Mt. Penn Fire Company

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Home Depot Safety Day

Home Depot Safety Day
On October 4th Mt. Penn joined with Amity, Exeter, Birdsboro, Gibraltar and Monocacy fire companies as well as Exeter Police in support of Home Depot’s Safety Day which is held the Saturday before Fire Prevention week. The weather was picture perfect! The project this year was a haunted house and after the kids completed this they got [...]

Regretful News

Regretful News
The Mt. Penn Fire Company is deeply saddened and regrets to announce the passing of our current president and past fire chief Barry (The Godfather) Vogt on October 1st, 2025. Barry began with Mt. Penn in 1963 long before most of us at Station 1 were around. He held various positions within the fire company throughout his many years of d [...]

September 11, 2001

September 11, 2001

So Long Summer

So Long Summer
Here we are! The summer season is over, Labor Day has come and gone and the kids are back to school. Parents get a break…sort of. We would like to remind everybody that back to school and summer’s end mean a few things. There is more traffic on the roads, especially mornings and afternoons especially around school areas [...]

No Off Season

No Off Season
It’s the middle of summer for everybody, people enjoying the pool, cookouts and vacations. We are too but the calls don’t stop! Here we are halfway through the month and we are on track for 70+ calls this month. Our dedicated volunteers are still responding in the heat, humidity and storms 24/7. Are you bored? Tired [...]

Ladder 1 Arrives!

Ladder 1 Arrives!
R. Lombardo III The brand new Ladder 1 has arrived! It was delivered Tuesday afternoon to our station by the Spartan/LTI staff and will be here until it goes out for tool and equipment mounting. In the meantime we will be conducting driver training and apparatus familiarization so that when it comes back we can place it in service. Fee [...]

New Haz-Mat Trailer

New Haz-Mat Trailer
On June 20th thanks to the County of Berks and the Berks County Department of Emergency Services we received our new haz-mat spill response trailer. This project has been in the works for some time between DES and the participating departments and it replaces our 30 year old one. These new trailers are larger, much better organized and repla [...]

Are You College Bound?

Are You College Bound?
Are you done with high school and headed to higher education in Berks County? Were you a firefighter in your hometown and looking to stay involved in the fire service while you are away from home? We may have just the thing for you! We are taking applications for live-ins that have plans to continue their education at any of the 3 Ber [...]

Drive safe….ride safe!

Drive safe….ride safe!
Between May 6th and May 15th Mt. Penn responded to 3 vehicle crashes with entrapment, 1 in Lower Alsace Township with injuries and 2 in Alsace Township which were both fatal. All were preventable. As the weather is warming and more people are out and about on errands, vacations and so on, we are urging all of you who drive to slow d [...]

Lower Alsace Entrapment

Lower Alsace Entrapment
On May 8th just after 7a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace(Co4) with a vehicle crash with entrapment at Carsonia Ave. and Woodland Ave. Two vehicles collided and one rolled onto its roof trapping the driver. Crews stabilized the car with cribbing and rescue struts, then removed both doors on the driver’s side to g [...]

Mt. Penn Fire Company

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Department Activity

Summary of department activity
2026
MonthFire CallsTotal
January00
February00
March00
April00
May00
June00
July00
August00
September00
October00
November00
December00
Totals00
Working Fires0


Previous Years

2025470
2024685
2023727
2022683

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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