Posts tagged Engine 1

Mt. Penn Block Party

October 17, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Come on out this Saturday to the annual Mt. Penn Borough Block Party on N. 25th St! The event runs from 12 noon until 5p.m. along N. 25th St. from Cumberland Ave. to Endlich Ave. There will be games, food and fun! Many vendors will also be there with their variety of items to sell. This great community event takes place through th [...]

Fire Prevention Week

October 12, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware – fire can happen anywhere. This was the message for 2018 Fire Prevention Week which the crew took with them as they visited Antietam Academy, St. Catherine’s and the Mt. Penn Primary Center today. In addition to the message, the kids were able to see and hear a firefighter in full gear and SCBA. In the [...]

Tidying up

September 23, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Most of us have become accustomed to the delays, detours and stop and go traffic in the past months around town because of the ongoing construction projects. Although tempers and patience have run short at times we have noticed a slight problem that is showing up from time to time….BLOCKING THE BOX! If you have been to Baltimore, New [...]

Goodwill dumpster fire

September 8, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 7th just before 2:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with several other companies to assist Exeter (Co25) on a reported structure fire at the Goodwill Industries, 3001 St. Lawrence Ave. Additional information from County indicated a dumpster fire. Arriving units quickly confirmed a working compactor/dumpster fire at one end [...]

2 Alarms in Exeter

September 2, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 1 at 8:20p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Exeter (Co25) and numerous other companies as the RIT company for a reported structure fire at 1201 Pineland Rd. in Exeter. Even before responding, the communications center was advising of multiple calls from as far as a mile away reporting a working fire. First arriving units q [...]

Time for…………&...

August 23, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

WOW! What happened to summer? It seems like just a few minutes ago the kids couldn’t wait for the end of the school year and here it is, time to go back. The Antietam School District has scheduled the start of the new year for Tuesday, August 28th. The crew at Mt. Penn has been kept busy over the summer with all sorts of things lik [...]

National Night Out

August 3, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

The 35th anniversary of National Night Out is almost here! What started out small in the Antietam Valley many years ago has grown into one of the largest Night Out events in Berks County. Come out to the A field on High St. Tuesday August 7 from the 5:45p.m. opening ceremony until 9p.m. Join the men and women of Central Berks Regional Poli [...]

HAPPY 4TH!

July 3, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Well here we are in July already! The temperatures are soaring in the past few days and the holiday is almost here. With that said, please do your best to keep cool this week. Drink plenty of water whether you are inside or out, limit heavy outdoor physical activity as much as possible and try to stay in the shade when you are outside! [...]

Construction Chaos!

June 14, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

If you didn’t notice, road construction season is HERE! In the past week signs have magically sprouted just about everywhere in Mt. Penn as projects get underway. In addition to the multitude of detours around the boro, there are other detours in place such as the Harvey Ave. bridge, Gibraltar Rd. bridge and starting next week, the [...]

Two Assists to Lower Alsace

June 6, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 5 about 12:15p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to 11 Wilson Ave. to assist Lower Alsace(Co4) with a person stuck under a vehicle. Arriving crews found that the patient was not trapped anymore but was seriously injured and had been down for an unknown time. Crews assisted EMS with patient packaging so they could transport to the hospital [...]

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