Posts in category News

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 [...]

New rescue truck in service

January 28, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Mt. Penn’s “new to us” rescue has been placed in service as of January 27 when it returned from getting the final work done on the steering, suspension and equipment mounting. Several members are already qualified on driving and operating it and the remaining ones should be done within a few weeks. The officers would like [...]

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 [...]

MPFD assist to Santa

December 24, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On Friday December 23rd Mt. Penn received a special call to assist Santa Claus with the delivery of gifts and Christmas cheer to a needy family. The engine and utility made the response with Mr. Claus aboard about 7:30p.m. and arrived within a few minutes. Greetings were exchanged and gifts were distributed. Santa even had time to chat an [...]

Rescue 1 heads to its new home

December 20, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On Tuesday December 20 the Mt. Penn crew bid farewell to the 1994 Ford/Swab rescue truck which was sold to the Springdale Volunteer Fire Dept. in Allegheny County, PA. It will replace their 1982 Ford/Swab rescue truck. After a brief final inspection with Lt. David Okonski and Asst. Chief John Eisenhard they were on their way with Asst. Ch [...]

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