Posts tagged Structure Fire

Oley Structure Fire

November 15, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 15 at 9:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with several other companies for a confirmed working structure fire to the rear of the 300 block of Main St. First arriving units had a well involved multi-bay garage with unknown contents burning. Mt. Penn crews were split with half standing by as the RIT company [...]

Exeter crash & fire

September 16, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 15, shortly after 10p.m. Exeter(Co25) was dispatched for a vehicle crash at 4851 Perkiomen Ave. Additional information indicated a vehicle struck a building and both were now on fire. The assignment was upgraded to a structure fire. On arrival the units found a vehicle that struck the end of the residence, [...]

Exeter Crash

September 13, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 12 just after 10p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other companies, to assist Exeter Twp(Co25) with a reported structure fire after a vehicle pursuit and crash at Apollo Pools in the township. First arriving units found a vehicle into the building with fluids and unknown chemicals down. The fire had been knoc [...]

Amity Township Structure Fire

July 19, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 19th just after 9a.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched to assist Amity Twp (Co’s 49 & 6) and several other companies with a reported structure fire at 92 Toll Gate Rd. Amity units responding reported a visible smoke header from some distance out and on arrival found a working garage fire with extension to the residence. A second a [...]

Mt. Penn Structure Fire

July 16, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 16th right around noon Mt. Penn & several mutual aid companies were dispatched for a structure fire at 217 Friedensburg Rd. Arriving units had a working porch fire with extension to the roof & dormer area. A second alarm for manpower was called soon after. The fire was knocked down within 15 minutes but crews remained on lo [...]

Laureldale Structure Fire

June 25, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 24th shortly before 10 p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched to assist Laureldale (Co13) on what began as an automatic fire alarm but was quickly upgraded to a structure fire at Yuasa Batteries. Chief 13 (Feltenberger), responding to the AFA reported smoke & flames from the roof area on his arrival. Lines were immediately stretched &am [...]

The week in review

April 29, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

Hopefully everybody is doing well during these strange days we are in. Although the amount of calls we have been responding to has been going down there has been an increase in numbers of the amount of structure fires we have been dispatched to, most likely because more people are home and doing more cooking and other work around the house. [...]

3 Alarms in Fleetwood

April 17, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

Just after midnight on April 17, Mt. Penn was dispatched as the second RIT company to supplement the Co 11(Temple) RIT. on a 3 alarm fire involving 4 buildings on E. Locust St. in Fleetwood. Arriving units had their hands full with a well involved structure that quickly spread to adjoining homes and a church. The crew from Mt. Penn stood b [...]

Assist to Exeter

March 29, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 29th shortly before 3a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Co25(Exeter), along with several other companies, on a possible structure fire at Arkema Chemicals on Lincoln Rd. in the township. Crews arrived to find a large electric panel burning & contained it with extinguishers until maintenance and Met-Ed could arrive and s [...]

SOLD OUT!!!

February 25, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

The 52 annual Fastnacht sale has ended-SOLD OUT! It was a busy weekend with the sale and handling of several emergency calls from a 2nd alarm fire in Reading City to a crash in Oley and other incidents in Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace. Mark your calendar for February 13th & 14th, 2021. Thank you so much for your continued s [...]

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