We had a busy afternoon and early evening at Station 1. Several calls were taken care of including a medical assist and some trees on wires.
However, at 5:22p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace, Oley, Reading City, Birdsboro and Exeter to the 2500 block of Grant St. for a reported stove fire with flames visible. En [...]
We are not testing missiles here but soon enough parts of Station 1 will have a new look! We have been in our current location for almost 30 years and have decided to do some work to upgrade things in our meeting room, office and dayroom areas to bring it up to more modern standards. Members have been very busy doing lots of planning, [...]
On Friday, June 2nd several members of the truck crew and apparatus travelled to the Jr/Sr High School to join with Lower Alsace(Co4) and Central Berks Regional Police for the Antietam graduation parade. Prior to the parade kicking off members saw the graduation of truck crew member Dana Gill. Dana has been with Mt. Penn since she star [...]
Memorial Day weekend is here! Despite the temperatures that may suggest otherwise it is the unofficial start of the summer season. There will be parades, cookouts, pool openings and parties all across this nation. We hope everybody has a great time and safe time with family and friends!
During this holiday weekend it is important t [...]
On Sunday morning, May 21st as Mt. Penn was wrapping up at a training burn Engine 1 was dispatched along with Spring Township(Co85) and Lower Alsace(Co4) on the second alarm to the 200 block of N. 11th St. in Reading City to assist with a structure fire. The first arriving units had nothing showing from the front but on further investig [...]
Are you looking for something to do, get out of the house, help your community, have fun? We’ve got just the thing for you! Break out of your normal day to day routine and join the Mt. Penn Fire Company! We are always looking for new members to join our organization. It’s a great way to give something back to the communit [...]
On March 17th things were going smoothly all day at Mt. Penn. Guess we should have known that wouldn’t last.
At 7:35p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with Lower Alsace(Co4) to Goodwill Industries in St. Lawrence for a fire alarm. Exeter Twp(Co25) had requested Company 4 to cover as they were operating at a serious crash on the e [...]
A few of our members put together a video that was shown at our dinner Saturday night. It highlights some of the work we did last year and we think it turned out pretty well. Maybe we will make this an annual project. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Yes, it’s true. Once in a while we all get to take the evening off and sit down together for uninterrupted dinner and drinks. On March 11th we gathered at the Doubletree in Reading for an evening of fun, looking back, handing out some awards and just having a great time with no firefighter responsibilities. Several members recei [...]
Once again it’s time to adjust those clocks. At 2a.m. Sunday we SPRING AHEAD with the start of daylight savings time. That also means that it is time to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monxide alarms when you change the clocks in order to keep you and your family safe. Early detection is the key to preventing injury [...]
65Prior Year (2023) Stats January - 49 | 49 16 more call(s) this year.
February
45
45Prior Year (2023) Stats February - 41 | 41 4 more call(s) this year.
March
65
65Prior Year (2023) Stats March - 66 | 66 1 less call(s) this year.
April
65
65Prior Year (2023) Stats April - 66 | 66 1 less call(s) this year.
May
25
25Prior Year (2023) Stats May - 64 | 64 39 less call(s) this year.
June
0
0
July
0
0
August
0
0
September
0
0
October
0
0
November
0
0
December
0
0
Totals
265
265
Working Fires
9
Previous Years
2023
727
2022
683
2021
208
2020
582
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.