Posts in category Community

Departments endure tragic losses

June 26, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

The members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the City of Reading Fire Department on the unexpected and sudden loss of their brother firefighter Matthew Schneck who passed on June 25. We would also like to extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the Shillington Fire Department on th [...]

Antietam Valley Street Fair

June 23, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Come on out June 24 from 11a.m. to 4p.m. and join the community in the annual street fair. There will be over 50 vendors as well as games, cars and firetrucks! Don’t forget to buy a duck for the race down Antietam Creek or join in the pie eating contest! The weather looks like it is going to be decent with the rain moving out so brin [...]

Heads Up for Safe Driving

June 5, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

As we all know, it’s that time of year when school is ending, people are going on vacations and getting outside with the onset of warmer weather. This, of course, leads to more traffic on the roads. We would like to remind you to be safe out there on the roads and pay attention to your surroundings. As of today, in Berks County, the [...]

Easter Treats

April 13, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

We would like to say a special THANK YOU! to the Exeter Women’s Club for the bag of Easter goodies delivered to the station on Wednesday afternoon. We know the cookies, candy and crackers won’t last very long but they are much appreciated by our volunteers. The ladies also made stops at other local fire and police stations to dr [...]

Hydrant flushing to begin

March 29, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Beginning Monday April 3rd, the Mt. Penn Water Authority will begin flushing fire hydrants as part of their routine maintenance. This will be taking place between 7a.m. and 3p.m. during April and May. This work ensures the hydrants are flowing properly as well as flushing sediments and debris from the water mains. You may experience reduc [...]

The forecast is calling for…SNO...

March 12, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Now that it is just about spring it appears that we may get our first significant snowfall starting Monday night and going through Tuesday afternoon. We will not speculate or guess on what the exact amount of accumulation will be, you can watch 10 channels and get 10 answers for that, however, we ask you to help us out and do one thing when [...]

It’s that time again!

March 9, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

This weekend it is once again time to turn our clocks AHEAD one hour. Daylight savings time begins at 2a.m. Sunday March 12. Although we don’t advocate getting up at that time to do much of anything, when you do wake up on Sunday take 5 minutes TO CHANGE THE BATTERIES in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Early detection of sm [...]

Fastnacht Frenzy Update

February 26, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

We have once again sold out! 1800 dozen arrived Friday afternoon and the crew got busy getting them all bagged up and counted by 6p.m. Although the posted start time for Saturday and Sunday was 8a.m. several customers just couldn’t wait and began to show up at 7:30 to make their purchase. We were glad to accommodate them and the hund [...]

49th Annual Fastnacht Frenzy!!!

February 19, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

IT’S HERE AGAIN! Yes, it’s fastnacht time at the Mt. Penn Fire Company. Please be sure to stop by the fire station at 2711 Grant St. or, if you prefer our drive up service, stop by the intersection of 23rd St. and Perkiomen Ave. for a bag or two. The cost is $8.00 per dozen. These delicious treats will be available on Saturda [...]

GOODBYE 2016!

December 31, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Well, 2016 has finally come to an end! It’s been quite a ride and hopefully everybody can look back, take a deep breath and move ahead to 2017. It’s also been quite a year for the volunteers at Mt. Penn. We answered a new record high of calls this past year although the number of “working fires” was down. In [...]

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