Posts in category Incidents

Tuesday around Town……R...

February 28, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Tuesday the 26th was a beautiful day to be out and about and drive around a bit which is just what we did. Just before 5p.m. the rescue was dispatched for manpower to assist Geigertown(Co24) with a serious crash on Route 10 at Chestnut Hill Rd. Rescue 7(Birdsboro) and Rescue 72(Brecknock) were also on the call along with Gibralter(Co 23). [...]

Structure fire assist in Maidencreek

February 27, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On Feb 26 just before 7a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company for a reported structure fire at 785 Hill Rd. Dispatch information stated flames from the roof and the first units to arrived confirmed a working fire. A second alarm and additional tankers were called for by command. The crew from Mt. Penn had their assignment changed [...]

Tuesday strikes again…..sort of

February 21, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 20 shortly before 9a.m. the spill trailer was dispatched to 1273 W. Philadelphia Ave. in Colebrookdale Twp. to assist Boyertown Area Fire/Rescue(Co95) with a tractor trailer crash that was leaking large amounts of diesel fuel and heading towards the Ironstone Creek. The driver had lost control of his vehicle and ran off the right [...]

Tuesday is Variety Day-Part IV

February 14, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Well the apparent Terrible Tuesday curse continues for the 4th week in a row at Mt. Penn with the crews logging 5 runs, 4 of them between 5:20p.m. and 9:00p.m. The start was early, just after midnight with the ladder being dispatched to assist Gibralter(Co 23) on a reported structure fire at 103 Proudfoot Dr. Units were quickly recalled when [...]

THANK YOU!!!!!

February 11, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

The 2018 5oth anniversary fastnacht sale is in the books! Thank you everybody for stopping by to show your support for the Mt. Penn Fire Company! Although things went well Saturday, the day wasn’t without its hiccups. Between 7a.m. when the crew was getting set up and organized for the day and 12 noon the crews took care of 3 reported [...]

Assist to Birdsboro on structure fire

February 8, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 7 just before 9:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company to assist Birdsboro (Co7) on a reported structure fire at the Birdsboro Carwash at 300 Armorcast Rd. On arrival Engine 7 reported a working fire in the automatic wash bay. They quickly got the fire knocked down and once Ladder 1 arrived RIT was no longer needed so [...]

Tuesday is Variety Day continues̷...

February 7, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

For the third Tuesday in a row the streak continues…. Just after 5 p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched for the QRS run to the 2600 block of Perkiomen Ave. for an older male with breathing problems. The crew obtained vital signs and administered oxygen to assist with breathing until EMS arrived. They then helped get him to the ambulance from [...]

Tuesday is Variety Day-Part II

January 30, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Similar to last Tuesday, January 30 was another eventful day at Mt. Penn. Just after 8a.m the rescue was dispatched to assist Alsace Manor (Co8) at Antietam and Basket Rds for a vehicle crash with injuries. Arriving crews found 2 vehicles with the drivers having minor injuries. Crews powered down the vehicles and applied oil dry to spilled [...]

Tuesday is Variety Day

January 24, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 23rd just before 11a.m Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (Co4), Exeter(Co25), Reading City, Birdsboro(Co7) and Oley(Co5) for a reported structure fire at 11 Penn Mawr Ct. in Mt. Penn. Deputy 4-1(Mountz) arrived quickly and confirmed a cooking fire that was out but had caused a smoke condition in the residence. Chief [...]

Ladder assists Exeter on Structure Fi...

January 14, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 13 shortly after 3a.m. the Ladder was dispatched along with Gibralter (Co23) and Birdsboro (Co7) to assist Exeter (Co25) on an upgraded fire alarm assignment at the Red Robin on Perkiomen Ave. When PD had arrived to assist on the alarm they could clearly see a fire in the bar area. Fortunately this fire was quickly contained to t [...]

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