Mt. Penn Fire Company

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Vehicle crash in Mt. Penn

April 7, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard
Vehicle crash in Mt. Penn
On April 5 just after 5p.m.  Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (Co4) to the 300 block of Carsonia Ave. for a vehicle crash.  Asst. 1 (Eisenhard) arrived quickly and reported 2 vehicles but no patient as the driver had fled the scene.  On further investigation it was found to be one vehicle that had lost control and crashed into [...]
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Busy end to March

April 1, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard
Busy end to March
Although things seemed to be slower in the past month, the last week of March has been quite busy for Mt. Penn.  We have done everything from a medical assist last Saturday to a residential lockout yesterday.  In between we have assisted on possible structure fires, stood by at station for neighboring companies, investigated a carbon monoxid [...]
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Vehicle Crash in Mt. Penn

February 29, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard
Vehicle Crash in Mt. Penn
On February 28 just after 1p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (co4) for a reported vehicle into a building at the Mt. Penn Turkey Hill located at 2450 Perkiomen Ave.  When Chief 1 (Waldman) arrived he confirmed one vehicle completely inside of the store.  The crew from the rescue checked for fluids and structural damage and [...]
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Late night and early morning for Mt. ...

February 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard
Late night and early morning for Mt. Penn assisting City of Reading
On February 19 just before 10:30p.m. E1 was dispatched on the second alarm to assist the City of Reading with a working structure fire at 634 S. 16 1/2 St on the city’s east side.  When city crews initially arrived they were confronted with heavy fire in one house with extension and exposure problems in two other houses on this steep a [...]
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Vehicle crash in Mt. Penn

February 20, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard
Vehicle crash in Mt. Penn
On February 19 just before 3:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Co4 (Lower Alsace) to a vehicle crash with unknown injuries in the 300 block of Friedensburg Rd. in the boro.  Once Asst. 1 (Eisenhard)  arrived it was determined that R1 was sufficient for the call and E1 and Co4 were returned.  The two vehicles had collided at the inter [...]
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Busy Tuesday for Mt. Penn

February 17, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard
Busy Tuesday for Mt. Penn
Tuesday was a busy day for Mt. Penn crews and we got to see the weather change from icy roads to pouring rain and wind to some sun and all the temperature changes in between. The day was started shortly before 2a.m. with a call for the ladder and engine to assist Co 25 (Exeter) on a possible structure fire at the Home Depot on Perkiomen Ave.  [...]
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Mt. Penn crew assists Cumru Township ...

February 12, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard
Mt. Penn crew assists Cumru Township on structure fire
On February 8 just after 2:00a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched at the RIT company on the second alarm for a structure fire at 2431 Morgantown Rd.  near Flying Hills.  The first arriving crews had a large and fully involved 2.5 story garage that was already beginning to collapse from the intense fire.  It was used to store mower and other outdoor [...]
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Assist to Lower Alsace on structure f...

January 30, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard
Assist to Lower Alsace on structure fire
On January 29, just before 5:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Exeter (Co25)to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) at 2160 Highland Ave. for a reported structure fire, fire in the kitchen.  Deputy 1 (Wertz) arrived first and confirmed a working fire which was already venting out of the door and windows.  Deputy 4-1 (Mountz) arrived soon after a [...]
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Engine and Rescue assist Exeter on st...

January 22, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard
Engine and Rescue assist Exeter on structure fire
On January 21 about 2:15p.m. Company 7 (Birdsboro) Safety Officer Steve Rhoads was passing through the 6200 block of Perkiomen Ave. in Exeter Township when he noticed a large amount of smoke in the area.  Upon checking further he found a working fire in a large garage at 6221 Perkiomen Ave. and had the structure fire assignment dispatched.  [...]
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Carbon Monoxide incident in Mt. Penn

January 9, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard
Carbon Monoxide incident in Mt. Penn
On January 8 at approximately 11:20a.m. a phone call was received at the station for a report of a smoking furnace and carbon monoxide alarm sounding.  The communications center transmitted the still alarm which brought Engine & Rescue 1 along with Engine 4 (Lower Alsace) to 223 Friedensburg Rd.  Crews making entry initially found levels [...]
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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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