Posts in category Incidents

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 24, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

As this year is quickly drawing to a close and 2026 looms on the horizon the members and crew of the Mt. Penn Fire Company wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Many things have been accomplished this year and there is more to come next year. We hope you all stay safe and enjoy time with friends and family during this h [...]

SANTA TIME!!

December 18, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

Santa came through again! By special arrangement with the Mt. Penn Fire Company, Santa will be making his way around Mt. Penn Borough, escorted by fire trucks this week. This special event begins at 6p.m. on Friday December 19th. You don’t need to do anything special except listen for the sirens and look for the flashing lights as [...]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

November 26, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

Thanksgiving is just about here! The members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company hope you have a happy and enjoyable Thanksgiving Day with family and friends. Be extra nice to those who have to work this holiday like police, fire, EMS and hospital staff. As the “official” holiday season kicks off and we begin our countdown to Ch [...]

Check your home

November 16, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

As colder weather seems to be here for a while it’s a great time to check through your home as you spend more time indoors and prepare for the holiday season. Clean out clutter and look for overloaded outlets and surge protectors, have your heating system checked for proper operation and make sure your chimney is clean and solid befor [...]

It’s that time again!!

October 31, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

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

October 28, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

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, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

So Long Summer

September 2, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

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

August 15, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

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

July 15, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

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 [...]

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