Posts tagged Medical assist

Brief Recap

September 11, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Just when things seemed to be settling down with the kids back to school and the Labor Day holiday behind us the area was hit with severe storms again which brought down trees, wires and poles. Fortunately, there was no flooding as with the July storms. Many areas from Lower Alsace up the mountain into Alsace Township suffered power out [...]

Mt. Penn Structure Fire

June 30, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

We had a busy afternoon and early evening at Station 1. Several calls were taken care of including a medical assist and some trees on wires. However, at 5:22p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace, Oley, Reading City, Birdsboro and Exeter to the 2500 block of Grant St. for a reported stove fire with flames visible. En [...]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

November 21, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

It was a pretty busy weekend at Mt. Penn with numerous calls for trees on wires, a few brush fires, a few structure fire calls as well as several medical assists. As we rapidly approach Thanksgiving and the real start of the holiday season, we hope you take time out from the retail madness and general craziness of the world to be thankf [...]

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. [...]

Tuesday is Variety Day continues̷...

February 7, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

For the third Tuesday in a row the streak continues…. Just after 5 p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched for the QRS run to the 2600 block of Perkiomen Ave. for an older male with breathing problems. The crew obtained vital signs and administered oxygen to assist with breathing until EMS arrived. They then helped get him to the ambulance from [...]

Summary of department activity

2024
Month	Fire Calls	Total
January	65	65Prior Year (2023) Stats January - 49 \| 49 16 more call(s) this year.
February	45	45Prior Year (2023) Stats February - 41 \| 41 4 more call(s) this year.
March	65	65Prior Year (2023) Stats March - 66 \| 66 1 less call(s) this year.
April	65	65Prior Year (2023) Stats April - 66 \| 66 1 less call(s) this year.
May	3	3Prior Year (2023) Stats May - 64 \| 64 61 less call(s) this year.
June	0	0
July	0	0
August	0	0
September	0	0
October	0	0
November	0	0
December	0	0
Totals	243	243

Working Fires	9

Previous Years

2023					727
2022					683
2021					208
2020					582

Posts tagged Medical assist

Brief Recap

Mt. Penn Structure Fire

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Just about June

Tuesday is Variety Day continues̷...

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