Posts in category Incidents

Pedestrian struck in Lower Alsace

January 18, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 17 at 5:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) on a pedestrian crash in the 800 block of Carsonia Ave. Deputy 4-1 (Mountz) arrived first and immediately requested EMS to expedite and the northbound lanes of Carsonia Ave. shut down. Arriving apparatus crews assisted the ambulance with getting the patient secu [...]

Working fire in Birdsboro

January 15, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 14, just before 2:30a.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched along with Exeter (Co25), Amity (Co’s 6 & 49) and Gibralter (Co23) to 412 Lincoln Ave. to assist Birdsboro (Co7) for a reported structure fire. A working fire in the vacant house was quickly confirmed by the police. Chief 7 (Kulp) immediately placed all incoming personnel [...]

RIT assist on structure fire

January 9, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 8 just before 4p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as RIT on the second alarm to 14015 Kutztown Rd at MAS Imports to assist at a working structure fire. The first arriving units had been sent there for a passerby reporting smoke coming from the building and after gaining entry found fire throughout the first floor. A water supply was es [...]

GOODBYE 2016!

December 31, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Well, 2016 has finally come to an end! It’s been quite a ride and hopefully everybody can look back, take a deep breath and move ahead to 2017. It’s also been quite a year for the volunteers at Mt. Penn. We answered a new record high of calls this past year although the number of “working fires” was down. In [...]

Carbon monoxide alarm in Mt. Penn

December 31, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On December 24th just before noon Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (Co4) to 103 N. 23rd St. in the Boro for a report of a carbon monoxide alarm with symptoms. Arriving crews found high levels, over 100 ppm (parts per million) at that address. On checking the neighboring property at 101 N. 23rd they found readings of over 25 [...]

Exeter Township structure fire

December 23, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On December 22 at 12:45p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Exeter (Co25), Lower Alsace (Co4) and a Reading City engine to 1315 Butter Lane for a report of a vehicle on fire in a garage. Arriving units found the vehicle as well as the attached garage well involved. Several lines were pulled from E1 to contain and extinguish the fire. Th [...]

Assist to Exeter on structure fire

December 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On December 20 just after 5:30p.m. L1 was dispatched along with Exeter (Co25) and Birdsboro (Co7) to a reported structure fire at 125 Shelbourne Rd in Exeter for a reported bush on fire next to the home. Arriving crews found that the bush had burned but had extended to the side of the house as well and spread up the side all the way to the r [...]

Structure fire in Robeson Township

December 16, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On December 15, shortly after 2:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company for a report of a structure fire at 101 Killian Dr. in Robeson Township. Deputy 23 (Favinger) quickly made it a working fire and requested the next alarm due to the large column of smoke visible from a mile away. Ladder 1 stopped on the way in to assist with t [...]

Assist to Blandon on Structure Fire

December 1, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 30 just before 1:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company for a reported structure fire at Super Duper Seafood, 8472 Allentown Pike in Maidencreek Township. Berks County Communications advised of a call from an employee stating fire in the basement as well as a call indicating a fire alarm from the location. Initially a [...]

Assist to RFD on brush fire

November 22, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 21 just after 7:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched for additional manpower to assist the City of Reading and numerous other companies on a working brush fire in the area behind Reading High School. The initial arriving companies had a working brush fire on arrival which quickly spread up the mountain as well as moving north and south [...]

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