Posts tagged Ladder 1

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 [...]

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 [...]

Exeter Assist

July 20, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 19 just after 10:30a.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched to 100 Gibraltar Rd. to assist Exeter(Co25), as well as several other companies, on a reported structure fire at Natural Pack Inc. Arriving units found a heavy smoke condition in the building with employees evacuating. One line was pulled to the drying oven conveyer belt where boxes an [...]

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 [...]

Just about June

May 31, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

It’s been a busy few days here as we wrap up May and get ready to move into June. On May 30 shortly after 8p.m. the ladder was sent to cover Western Berks Fire Station 2 while they were operating at a 2nd alarm structure fire on Water Rd. in Lower Heidelberg Twp. While on standby L1 covered 2 medical assists in South Heidelberg Twp. [...]

Firefighter/EMT Erik Hirner

May 28, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

The members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company extend their deepest sympathy to our brothers and sisters in the Reading Fire Department on the untimely passing of Firefighter Erik Hirner. Erik, who was the C platoon tillerman on Ladder 1 was involved in a motor vehicle crash on his way to work May 25th and suffered injuries that he succumbed to l [...]

Memorial Day Weekend is here!

May 25, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

This weekend is the unofficial start of the summer season with Memorial Day arriving after a cool and wet spring. While you are out and about with friends and family take some time to remember those who sacrificed their very lives for this great nation of ours. Mt. Penn will be remembering, along with many other organizations, at the Amer [...]

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