Posts tagged 2nd alarm

Barn Fire assist in Richmond Twp

December 10, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

Courtesy of Fleetwood Fire Co. On December 8 about 10:45pm Mt. Penn was dispatched to 2505 Moselem Springs Rd. in Richmond Twp. on the second alarm for RIT at a working structure fire. The first arriving crews from Walnuttown (Co32) and Fleetwood (Co45) had arrived with a well involved barn fire that was extending to other structures that ho [...]

E1 assists on second alarm in Reading

September 30, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 29th right at midnight, E1 was dispatched to 1036 Buttonwood St. in the City of Reading to assist on a second alarm structure fire. City crews had arrived earlier with a well involved residence. They discovered the fire had spread to the next house at 1034 Buttonwood St. as well. The E1 crew assisted with extinguishment and o [...]

Structure fire in Exeter

September 25, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 24, just after 1:30pm Ladder 1 was dispatched to 912 Guilford Ct. in the Eastwick at Exeter development for a reported structure fire to assist Exeter Fire (Co25). Crews arrived to find a fire that involved the 2nd floor deck area with extension into the structure. Command quickly struck a second alarm due to the high hazard o [...]

E1 assists City of Reading on 2nd ala...

August 23, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 22 just after 4a.m. E1 was dispatched on the second alarm for Box 6-02 at 102 Neversink St. on the city’s southwest side. Responding crews from the city had a large commercial building as well as several vehicles well involved on their arrival less than 10 minutes earlier. Water supply from hydrants was an immediate issue d [...]

Engine & Ladder assist Exeter on...

July 5, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 4 shortly after 9pm E1 was dispatched to assist Exeter with a reported structure fire at 4132 Steeple Chase Drive in the Hunter’s Run development. Additional information to responding units indicated a working fire and all occupants out which was confirmed by command on arrival. A second alarm was struck which brought L1 to t [...]

Assist to Amity Township

April 9, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 8th at approximately 1:30pm crews were called to assist Monarch (Co 6) for a reported structure fire at 612 Monocacy Creek Rd. in Amity Township. As L1 was was leaving station it was upgraded to a working structure fire and the assignment changed from RIT to fire attack. The fire was located in a former church building that had bee [...]

Engine 1 crew called to assist Readin...

March 9, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 9 at approximately 1:40am Engine 1 was called to assist the City of Reading on a 2nd alarm structure fire at 1224 Perkiomen Ave. City crews had heavy fire venting out the back of the structure on arrival at a large vacant home. The Engine 1 crew assisted with extinguishment and overhaul of multiple void spaces before being release [...]

Crew called to assist Spring Township

March 6, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 4th at approximately 10:50pm Mt. Penn was called to 1354 West Wyomissing Court at the Lincoln Park Apartments in Spring Township to assist Spring Township Fire (Co 85) with a second Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) at a 2nd alarm structure fire. Their crews had heavy fire on arrival in one unit of the apartment complex with possible ex [...]

Crews called to assist Reading on 2nd...

February 28, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 28 at approximately 9:10 am Mt. Penn Engine 1 was called along with Exeter Township (Co 25) rescue to assist City of Reading units on a 2nd alarm fire at 253-255 S 17th St in East Reading. City units had arrived not long before and reported a working fire. Upon discovering hoarding conditions and extension to the house next door [...]

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