Posts tagged RIT

Busy Tuesday for Mt. Penn

February 17, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

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. [...]

Mt. Penn crew assists Cumru Township ...

February 12, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

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 [...]

Barn Fire assist in Richmond Twp

December 10, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

Courtesy of Fleetwood Fire Co. On December 8 about 10:45pm Mt. Penn was dispatched to 2505 Moselem Springs Rd. in Richmond Twp. on the second alarm for RIT at a working structure fire. The first arriving crews from Walnuttown (Co32) and Fleetwood (Co45) had arrived with a well involved barn fire that was extending to other structures that ho [...]

L1 assists Amity

November 9, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 8 at 10p.m. L1 was dispatched as the RIT company to assist Amity Twp(Co 49 & 6) with a possible structure fire at Amity Manor, 1131 W. Ben Franklin Highway (Route 422). Those companies had originally been sent for a fire alarm and had arrived to find a smoke condition in the building which then upgraded the assignment bringin [...]

Mt Penn assists Blandon

August 20, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 15 shortly after 9p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company to assist Blandon (Co 12) with a reported structure fire at Lehigh Cement on Evansvile Rd. in Maidencreek Twp. First arriving crews had a fire in the dust collection unit at the rear of the complex which was extinguished with one line taken up Ladder 12. Crews were [...]

Assist to Cumru Township

August 5, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 5 at approximately 1:40am Mt. Penn crews were dispatched on the 4th alarm to 12 Community Drive in Cumru Township for a structure fire in the Shillington Commons, a garden apartment complex. Units dispatched initially had gotten on location with heavy fire conditions in a 12 unit apartment building, 11 of which were occupied. Fi [...]

L1 assists Amity

July 17, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 14, shortly before 7p.m. the ladder was dispatched to 1344 Weavertown Rd. in Amity Twp. for a reported structure fire. Responding units were advised that it was a vehicle (skid loader) in the garage that was on fire. First arriving crews from Amity & Monocacy found a well involved garage fire with fire extending to the roof area [...]

Crew called to assist Spring Township

March 6, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 4th at approximately 10:50pm Mt. Penn was called to 1354 West Wyomissing Court at the Lincoln Park Apartments in Spring Township to assist Spring Township Fire (Co 85) with a second Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) at a 2nd alarm structure fire. Their crews had heavy fire on arrival in one unit of the apartment complex with possible ex [...]

Crews called to assist Birdsboro

February 24, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 23 at about 4:15 pm Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Birdsboro/Union (Co7) at 2 Industrial Drive for a reported structure fire at Van Industries. Crews from Monocacy (Co6) and Gibralter (Co23) were also dispatched to assist. Chief 7 arrived and reported a fire in a grinding booth that was contained but with heavy smoke and fire [...]

Mt. Penn called to assist Exeter Town...

February 8, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On Saturday February 7 the company was dispatched to provide a RIT team in the 600 block of Schoffer’s Rd. in Exeter Township for a reported chimney fire. Upon arrival with the Exeter units it was discovered that there was a working chimney fire with extension into the structure from the chimney area. Birdsboro/Union Fire Dept (Co 7) [...]

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

Posts tagged RIT

Busy Tuesday for Mt. Penn

Mt. Penn crew assists Cumru Township ...

Barn Fire assist in Richmond Twp

L1 assists Amity

Mt Penn assists Blandon

Assist to Cumru Township

L1 assists Amity

Crew called to assist Spring Township

Crews called to assist Birdsboro

Mt. Penn called to assist Exeter Town...

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