Posts tagged Rescue 1

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

December 30, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

We are in the final days of 2017 and 2018 is right around the corner. It’s been another busy year here at Mt. Penn with our new rescue being placed in service, new members and a new high total of calls. Members have kept busy with training classes, station duties, equipment testing and taking care of all those calls. As we move into 2 [...]

Mt. Penn vehicle fire

December 24, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Things have slowed down a bit this month but just after 3p.m. on December 23rd Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (Co4) for a reported vehicle fire at 103 N. 23rd St. in the borough. On the arrival of Lt. 1 (Lombardo) he confirmed a well involved engine compartment fire. When E1 arrived they pulled the front bumper line and wer [...]

Santa Claus is coming to town!!!

December 6, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

By special arrangement with the Fire Chief a visitor all the way from the North Pole will be stopping by the station on December 10 from 5p.m. to 6:30p.m. Yes indeed, that jolly old elf Santa Claus will be visiting the firehouse for pictures and to hear all of your Christmas wishes. We hope you’ve been good because he knows! Make sure [...]

Exeter Entrapment

December 1, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 30 shortly after 10a.m. the Rescue was dispatched to the 500 block of Butter Lane in Exeter Township to assist Exeter (Co25) on a vehicle crash with heavy entrapment. When units arrived they found a minivan on its driver side against a sizeable tree with the driver trapped. The vehicle was stabilized and crews used several hydra [...]

Assist to Amity on garage fire

November 28, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 27 just after 12 noon the Rescue was dispatched as RIT to assist Amity Township with a reported structure fire in 40x60ft detached garage at 184 Valley Rd. PD and responding fire units reported a heavy column of smoke visible from some distance out. On arrival they found a well involved 2 story garage that also had flammable mat [...]

Happy Thanksgiving

November 21, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Thanksgiving is only a few days away! Many of you will be travelling to visit friends and family, some will be staying home and some have to work. No matter what your plans are there will be many people out and about so please exercise courtesy, care and common sense this weekend! Did you know that Thanksgiving is the #1 day for fires in th [...]

Vehicle vs pole in St. Lawrence

November 15, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Just after noon the Rescue was dispatched along with Exeter (Co25) to St. Lawrence Ave. and Ganster St. for a report of a vehicle that had struck a pole. Arriving crews found just that with the pole damaged but still standing and all occupants out of the vehicle and in a nearby parking lot. Additional ambulances were sent from the Reading F [...]

Time to Change!

November 2, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Well, it’s been fall for a while and now Halloween has come and gone and here we are….it’s November! October was quite the month with wild swings in the weather, quite a bit of rain and a near record amount of calls for the month. So as we move ahead it is time to fall back this weekend. The clocks go BACK 1 hour at 2a.m. [...]

Warehouse burns in Bern Township

October 24, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 22 shortly after 9p.m. Mt. Penn was special called as the 5th due RIT company to assist Greenfields (Co55) with a 2 alarm structure fire at 1947 Bernville Rd-Evans Food Distributors in Bern Township. This call was originally dispatched as an Automatic Fire Alarm(AFA) shortly before 7:30p.m. and when the first crews arrived they fo [...]

Weekend wrap

October 16, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Although the emergency calls have settled down since earlier in the week, it doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy. Thursday and Friday saw the crew visit the local schools to spread the fire prevention week message “Every second counts, plan 2 ways out.” In addition to this years’ message the crews worked with the [...]

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