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Memorial Day

May 30, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

This morning Mt. Penn joined with Exeter(Co25), Lower Alsace(Co4) and Oley(Co5) in the annual Exeter Twp. Memorial Day Parade. We all enjoyed great weather and a very nice ceremony at Forest Hills Memorial Park that honored and remembered all of the men and women of this great nation who paid the ultimate sacrifice so that freedom shoul [...]

CONGRATS!

May 11, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

The Mt. Penn Fire Company wishes to congratulate FF Tim Eisenhard on the recent successful completion of his PA EMT certification as well as passing his NREMT testing. He has been with the department over 10 years, starting as a junior firefighter and working up to becoming certified as Firefighter 1 and Vehicle Rescue Tech since then. Thi [...]

Raffles are back!

March 24, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

Yes they are! We know many of you have been patiently waiting for this! As of a few days ago the Mt. Penn Fire Company raffles are back! We are starting slow but will be working our way up so be sure to check things out at and follow Mt. Penn Fire Company on Facebook.https://mpfd.betterworld.org/giveaways/week-1-raffle-1 Here is some i [...]

Time to Spring Ahead

March 9, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

Hard to believe it but we have almost made it through the winter season. Spring is just over a week away! We change the clocks Saturday night and as we SPRING AHEAD one hour and you get started on spring cleaning the ole homestead don’t forget to change your batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Having working [...]

FASTNACHTS—-SOLD OUT!!!

March 1, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

Our 54th annual fastnacht sale is SOLD OUT! We are finished up until next year, February 18th and 19th. The officers and members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company would like to say THANK YOU for your patronage and indulgence in making this sale another success. We look forward to seeing you all next year.

Fastnacht update

February 26, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

It looks like our 54th annual fastnacht sale will continue tomorrow, Sunday February 27th. We will start at 8a.m. and continue until we are sold out. Available quantities are VERY LIMITED so if you didn’t stop and see us today, tomorrow is your last chance to get delicious fastnachts until next year.

Fastnacht time!

February 23, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

Friends and followers, we are preparing for our 54th Annual Fastnacht Sale, to be held on Saturday and Sunday, February 26 & 27, 2022. Sales begin at 8a.m. Saturday and continue until 4p.m. both days. Although the sale is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday it is quite possible, and likely, that we may sell out on Saturday so if you a [...]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

December 30, 2021 Written by John Eisenhard

Well, we’re almost there! Good riddance to another year full of problems for everybody. The members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company are looking forward to a fresh start and we would like to wish all of you a Happy & safe New Year! It looks like we will finish up with just about 650 emergency calls for the year. We have taken p [...]

Santa Claus is coming to Mt. Penn �...

December 6, 2021 Written by John Eisenhard

Yes, it’s true. After negotiations between borough council, fire company officers and township supervisors with North Pole Central Command (NPCC), that jolly old elf and everybody’s favorite guy with a twinkle in his eye, Santa Claus will be making his way around Mt. Penn Borough AND Alsace Township on a fire truck. He has [...]

Letters to Santa

November 28, 2021 Written by John Eisenhard

Yes it’s true! In special cooperation with the US Post Office (North Pole station) and that jolly old elf, Santa Claus, the Mt. Penn Fire company is now accepting letters for Santa! There is an official mail box in front of the fire station at 2711 Grant St. for those Christmas letters to Santa. Specially deputized “Secre [...]

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