Posts tagged Ladder 1

Sizzling Sunday

July 24, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 23rd just after 9a.m. cooking breakfast quickly got out of control. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Earl (Co19), Alsace (Co8), Ruscombmanor (Co34), Fleetwood (Co45) and Exeter (Co25) to assist Oley (Co5) on the structure fire at 3339 Friedensburg Rd. The first arriving chief from Oley reported a working fire with fire through the [...]

Antietam Valley Street Fair

June 23, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Come on out June 24 from 11a.m. to 4p.m. and join the community in the annual street fair. There will be over 50 vendors as well as games, cars and firetrucks! Don’t forget to buy a duck for the race down Antietam Creek or join in the pie eating contest! The weather looks like it is going to be decent with the rain moving out so brin [...]

Summer day sizzling!

June 23, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 22 at 5p.m. E1 was dispatched along with Exeter (Co25) to the rear of 2980 St. Lawrence Ave. in St. Lawrence for a trash fire near a pole. Arriving units found a couch and other debris on fire which was quickly knocked down with a single line. Units were able to clear less than 20 minutes later. Courtesy of Terrie Bortz Just [...]

Training and tour

May 25, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On a recent Tuesday night, the Mt. Penn crew joined up with the crew from Exeter Twp. to take a tour of the new Acrylabs production facility on Prospect St. in St. Lawrence Boro. The facility manufactures a unique roof coating system that can be applied over just about any type of existing roof surface and is renewable which means less debri [...]

Tuesday Training

May 10, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On Tuesday the 9th we changed it up a bit and the crew went to the Berks County Fire Training Center to practice hoseline advancement. The engine was set up at the hydrant and the crew was divided into engine and truck company, alternating for each evolution. Those assigned engine were given a problem such as basement fire, 3rd floor fire e [...]

Early May Potpourri

May 7, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Well, the first week of May is just about over and it has been steady for Mt. Penn. In addition to the structure fires in Oley and Birdsboro we have been dispatched to several other calls during the week keeping us busy. In what could have been a much more serious incident, the structure assignment was sent to the Hollywood Court Apartments [...]

2 structure fire assists in 8 hours-O...

May 2, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On May 1 just after 4p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched, along with several other companies, to 2017 Memorial Highway to assist Oley for a reported barn on fire. As units were responding dispatch advised of multiple calls reporting a working fire. Deputy 5 reported heavy smoke from Oley Village and just as the first units were arriving requested [...]

Easter Sunday fire in Birdsboro

April 17, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 16, Easter Sunday, just before 3p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched on the assist to Birdsboro (C07) for a reported structure/furnace fire at 123 Cinder St. The first arriving unit from Co 7 reported heavy smoke and fire at the door and made it a working fire. Within 10 minutes a second alarm was called for additional companies which sent [...]

Structure fire in Oley

April 9, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 8, shortly after 7p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with Earl (Co19), Amity (Co49), Boyertown (Co95), Alsace Manor (Co8), Ruscombmanor (Co34) and Fleetwood (Co45) to 3197 W. Philadelphia Ave (Route 73) for a confirmed working structure fire. Arriving units found a single house with fire on the first floor and laid a supply line fr [...]

Jump start to April

April 3, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 2 at 9:45a.m. the engine was dispatched to assist the City of Reading on a second alarm structure fire in the 200 block of S. 11th St., Box 602. Arriving units had a 4 story vacant warehouse at 213 S. 11th St. with heavy fire on the top floor of the former Letisse Handbags/L&B Metals building. Command reported exterior operation [...]

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