Posts tagged Rescue 1

Rescue assists on crash

August 7, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 6 at 6:20p.m. the rescue was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace(Co4) on a vehicle crash at Hill Rd. & Glen Rd. Arriving units found 2 vehicles in the intersection with several people injured. Deputy 4-1(Mountz) directed Engine 4 to handle the vehicles and Rescue 1 to assist EMS with patient care. Additional ambulances were ca [...]

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 [...]

RIT dispatched to Wyomissing

July 18, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 17 just before 10:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the covering RIT company for a working structure fire at 1629 Museum Rd. in Wyomissing. Arriving units had fire in two rooms on the second floor of a large house that was at the end of a very long driveway. Fortunately they were able to extinguish the fire with one line although [...]

Late night Mt. Penn crash

July 10, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Just after 10:30p.m. on July 9th, Mt. Penn & Lower Alsace(Co4) were dispatched to the area of Howard Blvd. & Dengler St. in the boro for a crash with unknown injuries. Updated information from County stated that the occupants had apparently fled the scene. Deputy 1-1( Eisenhard) arrived and confirmed the report, also confirming min [...]

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! [...]

Lower Alsace Crash

June 28, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 27 just about 2:30p.m. Rescue 1 was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) on a vehicle crash with unknown injuries in the 1900 block of Butter Lane. Deputy 1-1 (Eisenhard) arrived with one vehicle on its side and the occupant out and uninjured. Deputy 4-1 (Mountz) was provided the updated information and had the units slow to nor [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

RIT x 2

April 14, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

Just before 4:30p.m. on April 13 Mt. Penn was special called as the second RIT company for a structure fire at 492 S Wyomissing Ave. in Cumru Twp. First arriving units had found a working structure fire involving the rear of 492 and 494 which became worse due to the dry conditions and steady wind. Eventually this fire would go to 4 [...]

Mt. Penn Crash

April 12, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 12 just before 10a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (Co4) to Carsonia Ave. & Weimoor Ct. in the boro for a vehicle crash with one vehicle reported into a tree. Arriving units found one vehicle had lost control for an unknown reason and struck a parked car and then struck a large tree. The driver sustained a h [...]

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