Posts in category Incidents

Assist to Exeter on crash

November 10, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 8, just before 11a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Exeter (Co25) at Shelbourne Rd. and Pennsylvania Ave. in the township for a vehicle crash with entrapment. On arrival Exeter found one vehicle that had gone off the road and apparently rolled over, trapping both occupants. When Mt. Penn arrived they assisted in removing the [...]

Steady Sunday

November 8, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

This past Sunday was started at the station with the crew stripping and cleaning out the old Rescue 1 in preparation for getting the new Rescue 1 in service. A great turn out made this job much easier and it was finished up by early afternoon. Shortly after 3p.m. the Engine was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) at 107 Old Spies Chur [...]

Mt. Penn assists on rescue

October 24, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 22 shortly after noon, Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) on a rescue in the area of Klapperthal Junction along the train tracks. A male had been climbing the rocks there and had slipped and fallen about 20ft causing leg and ankle injuries several hours earlier. His exact location was unknown so Deputy 4 (Yohn) [...]

Amity structure fire

October 22, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 21 about 11:15a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Monocacy (Co6) and Amity (Co49) as the RIT company to 66 Mildred Ave. in Amity Twp. for a reported structure fire. Berks Radio had advised they received numerous calls reporting smoke and flames from the address. First arriving units found a well involved mobile home with visib [...]

Rush hour vehicle crash

October 19, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 18 just before 5p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Engine 4 (Lower Alsace) to the 2400 block of Perkiomen Ave. in the Boro for a vehicle vs a pole. R1 arrived within a few minutes and confirmed the dispatch with the location being N. 25th St. and Perkiomen Ave. Once E1 arrived it was determined that E4 could return a [...]

Fire Prevention Week Part 2

October 15, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Mt. Penn wrapped up Fire Prevention Week activities with visits to some local schools on Thursday and Friday mornings. The kids were refreshed on some prior fire prevention themes such as stop, drop and roll as well as what do to in an emergency such as evacuating the premises and calling 911. This year’s theme of “Don’t [...]

Vehicle rollover in Mt. Penn

September 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 20 at 2p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Engine 4 (Lower Alsace) to the alley behind 1969 Fairview Ave. for a report of a vehicle rolled over with entrapment. Deputy 4-1 (Mountz) arrived and confirmed the dispatch information and that the patient was conscious and alert. Once crews arrived they stabilized the vehicle wit [...]

Assist to Oley with spill trailer

September 17, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 16 the spill trailer was dispatched at 10:15a.m. to assist Oley (Co5) with a vehicle crash at the East intersection of Routes 73 & 662. A car and tractor trailer collided which caused the saddle tank on the truck to rupture and spill a large amount of diesel fuel. The crews assisted with keeping the spill contained a [...]

Exeter Structure Fire

September 9, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 8 at 5:15p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched to assist Exeter (Co25) with a reported roof fire at 4834 Farming Ridge Blvd in the Farming Ridge development. Chief 25 reported smoke showing before his arrival and asked for another engine which added Engine 1 to the call. On arrival a well involved roof and attic area was encountered wh [...]

Mt. Penn Crash

August 27, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 26 just after 12 noon, Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co4) were dispatched to the 2700 block of Perkiomen Ave. in Mt. Penn for a vehicle crash with injuries. Arriving crews found a two car crash with a pole sheared off. One vehicle with a suspected DUI driver struck the rear of a vehicle being operated by an off duty Central Berks Re [...]

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