Posts tagged Engine 1

Vehicle rollover in Mt. Penn

September 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 20 at 2p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Engine 4 (Lower Alsace) to the alley behind 1969 Fairview Ave. for a report of a vehicle rolled over with entrapment. Deputy 4-1 (Mountz) arrived and confirmed the dispatch information and that the patient was conscious and alert. Once crews arrived they stabilized the vehicle wit [...]

Exeter Structure Fire

September 9, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 8 at 5:15p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched to assist Exeter (Co25) with a reported roof fire at 4834 Farming Ridge Blvd in the Farming Ridge development. Chief 25 reported smoke showing before his arrival and asked for another engine which added Engine 1 to the call. On arrival a well involved roof and attic area was encountered wh [...]

Mt. Penn Crash

August 27, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 26 just after 12 noon, Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co4) were dispatched to the 2700 block of Perkiomen Ave. in Mt. Penn for a vehicle crash with injuries. Arriving crews found a two car crash with a pole sheared off. One vehicle with a suspected DUI driver struck the rear of a vehicle being operated by an off duty Central Berks Re [...]

Vehicle fire in Mt. Penn

August 10, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 8, 2016 at 9:30p.m. Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co4) were dispatched to 2311 Grant St. for a reported vehicle fire. Deputy 1 (Wertz) arrived first and confirmed a working fire on Beech St. about 4 feet from the Mt. Penn Elementary School and had the call upgraded to a structure assignment which brought the rest of companies 1 & [...]

Commercial Compactor Fire in St. Lawr...

August 4, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 2nd just after 10:30p.m. and not long after crews had returned from National Night Out activities, Engine 1 was dispatched to assist Exeter (Co25) for a report of a compactor on fire at Goodwill Industries, 3001 St. Lawrence Ave. When E1 arrived they reported a working fire in the compactor/dumpster which was attached to the build [...]

National Night Out in Antietam

August 3, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On Tuesday August 2nd Mt. Penn, Lower Alsace and Exeter fire companies, along with PennStar, Berks Fire & Water, Klinger’s on Carsonia, Stokesay Castle and many other community organizations and businesses, joined with the Central Berks Regional Police for their annual Night Out at the A-field. It seemed to be in doubt f [...]

Natural gas leak in Mt. Penn

June 30, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 28th just before 9p.m. Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co 4) were dispatched to 2437 Fairview Ave. in the boro for a reported natural gas leak. As the engine and rescue were arriving the odor of gas was evident from almost a block away on this warm and humid night. Engine 4 stood by at the nearest hydrant while crews stretched a line as [...]

A brief recap of the past week

June 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Well, the past week or so has been steady around the station with all sorts of things. We have assisted on several fire alarms in Lower Alsace and St. Lawrence as well as two vehicle crashes in Lower Alsace. Adding to the mix was a grease fire in Mt. Penn that was quickly handled and a structure fire in Exeter Township at Custom Processing [...]

Mt. Penn assists at AVCP 5k run

May 2, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On Saturday April 30 the crews from Mt. Penn joined with Lower Alsace (Co4) to provide assistance for the Antietam Valley Community Partnership’s second annual 5K run. The personnel provided extra eyes on the course and played a large part in assisting with traffic control as the racers crossed over the intersections along the route [...]

Monday Madness Part II

April 26, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Monday April 25th was another busy day for Mt. Penn just as last Monday was. We had one less call but it still kept everybody on their toes throughout the day. It began with a call to the Goodwill store in St. Lawrence just before 8a.m. along with Exeter (Co 25) for a reported odor of natural gas in the loading dock area. Crews monitored [...]

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