Springing Ahead

March 5, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

Not quite spring but this weekend is the time to move the clocks ahead 1 hour and change the batteries in your smoke & carbon monoxide detectors. It’s a proven fact that working detectors save lives. The few minutes of your time are well worth it!

SOLD OUT!!!

February 25, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

The 52 annual Fastnacht sale has ended-SOLD OUT! It was a busy weekend with the sale and handling of several emergency calls from a 2nd alarm fire in Reading City to a crash in Oley and other incidents in Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace. Mark your calendar for February 13th & 14th, 2021. Thank you so much for your continued s [...]

Fastnacht time!

February 16, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

Probably the best news all year! The 52nd annual Fastnacht sale will be taking place Saturday the 22nd from 8a.m.-4p.m. and Sunday the 23rd from 8a.m. until sold out or 4p.m. (whichever comes first). If you prefer convenient drive up service you can stop by the intersection of 23rd St. & Perkiomen Ave. This location is for [...]

Fire, fire, fire….Part 2

February 14, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 13th just before 9p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with other companies including Reading City to assist Exeter Twp (Co25) with a reported structure fire at 246 Vesper Ave. in the township. First arriving units had a large shed/garage on fire with extension to a smaller one nearby. Several l [...]

2nd Alarm Structure in Earl Twp

February 13, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 13 at 11a.m. Engine 1 was dispatched along with several other companies for the 2nd alarm structure fire at 299 Manatawny Rd. in Earl Township. Chief 19 reported a column of smoke from 1/2 mile out and fire through the roof on arrival. Multiple tankers were used to supply water for the fire as crews had stre [...]

Maidencreek Structure Fire

January 28, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 28, just before 9a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company to 231 W. Wesner Rd. in Maidencreek Twp. for a reported structure fire. First arriving units had heavy fire showing from the porch area at the rear corner. The fire was quickly knocked down and the rest of the building checked for further extension with n [...]

St. Lawrence Structure Fire

January 5, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 5 just before 2:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with other companies to the 200 block of Elm St. for a reported structure fire with entrapment. Arriving units found all occupants safely evacuated and a very smoky fire burning in the basement/garage area. Two lines were used to extinguish the fire which was pla [...]

Happy New Year!

January 2, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

We hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! Last year saw us even busier than 2018 with a total of 656 calls for service in 2019. This represents our highest amount of calls in a single year……EVER! These calls included crashes, fires, alarms, loose trampolines, medical calls and a whole lot of [...]

Early structure response

December 28, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

On December 28 at 2:39a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with other companies to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) with a reported structure fire at Jake’s Laundry in the 700 block of Carsonia Ave. Arriving units found an in use dryer that had caught fire causing a smoke condition throughout the building. The fire was contained to [...]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 24, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

As the final week of this year comes to a close, the members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas! We hope this past year has been a good one for everybody. Have a wonderful holiday with friends and family and always be safe. We look forward to seeing everybody next year. [...]

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