Posts in category Structure Fire

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 [...]

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 [...]

L1 assists on 2nd alarm structure fir...

August 23, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 22 just after 3:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched on the second alarm to 3996 Penn Ave. in Sinking Spring boro to assist Western Berks and their mutual aid companies on a working structure fire with entrapment. The first arriving crews encountered a 3 story building with heavy fire showing from the second floor windows with extensio [...]

2nd Alarm assist to Reading City at P...

April 23, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 22 at 2:50p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched with several other county companies on the second alarm to Box 4-02, 600 Arlington St. at Prizer-Painter Stove works for a structure fire. When the A platoon crews arrived to this reported oven fire they found heavy fire and smoke showing from the roof. Shortly after their arrival the roof be [...]

Structure fire in Amity

March 17, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 16th, just after 8p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company to assist Monocacy (Co6) and Amity (Co49) on a reported structure fire at 208 Battenkill Dr. in the Amity Gardens area of the township. Additional information indicated it was a fire in a garage that was attached to the house and there was possibly a person trapped. [...]

L1 assist Robeson on reported structu...

February 26, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 24 at approximately 4:45p.m. L1 was dispatched along with Geigertown, Exeter, Monocacy and Birdsboro to assist Gibralter with a reported structure fire at 1666 Golf Course Rd. in Robeson Township. Deputy 23 (Favinger) arrived first and reported a working fire. Exeter’s engine and L1 were able to make access up the steep an [...]

Late night and early morning for Mt. ...

February 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 19 just before 10:30p.m. E1 was dispatched on the second alarm to assist the City of Reading with a working structure fire at 634 S. 16 1/2 St on the city’s east side. When city crews initially arrived they were confronted with heavy fire in one house with extension and exposure problems in two other houses on this steep a [...]

Busy Tuesday for Mt. Penn

February 17, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Tuesday was a busy day for Mt. Penn crews and we got to see the weather change from icy roads to pouring rain and wind to some sun and all the temperature changes in between. The day was started shortly before 2a.m. with a call for the ladder and engine to assist Co 25 (Exeter) on a possible structure fire at the Home Depot on Perkiomen Ave. [...]

Structure fire in Birdsboro

February 14, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 12 just after 9p.m. L1 was dispatched as RIT to assist Birdsboro with a reported structure fire, dryer on fire in the basement at 712 E. 2nd St. The police had arrived first and confirmed smoke showing from the residence. When Chief 7 (Kulp) and the first units from Birdsboro arrived they quickly confirmed a working fire in the [...]

Mt. Penn crew assists Cumru Township ...

February 12, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 8 just after 2:00a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched at the RIT company on the second alarm for a structure fire at 2431 Morgantown Rd. near Flying Hills. The first arriving crews had a large and fully involved 2.5 story garage that was already beginning to collapse from the intense fire. It was used to store mower and other outdoor [...]

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