Posts tagged Rescue 1

3 Alarms in Birdsboro

February 8, 2025 Written by John Eisenhard

Danielle Hernandez photo Jennifer Randall photo J. Eisenhard photo On February 7th at 5p.m. Engine 1 was dispatched on the second alarm to assist Birdsboro(Co7) and other mutual aid companies with a working structure fire in the 200 block of Schuylkill Rd. First arriving units had heavy fire and smoke showing on arrival. All pers [...]

SANTA SANTA SANTA!

December 18, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

Just about an hour ago we received a call at the fire station from one of the elves at that works in the front office at the North Pole. It seems that Santa Claus himself found time in his schedule to make a pre-Christmas trip to our area and wanted to ride on a fire truck from Mt. Penn Fire Company! Exciting news indeed! After some d [...]

Alsace Rubbish Fire

October 31, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 29th, shortly before 8p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several mutual aid companies to Peach Lane in Alsace Township for a possible structure fire with the additional of a burn pit out of control and near a large shed. First arriving units found an approximately 20x40ft area at the rear of a property on Old State Rd. burn [...]

Mt. Penn Structure

September 22, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 22nd just before 3a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several mutual aid companies to 9 Pennwyn Terrace in the Boro for a reported deck on fire in the rear of the residence. First arriving units confirmed a working fire with extension into the house. Fortunately all occupants were able to safely evacuate. Several lines were [...]

Mt. Penn Collapse

June 13, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 13 just after 10:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to the Mt. Penn Primary Center on N. 25th St. to investigate a reported collapse just inside the entrance doors. On arrival crews found the lobby area had collapsed into the floor below. Fortunately, all occupants, including construction workers were able to evacuate safely with no inju [...]

Keeping Busy

April 21, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

The weather is improving and it looks like Spring is here to stay. Crews all around the county have kept busy since Friday with all types of calls and Mt. Penn is no exception. We have been on 5 calls Friday and Saturday including fire alarms, structure fires and vehicle crashes. On April 19th at 6:15p.m. Rescue 1 was dispatched to 30 [...]

Brief Recap

September 11, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Just when things seemed to be settling down with the kids back to school and the Labor Day holiday behind us the area was hit with severe storms again which brought down trees, wires and poles. Fortunately, there was no flooding as with the July storms. Many areas from Lower Alsace up the mountain into Alsace Township suffered power out [...]

St. Patrick’s Shenanigans

March 18, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 17th things were going smoothly all day at Mt. Penn. Guess we should have known that wouldn’t last. At 7:35p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with Lower Alsace(Co4) to Goodwill Industries in St. Lawrence for a fire alarm. Exeter Twp(Co25) had requested Company 4 to cover as they were operating at a serious crash on the e [...]

Mt. Penn Sinkhole Rescue

February 1, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 31st at 11:37p.m. Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co 4) along with EMS and police were dispatched to the area of 23rd St. & Howard Blvd. for a reported male trapped in a hole. On arrival, and after some brief looking, Deputy 1-1 (Kline) and PD found a male at the bottom of a 7ft hole with no apparent injuries and also no way o [...]

Alsace Structure Fire

January 25, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 25th at 4:40a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with several other companies for a reported structure fire with entrapment in the 100 block of Magnolia Lane. Arriving crews found heavy smoke and fire throughout the home and one patient outside who was quickly taken by EMS to Lehigh Vally Hospital. They were advised of one resi [...]

Month	Monthly Total
January	52
February	50
March	77
April	54
May	50
June	65
July	64
August	40
September
October
November
December
Total For The Year	452