Posts tagged Engine 1

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

August 3, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

Come out to join Central Berks Police as well as numerous other public safety agencies at the A-Field for National Night Out! There will be food, games, prize raffles and plenty of things to see and do. Bring the kids! We are ever hopeful that the weather will cooperate this year for this great community event that [...]

Vehicle vs House

July 11, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 10 shortly before 11p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) at 2 Heidelberg Ave. for a reported vehicle into a house with possible entrapment. Arriving units found that there was no entrapment but the vehicle had struck the house causing serious damage to a wall. Exactly how it happened remains unde [...]

Memorial Day

May 22, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

Hard to believe but Memorial Day is almost upon us! We hope that you will all take a break for a bit and remember the ultimate price that so many of our veterans made in order that we are able to enjoy so many freedoms today. Mt. Penn will be participating in the Exeter Memorial Day Parade on Monday from the Exeter High School to [...]

Mt. Penn Crash

April 23, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

Just to keep things interesting around town, on April 22, 2019 right around 9p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace(Co4) to the 1900 block of Fairview Ave. for a vehicle crash with unknown injuries and fire. Arriving units found 2 cars along the curb that had been struck and 1 car on its roof in the middle of the street [...]

Fire on the Mountain

April 17, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 17 at 12:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4), Reading City and several other county companies on a working brush fire on Neversink Mountain. Pinpointing the exact location initially proved challenging as Berks Radio was getting several calls from multiple areas around the mountain reporting the fire.&nb [...]

Mt. Penn Banquet

March 23, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 23rd the crew from Mt. Penn along with family and friends took a break and gathered at the Hilton Double Tree in Reading for their dinner and awards banquet. Awards were presented for length of service and completion of fire school classes as well as a Unit Citation to several members for actions which saved a woman̵ [...]

Sunday Travels

January 20, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

Despite the “big storm” not living up to expectations, it didn’t mean things slowed down for us. Warming temperatures along with heavy rain proved to be the cause for most of our responses between 2a.m. and 5:30a.m. It began shortly after 2 with a dispatch to assist Exeter at the Goodwill Store in St. Lawrence. [...]

Structure fire with entrapment

January 8, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 7, shortly before 11p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with units from Lower Alsace, Exeter, Oley, Birdsboro and the City of Reading to 2709 Perkiomen Ave. for a reported structure fire with possible entrapment. First arriving units quickly confirmed a working fire on the 1st floor with one person trapped on the second floor. [...]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 24, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

The officers and members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company would like to wish you and your family a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! We hope you get what you wished for and are surrounded by friends and family during this holiday season. Please be safe and make memories!

Building Search Training

November 8, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

This past Tuesday we took a little road trip to an acquired structure to do some training on building searches. A smoke machine was used to produce a zero visibility environment. Crews first searched for the victim in the traditional way of following a wall and then sweeping the room with a tool. They averaged 10-14 minutes to complete th [...]

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