Mt. Penn Fire Company

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Assist to Lower Alsace on structure f...

Assist to Lower Alsace on structure fire
On January 4 just after 9:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Exeter (Co25) to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) with a reported working structure fire at 22 Myrtle Ave. in the township.  FM23 (Gerhart) was on location with a working fire involving the porch area with possible extension into the house.  He was able to hold the fire in check by [...]

Rescue and HazMat trailer assist Lowe...

Rescue and HazMat trailer assist Lower Alsace
On November 10 about 10:45a.m. the rescue truck was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) in the area of Antietam Rd. & Lewis Rd. for a vehicle crash with unknown injuries.  On arrival crews found a small SUV that had struck the guard rail and then went over the embankment, coming to rest at the shoreline of Antietam Lake.  Fortunately [...]

Alsace Township Crash

Alsace Township Crash
On October 16 just about 6p.m. the rescue was dispatched to the 500 block of Antietam Rd. in Alsace Township to assist Co8 (Alsace Manor) for a vehicle crash, unknown injuries and a pole struck with wires down.  On arrival the crews found one vehicle with heavy front end damage and a pole completely sheared off with numerous power, phone and [...]

Busy Columbus Day for Mt. Penn

Busy Columbus Day for Mt. Penn
Columbus Day turned out to be busy for the Mt. Penn crew.  It started with a possible structure fire in Amity Township in the vicinity of 551 Old Swede Rd. which turned out to be a normal condition from a manufacturing plant.  There have been numerous calls to this location in the past and crews were shortly recalled by the officer in charge [...]

Vehicle Crash

Vehicle Crash
Early on September 22 Mt. Penn, along with Lower Alsace (Co4) was dispatched to the 2200 block of Perkiomen Ave. in the boro for a vehicle crash.  Shortly before this Central Berks Police had become aware of a suspicious vehicle in the Lower Alsace area and were in the process of locating it for further investigation.  The vehicle had attemp [...]

Vehicle crash in Mt. Penn

Vehicle crash in Mt. Penn
On August 26 just before 1a.m Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Engine 4 from Lower Alsace for a report of a vehicle crash with unknown injuries, vehicle rolled over in the 23o0 block of Perkiomen Ave.  Deputy 1 (Wertz) arrived first and reported the occupant out and no apparent injuries.  E4 was returned and the crews from R1 & E1 powe [...]

Assist to Lower Alsace on vehicle cra...

Assist to Lower Alsace on vehicle crash
On April 28 just after noon Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) on a vehicle crash into a house at 1015 Carsonia Ave. in the township.  A male was backing out of his driveway and lost control of the vehicle which struck a neighboring house causing significant damage.  Crews on scene pulled one line from the engine due to the [...]

Rescue assists Oley

Rescue assists Oley
On April 18 at midnight R1 was dispatched to assist Company 5 (Oley) and Company 49 (Amity) with a 2 vehicle crash with reported entrapment at Oley Turnpike Rd and Memorial Highway (Route 662) in Oley Township.  Company 5 arrived first and reported multiple patients and one possible fatality.  When R1 arrived the crew was split between assist [...]

Company called to assist Exeter

Company called to assist Exeter
On March 16 at approximately 7:45am the full company was dispatched along with Engine 4 (Lower Alsace), Rescue 64 (West Reading) and Reading City Rescue 1 to assist Exeter Twp (Co25) for a reported structure fire with entrapment at 218 Grande Valley Rd. in the Crestwood section of the township. On arrival Exeter fire crews and Exeter police [...]

Mt. Penn Fire Company

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Department Activity

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Our Mission

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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