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Mt. Penn Structure Fire

June 30, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

We had a busy afternoon and early evening at Station 1. Several calls were taken care of including a medical assist and some trees on wires. However, at 5:22p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace, Oley, Reading City, Birdsboro and Exeter to the 2500 block of Grant St. for a reported stove fire with flames visible. En [...]

2 fires in 3 hours

June 7, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 6th just after 3p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched, along with several other companies to assist Oley(Co5) with a reported structure fire in the 6500 block of Boyertown Pike. Additional information stated that hay bales in the barn were smoldering and/or on fire. Police arrived first and confirmed this with heavy smoke issuing from the b [...]

CONGRATULATIONS DANA!

June 5, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On Friday, June 2nd several members of the truck crew and apparatus travelled to the Jr/Sr High School to join with Lower Alsace(Co4) and Central Berks Regional Police for the Antietam graduation parade. Prior to the parade kicking off members saw the graduation of truck crew member Dana Gill. Dana has been with Mt. Penn since she star [...]

Memorial Day

May 27, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Memorial Day weekend is here! Despite the temperatures that may suggest otherwise it is the unofficial start of the summer season. There will be parades, cookouts, pool openings and parties all across this nation. We hope everybody has a great time and safe time with family and friends! During this holiday weekend it is important t [...]

Reading City Sunday

May 22, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On Sunday morning, May 21st as Mt. Penn was wrapping up at a training burn Engine 1 was dispatched along with Spring Township(Co85) and Lower Alsace(Co4) on the second alarm to the 200 block of N. 11th St. in Reading City to assist with a structure fire. The first arriving units had nothing showing from the front but on further investig [...]

THANK YOU!

May 16, 2023 Written by Ricky Lombardo

We would like to thank Traffic Planning and Design Inc. for their donation of $500 that will be used for fire department operations.

3 Alarm Cumru Township Fire

May 13, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On May 13 shortly after 4:30a.m. Engine 1 was dispatched to assist Cumru Township(Co 42) on the second alarm for a structure fire in the 700 block of Philadelphia Ave. The first arriving crews were faced with heavy smoke and fire from 2 homes with extension to 2 other homes & reported entrapment. The second alarm was quickly struck [...]

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May 6, 2023 Written by Ricky Lombardo

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Rainy night Exeter Structure

April 29, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 28th just after 9p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched, along with several other companies, to assist Exeter Township(Co25) on a reported structure fire in the 100 block of E. Baumstown Rd. County advised that the smoke detectors were going off and the resident heard a “crackling noise.” First arriving units reported smoke [...]

Northeast Reading 4th alarm

April 24, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 23rd at 6:30p.m. Engine 1 was dispatched, along with other county units, to 1000 block of N. 11th Street in the City of Reading to assist with manpower on the 4th alarm structure fire. The initial alarm had been struck about an hour earlier for a reported basement fire. The first arriving Reading City units found a well involve [...]

Summary of department activity

2024
Month	Fire Calls	Total
January	65	65Prior Year (2023) Stats January - 49 \| 49 16 more call(s) this year.
February	45	45Prior Year (2023) Stats February - 41 \| 41 4 more call(s) this year.
March	65	65Prior Year (2023) Stats March - 66 \| 66 1 less call(s) this year.
April	65	65Prior Year (2023) Stats April - 66 \| 66 1 less call(s) this year.
May	5	5Prior Year (2023) Stats May - 64 \| 64 59 less call(s) this year.
June	0	0
July	0	0
August	0	0
September	0	0
October	0	0
November	0	0
December	0	0
Totals	245	245

Working Fires	9

Previous Years

2023					727
2022					683
2021					208
2020					582

Posts in category Incidents

Mt. Penn Structure Fire

2 fires in 3 hours

CONGRATULATIONS DANA!

Memorial Day

Reading City Sunday

THANK YOU!

3 Alarm Cumru Township Fire

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Rainy night Exeter Structure

Northeast Reading 4th alarm

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