Mt. Penn Fire Company

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It’s that time again!!

It’s that time again!!
FALL BACK! Before you go to bed this Saturday night make sure you take a few minutes to change batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. It’s time to fall back to standard time and enjoy a whole hour of extra sleep…..unless you forget to turn your clocks back too. Working detectors save hundreds of lives per year [...]

3 Alarms in Lower Alsace

3 Alarms in Lower Alsace
On October 28th just before 3p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other mutual aid companies, to 500 Carsonia Ave. for a reported structure fire with possible entrapment. Assistant 1(Lombardo) was in the area and quickly called a working fire as heavy fire and smoke was showing. Chief 4(Mountz) arrived and quickly called a seco [...]

September 11, 2001

September 11, 2001

So Long Summer

So Long Summer
Here we are! The summer season is over, Labor Day has come and gone and the kids are back to school. Parents get a break…sort of. We would like to remind everybody that back to school and summer’s end mean a few things. There is more traffic on the roads, especially mornings and afternoons especially around school areas [...]

Early Morning Alsace Crash

Early Morning Alsace Crash
On August 15th, shortly after 2a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Laureldale(Co13) to the 2900 block of Pricetown Rd. for a vehicle crash, reported tractor trailer rolled over. The actual location was in the 3000 block of Pricetown Rd. First arriving units confirmed the report with the driver self extricated and not injured. For [...]

No Off Season

No Off Season
It’s the middle of summer for everybody, people enjoying the pool, cookouts and vacations. We are too but the calls don’t stop! Here we are halfway through the month and we are on track for 70+ calls this month. Our dedicated volunteers are still responding in the heat, humidity and storms 24/7. Are you bored? Tired [...]

Ladder 1 Arrives!

Ladder 1 Arrives!
R. Lombardo III The brand new Ladder 1 has arrived! It was delivered Tuesday afternoon to our station by the Spartan/LTI staff and will be here until it goes out for tool and equipment mounting. In the meantime we will be conducting driver training and apparatus familiarization so that when it comes back we can place it in service. Fee [...]

New Haz-Mat Trailer

New Haz-Mat Trailer
On June 20th thanks to the County of Berks and the Berks County Department of Emergency Services we received our new haz-mat spill response trailer. This project has been in the works for some time between DES and the participating departments and it replaces our 30 year old one. These new trailers are larger, much better organized and repla [...]

Are You College Bound?

Are You College Bound?
Are you done with high school and headed to higher education in Berks County? Were you a firefighter in your hometown and looking to stay involved in the fire service while you are away from home? We may have just the thing for you! We are taking applications for live-ins that have plans to continue their education at any of the 3 Ber [...]

Sunday Training

Sunday Training
Today, crews loaded up and went to the old Antietam Jr./Sr. high school for training. With the school slated for demolition in the near future, crews were able to conduct training that we normally don’t get to do. Crews trained on large area search, leader line deployment, pump training, and roof ventilation while the building was char [...]

Mt. Penn Fire Company

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Department Activity

Summary of department activity
2026
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May00
June00
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August00
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December00
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Working Fires0


Previous Years

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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.

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