Posts tagged community event

Fundraiser for local family

July 11, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Last week members of Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace Fire Companies responded to a vehicle vs pedestrian crash in the 600 block of Carsonia Ave. Although the father is still recovering in the hospital, baby Ezra is home and doing well. There has been an outpouring of concern from the community and last week donations were accepted at the AVCPR [...]

Antietam Valley Street Fair

June 23, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Come on out June 24 from 11a.m. to 4p.m. and join the community in the annual street fair. There will be over 50 vendors as well as games, cars and firetrucks! Don’t forget to buy a duck for the race down Antietam Creek or join in the pie eating contest! The weather looks like it is going to be decent with the rain moving out so brin [...]

Early May Potpourri

May 7, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Well, the first week of May is just about over and it has been steady for Mt. Penn. In addition to the structure fires in Oley and Birdsboro we have been dispatched to several other calls during the week keeping us busy. In what could have been a much more serious incident, the structure assignment was sent to the Hollywood Court Apartments [...]

49th Annual Fastnacht Frenzy!!!

February 19, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

IT’S HERE AGAIN! Yes, it’s fastnacht time at the Mt. Penn Fire Company. Please be sure to stop by the fire station at 2711 Grant St. or, if you prefer our drive up service, stop by the intersection of 23rd St. and Perkiomen Ave. for a bag or two. The cost is $8.00 per dozen. These delicious treats will be available on Saturda [...]

SANTA ALERT!!!!!

December 17, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

The Mt. Penn Fire Company is pleased to announce that a special deal has been made between Fire Chief Tim Waldman and Kris Kringle, CEO of North Pole Enterprises Inc. for a one night only, special appearance of SANTA CLAUS!!!! Santa will be making his rounds around Mt. Penn on Tuesday, December 20th starting at 6:30p.m. Due to the need for [...]

Kiddie Night Hawk smoke alarm recall

November 13, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

We know many of you have smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in your homes. This recall involves a particular model that is a combination smoke/CO alarm. If you have this model as described below please make arrangements to replace it as soon as possible in order to keep you and your families safe. Kidde is recalling 3.6 million smoke alarms i [...]

Daylight savings time ends-Check your...

November 3, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

This weekend daylight savings time will come to an end at 2a.m on Sunday, November 6. While you are changing all of the clocks in your house back one hour we ask that you also change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. It seems like a small thing but having fresh batteries ensures that you and your family can get the [...]

Fire Prevention Week Part 2

October 15, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Mt. Penn wrapped up Fire Prevention Week activities with visits to some local schools on Thursday and Friday mornings. The kids were refreshed on some prior fire prevention themes such as stop, drop and roll as well as what do to in an emergency such as evacuating the premises and calling 911. This year’s theme of “Don’t [...]

Safety Day at Exeter Home Depot

October 3, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 1, Mt. Penn joined up with Exeter, Monocacy, Geigertown, Reading Scuba Team, Birdsboro, Exeter EMS and fire police from Cumru & Exeter Township as well as West Reading Boro to support the Home Depot in Exeter with their annual Safety Day Kids workshop. Participants were able to build and paint their own fire truck to take hom [...]

Mt. Penn Block Party

September 20, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Don’t forget the annual Mt. Penn block party this Saturday from 12 noon until 5p.m. on N. 25th St. by the boro hall. There will be food, games, music and fun for everybody so bring the family and enjoy a pleasant afternoon with friends and neighbors. It looks like the weather will be decent so we hope you can make it. See you there [...]

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