Posts tagged brush fire

Busy Friday Afternoon

July 17, 2026 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 17th just after 4:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other companies to assist Blandon(Co12) on a reported brush fire at 2020 Mt. Laurel Rd in Alsace Township. First arriving units had heavy smoke from a deep seated fire on a steep embankment where old trees and brush had been dumped. Heavy equipment had to be used t [...]

Staying busy

May 4, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

May is off to a quick start for Mt. Penn. We have already responded to 9 calls this month. It has been the usual mix of things, brush fire, medical assist, CO alarm, RIT, wires down. We assisted Reading City just before 5:30p.m. May 3rd on a 2nd alarm structure fire in the 200 block of S. 9th St. The first arriving city units had heavy fire [...]

Working structure fire in Earl

April 11, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 11th just before 1:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company for a working structure fire in the 1600 block of W. Philadelphia Avenue(Route 73). Initial reports was a shed fire that had spread to the residence. First arriving units reported 2 houses well involved, the initial home where the fire was reported and the house [...]

Late night brush fire

March 9, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Shortly after 11:30p.m. on March 8th, Engine 1 was dispatched, along with several other companies for a working brush fire at the Cumru Township end of Neversink mountain. Arriving units had difficulty making access from S 9th St as well as Ganter’s Lane due to narrow trails and steep terrain. This fire eventually went to 3 a [...]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

November 21, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

It was a pretty busy weekend at Mt. Penn with numerous calls for trees on wires, a few brush fires, a few structure fire calls as well as several medical assists. As we rapidly approach Thanksgiving and the real start of the holiday season, we hope you take time out from the retail madness and general craziness of the world to be thankf [...]

Cumru Brush Fire

March 22, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 21st shortly before 5p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Reading City and other companies to a reported brush fire near Klapperthal Junction in Cumru Twp. Some units went out S. 9th St. to make access from the city side while other units went to Poplar Neck Rd. near the old Titus Station. Arriving units found a working [...]

Neversink Brush Fire

July 1, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 30 about 1:15p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other companies, to assist Cumru Township (Co42) with a reported brush fire on the Schuylkill River side of Neversink Mountain. The location was not pinpointed until units arrived although smoke was visible from multiple locations. Units worked from Klapperthal Junction [...]

Month	Monthly Total
January	52
February	50
March	77
April	54
May	50
June	65
July	64
August	40
September
October
November
December
Total For The Year	452