Posts in category Incidents

Last day of month proves to be busy

October 1, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

This weekend at the station has been busy. Mt. Penn joined Lower Alsace (Co4) for the Antietam Homecoming Parade on Saturday morning. The fire companies, along with Central Berks Police led off the parade to escort the homecoming court from the pool to the A-Field where the ceremonies were held. Not too long after returning to station the [...]

Assist to Robeson Twp. on Structure F...

September 18, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

As if one wasn’t enough for the day, just before 8p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as RIT to assist Gibraltar (Co23) and several other companiesfor a reported structure fire at 262 Seyfert Dr. in Robeson Twp. Just as L1 was leaving station a responding chief confirmed a working fire with smoke visible from some distance out. Arriving crew [...]

Structure fire in Mt. Penn

September 17, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 17th shortly before 4:45p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with Lower Alsace (Co4), Exeter (Co25), Reading City, Birdsboro (Co7) and Oley (Co5), for a reported structure fire in the area of Perkiomen Ave. and 27th St. Nothing was found at that location and Lt 1 (Lombardo) reported a column of smoke visible in the area of 24th S [...]

Fire Alarm escalates into Structure F...

September 10, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 10 just after 3a.m. L1 was dispatched to assist E4 (Lower Alsace) on an AFA at 721 Carsonia Ave, Klinger’s on Carsonia. The police and Deputy 4 (Yohn) arrived shortly after dispatch and reported a working fire with flames from a roof vent. The assignment was upgraded to a structure fire with additional help coming from Ex [...]

Steady September

September 4, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Although it’s only the first week of the month, Mt. Penn has been kept busy with a little bit of everything the past 4 days from a reported crash with entrapment, possible structure fires, medical assists and making the trip to standby in Shoemakersville which led to being called, along with other standby companies, to the tragic fire o [...]

Vehicle Crash in Township

September 2, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

September started off with the Rescue being dispatched at 2p.m. to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) for a reported vehicle crash with entrapment in front of Orth’s Towing at 800 Carsonia Ave. A small pickup truck ran into and under the back of a large box truck parked curbside. Arriving crews found the driver had self extricated but was sayi [...]

Assist on Structure Fire

August 21, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 20 at 8p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company to assist Blandon (Co12) on a reported structure fire at 1161 Park Rd in Maidencreek Twp. The first arriving personnel there conferred with an employee and it was determined that the fire was actually in the 300 block of Dryville Rd. in Richmond Twp. Apparatus initially dispat [...]

2nd Alarm in Laureldale

August 14, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 13 just after 11p.m. R1 was dispatched to cover R10 on the structure fire assignment for a reported deck on fire at 1511 Queen St. in Laureldale Boro. At just about the same time Chief 13 struck the second alarm which sent E1, along with several other companies, to the scene. The first arriving crews from Laureldale (Co13 [...]

Amity Township assist on Structure Fi...

August 9, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 8 at 7a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Amity (Co’s 6 &49), Birdsboro (Co7) and Exeter (Co25) for a reported structure fire at 207 Woodbridge Lane near the Amity Gardens section of the township. The residents had reported crackling behind a wall and the wall blackening around an air vent. Arriving crews found a wor [...]

Assist to Gibraltar on structure fire

August 3, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 1st while units were participating in National Night Out at the A field L1 was dispatched just before 7:30p.m. to assist Gibraltar (Co23) on a reported structure fire at 50 Walton Ave. As units were responding the police arrived and reported a working fire in a 20×30 garage. Most units had to stage on the road as the long and [...]

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