Posts in category News

Structure fire in Exeter

September 25, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 24, just after 1:30pm Ladder 1 was dispatched to 912 Guilford Ct. in the Eastwick at Exeter development for a reported structure fire to assist Exeter Fire (Co25). Crews arrived to find a fire that involved the 2nd floor deck area with extension into the structure. Command quickly struck a second alarm due to the high hazard o [...]

Check your chimney

September 1, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

With the end of summer in sight, now is the perfect time to have your chimney cleaned and checked before the winter heating season. Chimney fires cause over $125,000,000 in damage each year in the United States alone. Chimney fires are caused by a build up of creosote or gases from combustion that have cooled and then cling to the sides of [...]

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

July 29, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

Come join us for National Night Out on August 4 and meet first responders from YOUR community! Fire, Police, EMS units and personnel will be on hand to show you the equipment they use to protect and save lives everyday. There will be various demonstrations by community groups, activities for kids, music, food, drinks and fun for everybody. [...]

ISO Rating

July 7, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

After a thorough evaluation of the department by the Insurance Services Office(ISO) the Mt. Penn Fire Company has attained a Class 2 ISO rating, one of only 917 in the entire country and one of less than 10 in PA. Improving the ISO rating is something the department has been working on for quite a while and the members are very proud that a [...]

June 10, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

The Mt. Penn Fire Company would like to recognize our 2015 high school graduates. Dustin Wolf graduated from Reading High School and will be headed to Penn State Berks Campus. Timothy Eisenhard graduated from Antietam Jr/Sr High School and will be headed to basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC in early August. CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!

Daylight savings begins-Change your c...

March 6, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

The Mt. Penn Fire Company would like to remind everybody that this weekend is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time and we change our clocks ahead one hour. This is also the time to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. A working detector could save your life! It’s easy to remember!

Fastnacht Sale

February 4, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

To all Friends and Followers: We will be having our 47th Annual Fastnacht Sale next weekend Saturday and Sunday, February 14th & 15th, 2015 8 AM till 4 PM both …days or until we sell out! You can get them at the fire station at 2711 Grant St or weather permitting at the intersection of 23rd and Perkiomen Ave. $8.00 per dozen They ma [...]

Important Update and New Design

October 21, 2014 Written by admin

After a few years the website has been updated. This new version is now mobile friendly and is designed to allow for easier navigation and reading. Please note that due to the site being hacked, several articles were “hijacked” to advertise or push other websites. We are not affiliated with any of those sites and we are slowly wo [...]

Ronnie “Moose” Wentzel

January 12, 2014 Written by Mike Vogt

The Mt. Penn Fire Department would like to express our deepest condolences to Josh and Dianne, and to his fellow brothers and sisters of the Reading Fire Department and Western Berks Fire Department. To reflect on Ron “Moose” Wentzel : We can’t help but be thankful that, just how lucky we were to have a friend in the fire Service such as Moos [...]

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