Mt. Penn Fire Company

Spring ahead into daylight savings ti...

Spring ahead into daylight savings time
     This weekend begins daylight savings time.  Clocks will be turned ahead one hour at 2a.m. Sunday.  This weekend is also an excellent time to check on your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to be sure they have new batteries and are working properly.  It only takes a few minutes to check all the detectors in your home.  They are the be [...]

Two assists for structure fires in 8 ...

Two assists for structure fires in 8 hours
On March 2 about 5:15p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Exeter, Lower Alsace and City of Reading Engine 5 to 1115 Fox Run in the Mountain Park section of the township for a reported structure fire.  Arriving crews had a fire in the front bedroom of this 2 story townhouse and were quickly able to get it knocked down while ventilating and [...]

Vehicle Crash in Mt. Penn

Vehicle Crash in Mt. Penn
On February 28 just after 1p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (co4) for a reported vehicle into a building at the Mt. Penn Turkey Hill located at 2450 Perkiomen Ave.  When Chief 1 (Waldman) arrived he confirmed one vehicle completely inside of the store.  The crew from the rescue checked for fluids and structural damage and [...]

L1 assist Robeson on reported structu...

L1 assist Robeson on reported structure fire
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. ...

Late night and early morning for Mt. Penn assisting City of Reading
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 [...]

Vehicle crash in Mt. Penn

Vehicle crash in Mt. Penn
On February 19 just before 3:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Co4 (Lower Alsace) to a vehicle crash with unknown injuries in the 300 block of Friedensburg Rd. in the boro.  Once Asst. 1 (Eisenhard)  arrived it was determined that R1 was sufficient for the call and E1 and Co4 were returned.  The two vehicles had collided at the inter [...]

Busy Tuesday for Mt. Penn

Busy Tuesday for Mt. Penn
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

Structure fire in Birdsboro
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 ...

Mt. Penn crew assists Cumru Township on structure fire
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 [...]

Annual Fastnacht Sale this weekend...

Annual Fastnacht Sale this weekend—SOLD OUT!
We would like to thank everybody who stopped by to purchase fastnachts this weekend.  We sold out before noon on Sunday.  We would like to say thank you very much for all of your continued support! Once again it is time for annual fastnacht sale which will be held Saturday and Sunday, February 6th & 7th.  Hours are 8a.m. until 4p.m. Satu [...]

Mt. Penn Fire Company

Phone 610-779-6723

Department Activity

Summary of department activity
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Previous Years

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Our Mission

The mission of the Mt. Penn Fire Company is to protect the lives and property of the people of Mt Penn from fires, natural disasters, and hazardous materials incidents; to save lives by providing Rescue services; to prevent fires through prevention and education programs; and to provide a 100% Volunteer work environment that values health, wellness and cultural diversity and is free of harassment and discrimination.

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