Posts tagged engine work

Early morning assists to Exeter

January 7, 2026 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 7tth just before 7a.m. Engine 1 was dispatched, along with other mutual aid companies to the 1200 block of Dauphin Pl. in eastern Exeter Township to assist with a working structure fire with entrapment. First arriving units found a well involved home and struck a second alarm for more manpower. Several lines were used to extinguis [...]

Check your home

November 16, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

As colder weather seems to be here for a while it’s a great time to check through your home as you spend more time indoors and prepare for the holiday season. Clean out clutter and look for overloaded outlets and surge protectors, have your heating system checked for proper operation and make sure your chimney is clean and solid befor [...]

3 Alarms in Lower Alsace

October 28, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 28th just before 3p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other mutual aid companies, to 500 Carsonia Ave. for a reported structure fire with possible entrapment. Assistant 1(Lombardo) was in the area and quickly called a working fire as heavy fire and smoke was showing. Chief 4(Mountz) arrived and quickly called a seco [...]

2nd Alarm Assist to Reading City

November 3, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 2nd, just before 9p.m. Engine 1 was dispatched along with Exeter(Co25) and Lower Alsace(Co4) on the second alarm to 600 S. 19th St at the former Lincoln Chemicals to assist Reading City on a working structure fire. They had been dispatched shortly before and were faced with a large working fire in this abandoned 3 story buil [...]

Mt. Penn Structure Fire

October 31, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 30th just after 9p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with Lower Alsace, Reading City, Birdsboro, Exeter and Oley fire companies to the 2400 block of Filbert Avenue for a reported structure fire. First arriving Deputy 1-1(Kline) had nothing showing on arrival, but further investigation soon found smoke from the second and thir [...]

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

Posts tagged engine work

Early morning assists to Exeter

Check your home

3 Alarms in Lower Alsace

2nd Alarm Assist to Reading City

Mt. Penn Structure Fire

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