Posts tagged truck work

Tuesday Training

May 10, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On Tuesday the 9th we changed it up a bit and the crew went to the Berks County Fire Training Center to practice hoseline advancement. The engine was set up at the hydrant and the crew was divided into engine and truck company, alternating for each evolution. Those assigned engine were given a problem such as basement fire, 3rd floor fire e [...]

Structure fire in Oley

April 9, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 8, shortly after 7p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with Earl (Co19), Amity (Co49), Boyertown (Co95), Alsace Manor (Co8), Ruscombmanor (Co34) and Fleetwood (Co45) to 3197 W. Philadelphia Ave (Route 73) for a confirmed working structure fire. Arriving units found a single house with fire on the first floor and laid a supply line fr [...]

GOODBYE 2016!

December 31, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Well, 2016 has finally come to an end! It’s been quite a ride and hopefully everybody can look back, take a deep breath and move ahead to 2017. It’s also been quite a year for the volunteers at Mt. Penn. We answered a new record high of calls this past year although the number of “working fires” was down. In [...]

Assist to Exeter on structure fire

December 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On December 20 just after 5:30p.m. L1 was dispatched along with Exeter (Co25) and Birdsboro (Co7) to a reported structure fire at 125 Shelbourne Rd in Exeter for a reported bush on fire next to the home. Arriving crews found that the bush had burned but had extended to the side of the house as well and spread up the side all the way to the r [...]

L1 assists on 2nd alarm structure fir...

August 23, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 22 just after 3:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched on the second alarm to 3996 Penn Ave. in Sinking Spring boro to assist Western Berks and their mutual aid companies on a working structure fire with entrapment. The first arriving crews encountered a 3 story building with heavy fire showing from the second floor windows with extensio [...]

Exeter Township Structure

August 13, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 11, 2016 about 8:15p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched on the second alarm as the second Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) for a working structure fire at 35 Pine Ave. in Exeter Township. Responding companies reported a working fire as they were leaving their stations as the smoke column was quite visible. Once they arrived they found a pol [...]

Assist in Union Twp on structure fire

August 12, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 9, 2016 about 2:20p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the second due Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) for a working structure fire at 28 Ivy Lane in Union Twp. at the request of Deputy 7 (Rhoads). The first crews on location had fire showing from the rear of the house with extension into the loft area and were able to knock it down quic [...]

Assist to Oley on structure fire with...

April 10, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 9th just before 1:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as RIT to assist Oley (Co5) on a structure fire with reported entrapment at 653 Main St. in the Village of Oley. The first arriving units found a working fire on the second floor of the residence and confirmed that one person was trapped. Chief 5 (Kline) struck a second alarm as wel [...]

Two assists for structure fires in 8 ...

March 3, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 2 about 5:15p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Exeter, Lower Alsace and City of Reading Engine 5 to 1115 Fox Run in the Mountain Park section of the township for a reported structure fire. Arriving crews had a fire in the front bedroom of this 2 story townhouse and were quickly able to get it knocked down while ventilating and [...]

L1 assist Robeson on reported structu...

February 26, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 24 at approximately 4:45p.m. L1 was dispatched along with Geigertown, Exeter, Monocacy and Birdsboro to assist Gibralter with a reported structure fire at 1666 Golf Course Rd. in Robeson Township. Deputy 23 (Favinger) arrived first and reported a working fire. Exeter’s engine and L1 were able to make access up the steep an [...]

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