Posts tagged Rescue 1

Steady Sunday

November 8, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

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 [...]

Mt. Penn assists on rescue

October 24, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 22 shortly after noon, Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) on a rescue in the area of Klapperthal Junction along the train tracks. A male had been climbing the rocks there and had slipped and fallen about 20ft causing leg and ankle injuries several hours earlier. His exact location was unknown so Deputy 4 (Yohn) [...]

Amity structure fire

October 22, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 21 about 11:15a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Monocacy (Co6) and Amity (Co49) as the RIT company to 66 Mildred Ave. in Amity Twp. for a reported structure fire. Berks Radio had advised they received numerous calls reporting smoke and flames from the address. First arriving units found a well involved mobile home with visib [...]

Rush hour vehicle crash

October 19, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 18 just before 5p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Engine 4 (Lower Alsace) to the 2400 block of Perkiomen Ave. in the Boro for a vehicle vs a pole. R1 arrived within a few minutes and confirmed the dispatch with the location being N. 25th St. and Perkiomen Ave. Once E1 arrived it was determined that E4 could return a [...]

Vehicle rollover in Mt. Penn

September 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 20 at 2p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Engine 4 (Lower Alsace) to the alley behind 1969 Fairview Ave. for a report of a vehicle rolled over with entrapment. Deputy 4-1 (Mountz) arrived and confirmed the dispatch information and that the patient was conscious and alert. Once crews arrived they stabilized the vehicle wit [...]

Mt. Penn Crash

August 27, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 26 just after 12 noon, Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co4) were dispatched to the 2700 block of Perkiomen Ave. in Mt. Penn for a vehicle crash with injuries. Arriving crews found a two car crash with a pole sheared off. One vehicle with a suspected DUI driver struck the rear of a vehicle being operated by an off duty Central Berks Re [...]

New Rescue 1

August 22, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

The members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company recently took delivery of a new to us rescue/engine. It is a 2005 Pierce Lance with a 750 tank and 2000gpm pump with quite a bit more compartment space than the current Rescue 1 which should allow us to easily carry all of our current equipment with space for additional items. Quite a bit of work ha [...]

National Night Out in Antietam

August 3, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On Tuesday August 2nd Mt. Penn, Lower Alsace and Exeter fire companies, along with PennStar, Berks Fire & Water, Klinger’s on Carsonia, Stokesay Castle and many other community organizations and businesses, joined with the Central Berks Regional Police for their annual Night Out at the A-field. It seemed to be in doubt f [...]

Rescue assists Lower Alsace on gas le...

July 23, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 21 at 9:14p.m. Rescue 1 was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) for a reported odor of natural gas at 850 Carsonia Ave, Antietam Arms Apartments Building F. Arriving units found a strong gas odor and high levels of carbon monoxide in the building and began evacuating the residents. Deputy 4-1 (Mountz) requested one additional t [...]

Rescue assists Alsace on Antietam Rd

July 13, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 11th just after 3:15p.m. Rescue 1 was dispatched to assist Alsace Manor (Co 8) on a vehicle crash with unknown injuries in the area of 460 Antietam Rd. Chief 8 (Becker) arrived and reported a trash truck vs a pole with no apparent injuries and live wires down. Rescue 8 and 1 crews were able to secure the area and checked the other [...]

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
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2025					470
2024					685
2023					727
2022					683