Posts by John Eisenhard

Rescue assists Alsace on Antietam Rd

July 13, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 11th just after 3:15p.m. Rescue 1 was dispatched to assist Alsace Manor (Co 8) on a vehicle crash with unknown injuries in the area of 460 Antietam Rd. Chief 8 (Becker) arrived and reported a trash truck vs a pole with no apparent injuries and live wires down. Rescue 8 and 1 crews were able to secure the area and checked the other [...]

Natural gas leak in Mt. Penn

June 30, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 28th just before 9p.m. Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co 4) were dispatched to 2437 Fairview Ave. in the boro for a reported natural gas leak. As the engine and rescue were arriving the odor of gas was evident from almost a block away on this warm and humid night. Engine 4 stood by at the nearest hydrant while crews stretched a line as [...]

Leather New Yorker Helmet Raffle

June 26, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

The Mt. Penn Fire Company will be raffling off a leather New Yorker helmet on September 17, 2016. Tickets are $10.00 each or 3 for $20.00 and you do not need to be present to win. Only 500 tickets are available and we expect them to go quickly so if you want a chance at winning this classic and traditional fire helmet act now! If you are [...]

Mt. Penn assists Lower Alsace on vehi...

June 25, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 23rd just before 11p.m.Rescue 1 was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co 4) for a vehicle crash at Skyline Drive and List Rd. in the township. The police on scene had also requested EMS to respond for patient evaluations. Two vehicles going opposite directions on Skyline Drive had apparently collided head on. Arriving crews had 2 [...]

Early morning crash in Mt. Penn

June 23, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 22 shortly before 5a.m. Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co 4) were dispatched with Squad 555 (Lower Alsace EMS) to the area of 39 N. 23rd St. in the borough for a reported vehicle crash with unknown injuries. Deputy 1 (Wertz) arrived to find one vehicle into a parked car with one male still inside but not trapped and possibly suffering f [...]

A brief recap of the past week

June 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Well, the past week or so has been steady around the station with all sorts of things. We have assisted on several fire alarms in Lower Alsace and St. Lawrence as well as two vehicle crashes in Lower Alsace. Adding to the mix was a grease fire in Mt. Penn that was quickly handled and a structure fire in Exeter Township at Custom Processing [...]

Rescue assists Lower Alsace on crash

June 10, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 9th shortly before 10a.m. Rescue 1 was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (Co4) for a vehicle crash at Angora Rd. and Hill Rd. in the township. Arriving units found 2 vehicles had collided nearly head on with multiple injuries. A second ambulance was also requested. Fire crews were able to power down both vehicles and applied oil [...]

Alsace Township Crash

May 24, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On May 23rd, shortly before 8a.m. Rescue 1 was dispatched to assist Alsace Manor (Co8) at a reported vehicle crash with injuries at Friedensburg Rd. & Spies Church Rd. in Alsace Twp. (5 Points). Berks Communications advised responding units that multiple vehicles were involved and several people had injuries. Arriving crews found 3 ve [...]

Keep everybody safe and Move Over!

May 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

As summer approaches and the peak driving period draws near with more people out and about on business or vacation trips we would like to remind you to move over for first responders along the roads, whether it be a tow truck, ambulance or fire and police vehicles. It helps to keep us and those we are helping safe and also prevents [...]

T-SHIRTS ARE IN!

May 13, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

If you ordered a Mt. Penn t-shirt a while back, we are glad to let you know they have arrived at the station. Please stop by to pick up your order in the next few days. If you need to make other arrangements please call the station at 610-779-6723.

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