Posts tagged Structure Fire

L1 assists Robeson on structure fire

January 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 19 shortly before 11p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched to 3178 Morgantown Rd. (Route 10) in Robeson Township to assist Company 23 (Gibralter) and 24 (Geigertown) for a reported structure fire. On arrival crews from the responding companies found a well involved home on the property of Route 10 Auto Sales. The ladder crew split up in o [...]

Assist to Lower Alsace on structure f...

January 5, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

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 [...]

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 [...]

Ladder 1 assists City of Reading

October 23, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 22, just before 4a.m. L1 was requested on the 3rd alarm to cover for L10 to Box 9-03 at 645 N 9th. St for a working fire involving multiple residences. City crews were confronted with heavy fire in the rear of the structures on their arrival with significant extension. They also removed a semi responsive individual from one of t [...]

Structure fire in Exeter

September 25, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 24, just after 1:30pm Ladder 1 was dispatched to 912 Guilford Ct. in the Eastwick at Exeter development for a reported structure fire to assist Exeter Fire (Co25). Crews arrived to find a fire that involved the 2nd floor deck area with extension into the structure. Command quickly struck a second alarm due to the high hazard o [...]

E1 assists City of Reading on 2nd ala...

August 23, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 22 just after 4a.m. E1 was dispatched on the second alarm for Box 6-02 at 102 Neversink St. on the city’s southwest side. Responding crews from the city had a large commercial building as well as several vehicles well involved on their arrival less than 10 minutes earlier. Water supply from hydrants was an immediate issue d [...]

Assist to Lower Alsace on early morni...

August 21, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 20th at 5a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with Lower Alsace (Co4) and Exeter (Co 25) to 515 N. 26th St. in Lower Alsace for a reported basement fire. Police units arriving reported smoke showing from the residence. Fortunately all occupants were able to safely escape prior to the arrival of fire units who found a fire in the b [...]

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 [...]

St. Lawrence Structure Fire

July 20, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 19, 2015 shortly before 5p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Exeter (Co 25), Lower Alsace (Co 4) and West Reading (Co64) to 3455 Stoner Ave. in St. Lawrence for a reported structure fire. Exeter units reported smoke showing from their station as they responded and a second alarm with an additional EMS unit was quickly struck by [...]

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 [...]

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