Posts tagged Utility 1

Water, water everywhere

July 10, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 9th our area experienced severe and prolonged rain starting in the early afternoon and continuing until evening which quickly caused Antietam Creek to overflow which appears to be the root cause of most of the problems that arose in the Antietam area. During this storm Mt. Penn, along with Exeter(Co25), Lower Alsace(Co4) and several [...]

Boyertown Assist on crash with Haz-Ma...

October 22, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 21st shortly before 3p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched for the spill trailer to assist Boyertown(Co 95) for a vehicle crash with a large diesel fuel spill at 1101 Reading Ave. in Douglass Township. This is the same as the intersection of Route 562 & Douglass Drive. A car and a tractor trailer collided which caused the t [...]

No Sunday Fun Day

July 17, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

Sunday was no break for area fire companies including Mt. Penn. The day started rather early just before 2:30a.m. when the spill trailer was requested to Broadway Avenue in Exeter Township to assist with a fuel oil tank that was leaking behind a residence. Crews found oil around the tank and into the neighbors yard. Oil absorbent pads wer [...]

Ruscombmanor Structure Fire

February 13, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 11 shortly after 7:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company for a 2nd alarm structure fire with entrapment at 73 Dreamland Park Dr. in Ruscombmanor Twp. The first arriving units had a well involved residence with fire showing and quickly struck a second alarm. A long hose lay was needed to supply water from the tanker [...]

Tractor trailer wreck in Amity

February 9, 2022 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 8 just before 10a.m. Mt. Penn was requested to respond with the spill trailer to 6867 Boyertown Pike in Amity Township to assist with a tractor trailer crash that was leaking fuel. First arriving units had a tractor trailer tanker fully loaded with diesel fuel which was free flowing from several holes in the tank. The driv [...]

Arrival of new Utility 1

June 21, 2021 Written by John Eisenhard

Early on June 21st the Mt. Penn Fire Company took delivery of the new Utility 1 from the New Holland Auto Group. It is a Ford F350 4 door with a full length bed and heavy duty slide out tray, ARE truck cap and a 5 man cab. We have some brainstorming to do about equipment mounting and placement in the coming weeks as well as having the truc [...]

Structure fire in Maidencreek

June 1, 2021 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 1 just after 4a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company to assist Blandon(Co12) and several others on a reported structure fire in the 200 block of E. Wesner Rd. First arriving units reported a working fire with fire through the roof of this single story house. Command stood down the RIT and used the additional personnel for [...]

Maidencreek Structure Fire

March 28, 2021 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 27 just before 3:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company to assist Blandon(Co12) and surrounding companies on a reported structure fire in the 100 block of Sandhurst Blvd. First arriving units found a house with a well involved fire in the roof area. Several lines were pulled and a master stream from Tower 45(Fleetwood) [...]

Tuesday training

February 24, 2021 Written by John Eisenhard

This past Tuesday Ladder 1 & Engine 1 joined Exeter Township(Co25), Birdsboro(Co7) and Keystone(Co16) for training in an acquired structure at the old Giant Food store along Perkiomen Ave. Crews practiced hoseline advancement, aerial and ground ladders and building searches under simulated fire conditions in the front part of this large [...]

Alsace Township Crash

January 7, 2021 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 6 just after 11a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace(Co4), Muhlenberg(Co66) and Ruscombmanor(Co34) to the 200 block of Antietam Rd. for a vehicle crash with injuries. Additional info reported a dump truck into the woods with the driver injured. Arriving units found the scene as described with a loaded tri-axle dum [...]

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