Mt. Penn Fire Company

Posts tagged Vehicle crash

Early Morning Crash

Early Morning Crash
Just before 2a.m. on January 6th Rescue 1 was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) on a reported vehicle crash with unknown injuries in the 600 block of Carsonia Ave.  Arriving units found 2 vehicles, one in the northbound lane and one in the southbound lane that had collided.  There were also 2 other vehicles that [...]

Welcome 2019!

Welcome 2019!
All of us at the Mt. Penn Fire Company would like to wish you a safe and Happy New Year!  Let’s stay safe in 2019. We finished 2018 with 553 calls that covered everything from fires, vehicle crashes, rescues, fire alarms, assisting other departments and assisting the police and public works.  This year marked the most [...]

Rescue assists on crash

Rescue assists on crash
On August 6 at 6:20p.m. the rescue was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace(Co4) on a vehicle crash at Hill Rd. & Glen Rd.  Arriving units found 2 vehicles in the intersection with several people injured.  Deputy 4-1(Mountz) directed Engine 4 to handle the vehicles and Rescue 1 to assist EMS with patient care.  Additional ambulances were ca [...]

Late night Mt. Penn crash

Late night Mt. Penn crash
Just after 10:30p.m. on July 9th, Mt. Penn & Lower Alsace(Co4) were dispatched to the area of Howard Blvd. & Dengler St. in the boro for a crash with unknown injuries.  Updated information from County stated that the occupants had apparently fled the scene.  Deputy 1-1( Eisenhard) arrived and confirmed the report, also confirming min [...]

Lower Alsace Crash

Lower Alsace Crash
On June 27 just about 2:30p.m. Rescue 1 was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) on a vehicle crash with unknown injuries in the 1900 block of Butter Lane.  Deputy 1-1 (Eisenhard) arrived with one vehicle on its side and the occupant out and uninjured.  Deputy 4-1 (Mountz) was provided the updated information and had the units slow to nor [...]

Construction Chaos!

Construction Chaos!
If you didn’t notice, road construction season is HERE!  In the past week signs have magically sprouted just about everywhere in Mt. Penn as projects get underway.  In addition to the multitude of detours around the boro, there are other detours in place such as the Harvey Ave. bridge, Gibraltar Rd. bridge and starting next week, the [...]

Two Assists to Lower Alsace

Two Assists to Lower Alsace
On June 5 about 12:15p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to 11 Wilson Ave. to assist Lower Alsace(Co4) with a person stuck under a vehicle.  Arriving crews found that the patient was not trapped anymore but was seriously injured and had been down for an unknown time.  Crews assisted EMS with patient packaging so they could transport to the hospital [...]

A little bit of everything

A little bit of everything
Thursday turned out to be a busy day at Mt. Penn.  About 11:30 we were dispatched to assist Lower Alsace(Co4) with a reported brush fire across from the old caretakers house at Antietam Lake.  Arriving personnel found an area of about 75×75 feet burning slowly  just off the fire trail.  A line was raked around the fire until brush units [...]

Mt. Penn Crash

Mt. Penn Crash
Shortly after 2a.m. on April 29 Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace(Co4) for a vehicle crash with injuries at 23rd St. & Perkiomen Ave. which is a location both companies respond to several times each year.  As with many times in the past, the Boro signs at the intersection were wiped out along with a pole on the CVS side suf [...]

Mt. Penn Crash

Mt. Penn Crash
On April 12 just before 10a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (Co4) to Carsonia Ave. & Weimoor Ct. in the boro for a vehicle crash with one vehicle reported into a tree.  Arriving units found one vehicle had lost control for an unknown reason and struck a parked car and then struck a large tree.  The driver sustained a h [...]

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The mission of the Mt. Penn Fire Company is to protect the lives and property of the people of Mt Penn from fires, natural disasters, and hazardous materials incidents; to save lives by providing Rescue services; to prevent fires through prevention and education programs; and to provide a 100% Volunteer work environment that values health, wellness and cultural diversity and is free of harassment and discrimination.

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