived and reported a working fire with fire through the roof of 1951 Woodvale. All oc [...]

Chimney Fire in Exeter

Chimney Fire in Exeter
On March 16 shortly after 10p.m. the Ladder and Engine were dispatched along with Alsace Manor (Co8), Oley (Co5) and Temple (Co11) to assist Exeter (Co25) on a reported chimney fire at 161 Dautrich Rd. Arriving units found heavy smoke and embers coming out of the chimney.  The firebox on the wood stove was quickly emptied as the roof crew be [...]

West Reading Structure Fire

West Reading Structure Fire
On March 11 just after 3a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as an additional RIT company on the 2nd alarm to the 600 block of Penn Avenue in West Reading at Go Fish.  The originally dispatched units had encountered heavy smoke in the block and a working fire towards the rear of the structure on their arrival at this large building that also houses t [...]

Moving ahead for spring

Moving ahead for spring
It’s hard to believe that we have made it through another winter but spring is knocking on the door despite the recent snows.  That can only mean one thing….it is time to change the clocks again.  This weekend is “spring ahead” where we all lose an hour of sleep Saturday night into Sunday morning.  When you are turning [...]

Daytime work in Douglass

Daytime work in Douglass
Just about 12:15p.m. on February 28 Mt. Penn and several other departments were dispatched to assist Amity(Co49) on a possible structure fire at 723 Constitution Ave.  Mt. Penn was the designated RIT company.  Shortly after responding it was declared a working fire by an arriving police officer. On the arrival of R1 command immediately ordere [...]

Tuesday around Town……R...

Tuesday around Town………….Again
Tuesday the 26th was a beautiful day to be out and about and drive around a bit which is just what we did.  Just before 5p.m. the rescue was dispatched for manpower to assist Geigertown(Co24) with a serious crash on Route 10 at Chestnut Hill Rd.  Rescue 7(Birdsboro) and Rescue 72(Brecknock) were also on the call along with Gibralter(Co 23).  [...]

Structure fire assist in Maidencreek

Structure fire assist in Maidencreek
On Feb 26 just before 7a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company for a reported structure fire at 785 Hill Rd.  Dispatch information stated flames from the roof and the first units to arrived confirmed a working fire.  A second alarm and additional tankers were called for by command.  The crew from Mt. Penn had their assignment changed [...]

Tuesday strikes again…..sort of

Tuesday strikes again…..sort of
On February 20 shortly before 9a.m. the spill trailer was dispatched to 1273 W. Philadelphia Ave. in Colebrookdale Twp. to assist Boyertown Area Fire/Rescue(Co95) with a tractor trailer crash that was leaking large amounts of diesel fuel and heading towards the Ironstone Creek.  The driver had lost control of his vehicle and ran off the right [...]

Tuesday is Variety Day-Part IV

Tuesday is Variety Day-Part IV
Well the apparent Terrible Tuesday curse continues for the 4th week in a row at Mt. Penn with the crews logging 5 runs, 4 of them between 5:20p.m. and 9:00p.m. The start was early, just after midnight with the ladder being dispatched to assist Gibralter(Co 23) on a reported structure fire at 103 Proudfoot Dr.  Units were quickly recalled when [...]

THANK YOU!!!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!
The 2018 5oth anniversary fastnacht sale is in the books!  Thank you everybody for stopping by to show your support for the Mt. Penn Fire Company! Although things went well Saturday, the day wasn’t without its hiccups.  Between 7a.m. when the crew was getting set up and organized for the day and 12 noon the crews took care of 3 reported [...]

Mt. Penn Fire Company

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Department Activity

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Our Mission

The mission of the Mt. Penn Fire Company is to protect the lives and property of the people of Mt Penn from fires, natural disasters, and hazardous materials incidents; to save lives by providing Rescue services; to prevent fires through prevention and education programs; and to provide a 100% Volunteer work environment that values health, wellness and cultural diversity and is free of harassment and discrimination.

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