Posts in category News

September 11 Ceremony

September 12, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 11, 15 years after the terrorist attacks on the United States, Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace fire companies, Central Berks Regional Police and Lower Alsace Ambulance took part in and were honored in a service at the Antietam Rec Center courtesy of the Antietam Valley Community Partnership and their generous sponsors. Similar event [...]

Community Events

September 5, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

We hope everybody enjoyed their long holiday weekend and the wonderful, fall like weather we experienced. There are two upcoming events this week that are of interest to the community and we hope you are able to attend. The first, on Saturday September 10th is the second annual Reading 120 bike race. The race will begin in City Park [...]

New Rescue 1

August 22, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

The members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company recently took delivery of a new to us rescue/engine. It is a 2005 Pierce Lance with a 750 tank and 2000gpm pump with quite a bit more compartment space than the current Rescue 1 which should allow us to easily carry all of our current equipment with space for additional items. Quite a bit of work ha [...]

National Night Out in Antietam

August 3, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On Tuesday August 2nd Mt. Penn, Lower Alsace and Exeter fire companies, along with PennStar, Berks Fire & Water, Klinger’s on Carsonia, Stokesay Castle and many other community organizations and businesses, joined with the Central Berks Regional Police for their annual Night Out at the A-field. It seemed to be in doubt f [...]

Leather New Yorker Helmet Raffle

June 26, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

The Mt. Penn Fire Company will be raffling off a leather New Yorker helmet on September 17, 2016. Tickets are $10.00 each or 3 for $20.00 and you do not need to be present to win. Only 500 tickets are available and we expect them to go quickly so if you want a chance at winning this classic and traditional fire helmet act now! If you are [...]

A brief recap of the past week

June 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Well, the past week or so has been steady around the station with all sorts of things. We have assisted on several fire alarms in Lower Alsace and St. Lawrence as well as two vehicle crashes in Lower Alsace. Adding to the mix was a grease fire in Mt. Penn that was quickly handled and a structure fire in Exeter Township at Custom Processing [...]

Keep everybody safe and Move Over!

May 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

As summer approaches and the peak driving period draws near with more people out and about on business or vacation trips we would like to remind you to move over for first responders along the roads, whether it be a tow truck, ambulance or fire and police vehicles. It helps to keep us and those we are helping safe and also prevents [...]

T-SHIRTS ARE IN!

May 13, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

If you ordered a Mt. Penn t-shirt a while back, we are glad to let you know they have arrived at the station. Please stop by to pick up your order in the next few days. If you need to make other arrangements please call the station at 610-779-6723.

Mt. Penn assists at AVCP 5k run

May 2, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On Saturday April 30 the crews from Mt. Penn joined with Lower Alsace (Co4) to provide assistance for the Antietam Valley Community Partnership’s second annual 5K run. The personnel provided extra eyes on the course and played a large part in assisting with traffic control as the racers crossed over the intersections along the route [...]

Antietam Valley Community Partnership...

April 22, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 30, 2016 the Antietam Valley Community Partnership will be having their 2nd annual 5K run and the 1 mile Fun Run beginning and ending at Carsonia Park. Information is provided below: April 30 • Saturday – 2nd Antietam Valley 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run 7:30 – 8:45 – Registration 8:45 a.m. – Warm Up 9:00 a.m. – 5K Run 9:30 – 1 Mile War [...]

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
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2025					470
2024					685
2023					727
2022					683