Posts by John Eisenhard

Carbon Monoxide incident in Mt. Penn

January 9, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 8 at approximately 11:20a.m. a phone call was received at the station for a report of a smoking furnace and carbon monoxide alarm sounding. The communications center transmitted the still alarm which brought Engine & Rescue 1 along with Engine 4 (Lower Alsace) to 223 Friedensburg Rd. Crews making entry initially found levels [...]

Assist to Lower Alsace on structure f...

January 5, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 4 just after 9:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Exeter (Co25) to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) with a reported working structure fire at 22 Myrtle Ave. in the township. FM23 (Gerhart) was on location with a working fire involving the porch area with possible extension into the house. He was able to hold the fire in check by [...]

Welcome 2016

January 1, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The past year has been a busy one for Mt. Penn. We had a total of 453 calls for service which covered everything from vehicle crashes to structure fires and fire alarms as well as public service details and medical assists. This total was a new record for us. The crews did an outstanding job responding to these calls throu [...]

Think Safety for the Holidays!

December 20, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

Christmas Day is just around the corner and with it, all the excitement of family and friends gathered together to celebrate. We would like to share a few things about holiday safety from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA.org) that can help keep the celebration going without having to pause and contact emergency services to mak [...]

Barn Fire assist in Richmond Twp

December 10, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

Courtesy of Fleetwood Fire Co. On December 8 about 10:45pm Mt. Penn was dispatched to 2505 Moselem Springs Rd. in Richmond Twp. on the second alarm for RIT at a working structure fire. The first arriving crews from Walnuttown (Co32) and Fleetwood (Co45) had arrived with a well involved barn fire that was extending to other structures that ho [...]

Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

As Thanksgiving Day approaches the members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company would like to wish you all HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We ask that you please be safe if you are going to travel as well as be safe if you are going to stay home with family and friends. According to the National Fire Protection Association (nfpa.org), Thanksgiving Day is the # [...]

Rescue and HazMat trailer assist Lowe...

November 11, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 10 about 10:45a.m. the rescue truck was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) in the area of Antietam Rd. & Lewis Rd. for a vehicle crash with unknown injuries. On arrival crews found a small SUV that had struck the guard rail and then went over the embankment, coming to rest at the shoreline of Antietam Lake. Fortunately [...]

L1 assists Amity

November 9, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 8 at 10p.m. L1 was dispatched as the RIT company to assist Amity Twp(Co 49 & 6) with a possible structure fire at Amity Manor, 1131 W. Ben Franklin Highway (Route 422). Those companies had originally been sent for a fire alarm and had arrived to find a smoke condition in the building which then upgraded the assignment bringin [...]

Change your clock, change your batter...

October 28, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

Once again it’s that time of year when we change our clocks to mark the end of Daylight Savings Time. It is also the time that you should change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors throughout your home. Working detectors have saved many lives by providing the early warning that is needed when a fire or excessive [...]

Ladder 1 assists City of Reading

October 23, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 22, just before 4a.m. L1 was requested on the 3rd alarm to cover for L10 to Box 9-03 at 645 N 9th. St for a working fire involving multiple residences. City crews were confronted with heavy fire in the rear of the structures on their arrival with significant extension. They also removed a semi responsive individual from one of t [...]

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