Mt. Penn Fire Company

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Structure fire in Robeson Township

Structure fire in Robeson Township
On December 15, shortly after 2:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company for a report of a structure fire at 101 Killian Dr. in Robeson Township.  Deputy 23 (Favinger) quickly made it a working fire and requested the next alarm due to the large column of smoke visible from a mile away.  Ladder 1 stopped on the way in to assist with t [...]

Steady Sunday

Steady Sunday
This past Sunday was started at the station with the crew stripping and cleaning out the old Rescue 1 in preparation for getting the new Rescue 1 in service.  A great turn out made this job much easier and it was finished up by early afternoon. Shortly after 3p.m. the Engine was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) at 107 Old Spies Chur [...]

Fire Prevention Week Part 2

Fire Prevention Week Part 2
Mt. Penn wrapped up Fire Prevention Week activities with visits to some local schools on Thursday and Friday mornings.  The kids were refreshed on some prior fire prevention themes such as stop, drop and roll as well as what do to in an emergency such as evacuating the premises and calling 911.  This year’s theme of “Don’t [...]

Safety Day at Exeter Home Depot

Safety Day at Exeter Home Depot
On October 1, Mt. Penn joined up with Exeter, Monocacy, Geigertown, Reading Scuba Team, Birdsboro, Exeter EMS and fire police from Cumru & Exeter Township as well as West Reading Boro to support the Home Depot in Exeter with their annual Safety Day Kids workshop.  Participants were able to build and paint their own fire truck to take hom [...]

September 11 Ceremony

September 11 Ceremony
On September 11, 15 years after the terrorist attacks on the United States, Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace fire companies, Central Berks Regional Police and Lower Alsace Ambulance took part in and were honored in a service at the Antietam Rec Center courtesy of the Antietam Valley Community Partnership and their generous sponsors.  Similar event [...]

Exeter Structure Fire

Exeter Structure Fire
On September 8 at 5:15p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched to assist Exeter (Co25) with a  reported roof fire at 4834 Farming Ridge Blvd in the Farming Ridge development.  Chief 25 reported smoke showing before his arrival and asked for another engine which added Engine 1 to the call.  On arrival a well involved roof and attic area was encountered wh [...]

L1 assists on 2nd alarm structure fir...

On August 22 just after 3:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched on the second alarm to 3996 Penn Ave. in Sinking Spring boro to assist Western Berks and their mutual aid companies on a working structure fire with entrapment.  The first arriving crews encountered a 3 story building with heavy fire showing from the second floor windows with extensio [...]

Exeter Township Structure

Exeter Township Structure
On August 11, 2016 about 8:15p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched on the second alarm as the second Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) for a working structure fire at 35 Pine Ave. in Exeter Township.  Responding companies reported a working fire as they were leaving their stations as the smoke column was quite visible.  Once they arrived they found a pol [...]

Assist in Union Twp on structure fire

Assist in Union Twp on structure fire
On August 9, 2016 about 2:20p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the second due Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) for a working structure fire at 28 Ivy Lane in Union Twp.  at the request of Deputy 7 (Rhoads).  The first crews on location had fire showing from the rear of the house with extension into the loft area and were able to knock it down quic [...]

Vehicle fire in Mt. Penn

Vehicle fire in Mt. Penn
On August 8, 2016 at 9:30p.m. Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co4) were dispatched to 2311 Grant St. for a reported vehicle fire.  Deputy 1 (Wertz) arrived first and confirmed a working fire on Beech St. about 4 feet from the Mt. Penn Elementary School and had the call upgraded to a structure assignment which brought the rest of companies 1 & [...]

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Our Mission

The mission of the Mt. Penn Fire Company is to protect the lives and property of the people of Mt Penn from fires, natural disasters, and hazardous materials incidents; to save lives by providing Rescue services; to prevent fires through prevention and education programs; and to provide a 100% Volunteer work environment that values health, wellness and cultural diversity and is free of harassment and discrimination.

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