Important Update and New Design

October 21, 2014 Written by admin

After a few years the website has been updated. This new version is now mobile friendly and is designed to allow for easier navigation and reading. Please note that due to the site being hacked, several articles were “hijacked” to advertise or push other websites. We are not affiliated with any of those sites and we are slowly wo [...]

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4 Alarm Fire City of Reading

October 18, 2014 Written by admin

Former Outlet Building at 8th & Oley, City of Reading. October 18, 2014 @ 0331 hours. Ladder 1 dispatched to assist on 4 alarm fire at 8th and Oley Streets, City of Reading. Mt Penn requested for manpower with elevated master streams.

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4800 Deborah Drive Working House Fir...

February 23, 2014 Written by Mike Vogt

Rescue 1 Dispatched Working Structure Fire ; Assisting Co 25 4800 DEBORAH DR EXETER ; POSS ATTIC FIRE ; 02/23/14 15:57

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Old Angora Road Working Fire

February 17, 2014 Written by Mike Vogt

Engine1, Ladder 1, Rescue 1 Status:Dispatched Working Structure Fire ; ANTIETAM RD ON OLD ANGORA ROAD LOWER ALSACE ; PD ON LOCATION LARGE STONE FARMHOUSE ON FIRE; ROAD NOT PLOWED 2 + FEET OF SNOW BLOCKING ACCESS TO HOUSE 02/16/14 23:41

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229 North 9th Street Reading City Bo...

February 1, 2014 Written by Mike Vogt

L1 Dispatched Structure Fire w ENT ; 229 N 9 ST ; READING CITY ; HOUSE FIRE ; 02/01/14 01:17 229 North 9th Street / Box 01-02 / building on fire with someone trapped inside. 3 story MOR with fire showing from the 2nd floor. Chief Hart(C9) requesting 2nd alarm at 0122 hours….

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Explosion and Fire Old Swede Road

January 27, 2014 Written by Mike Vogt

Ladder 1 Dispatched Structure Fire ; 775 OLD SWEDE RD ACROSS STREET FROM ; ; BIEBER LN / PINE LN ; AMITY ; LARGE EXPLOSION HEARD / SEES FIRE FROM BUILDING ; 01/26/14 19:40 Ladder 1 was dispatched to a structure fire in Amity Township at Friendship Farm. Assisting Station 49 Berks County dispatchers alerted units of explosions and a wall of f [...]

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1300 FRIEDENSBURG RD WORKING FIRE

January 26, 2014 Written by Mike Vogt

Unit:Engine 1, Ladder 1 Status:Dispatched Working Structure Fire ; 1369 FRIEDENSBURG ; LOWER ALSACE TWP;Heavy FIRE 1st Floor of Twin 01/26/14 04:11

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FRIEDENSBURG RD ; ALSACE TWP FIRE

January 16, 2014 Written by Mike Vogt

MSG:Unit:Rescue 1 Status:Dispatched Working Structure Fire ; 1887 FRIEDENSBURG RD ; ALSACE TWP; GARAGE ON FIRE ; 01/16/14 Ladder 1 also due but committed to LODD funeral cover assignment for Western Berks Fire Dept.

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Ronnie “Moose” Wentzel

January 12, 2014 Written by Mike Vogt

The Mt. Penn Fire Department would like to express our deepest condolences to Josh and Dianne, and to his fellow brothers and sisters of the Reading Fire Department and Western Berks Fire Department. To reflect on Ron “Moose” Wentzel : We can’t help but be thankful that, just how lucky we were to have a friend in the fire Service such as Moos [...]

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Schoffers Road Fire

January 12, 2014 Written by Mike Vogt

Unit: Rescue 1 Status: Dispatched Working Structure Fire ; 1761 SCHOFFERS RD ; EXETER ; Assisting Exeter 25 01/12/14 06:44

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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

Important Update and New Design

4 Alarm Fire City of Reading

4800 Deborah Drive Working House Fir...

Old Angora Road Working Fire

229 North 9th Street Reading City Bo...

Explosion and Fire Old Swede Road

1300 FRIEDENSBURG RD WORKING FIRE

FRIEDENSBURG RD ; ALSACE TWP FIRE

Ronnie “Moose” Wentzel

Schoffers Road Fire

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