Posts in category Personnel

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

November 22, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Thanksgiving is upon us! Before you know it Christmas will be here with Santa coming to visit and then on to 2024! Everybody at the Mt. Penn Fire Company wishes you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving Day! Most of us have plenty to be thankful for at this time of year so as you enjoy the company of family and friends take a mome [...]

Veteran’s Day

November 10, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Well we’ve made it over halfway through fall and changing the clocks(again). The holiday season will be upon us in just a few weeks and before you know it another new year will be here. In the middle of all this is November 11th…..Veteran’s Day! This date was chosen as it was the day the Armistice was signed which br [...]

Fall has arrived!

September 25, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

It’s been a long summer at Station 1 with our dayroom renovations. Hot & humid too as the “temporary” dayroom was out on the apparatus floor which doesn’t have air conditioning. The crew made do with a fan or two to keep air moving. Not very relaxing at all! Now we can see the end is in sight. Only a fe [...]

Passing of Former Chief

August 27, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

It is with great sadness that the Mt. Penn Fire Company announces the passing of current member and past Fire Chief Dennis Swartz on August 25th. We extend our deepest sympathy and condolences to Dennis’s family. Visitation will be held on August 31st from 10 to 11am at the Feeney Funeral Home (625 N 4th St Reading) with services [...]

Almost there!

July 28, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Renovations on the station are progressing well. It’s been a long month with lots of work accomplished by the contractors and the truck crew. The new floors are in, and the painting is complete! New chairs have been delivered along with the cabinets and appliances. In the next few weeks things should be finished up and we can start [...]

Pardon our dust…renovations Und...

June 21, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

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, [...]

CONGRATULATIONS DANA!

June 5, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

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 [...]

What are you waiting for, why not now...

May 8, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

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 [...]

MPFD takes the evening off

March 12, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

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 [...]

Fabulous Fastnachts!!

February 13, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Shake off those winter blues and come on out to get the best fastnachts in Berks! It looks like the weather will cooperate too! Mt. Penn’s 55th annual sale of these incredible treats is scheduled for this weekend, February 18th and 19th from 8a.m. until 4p.m. As we all k [...]

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