Posts tagged Vehicle crash

One fire leads to another

March 6, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Sunday began shortly before 12:30p.m. when Mt. Penn was dispatched for the RIT company to assist Exeter Twp. (Co25) at 6302 Perkiomen Ave. for a working structure fire. First arriving crews found a house well involved with access being made down a long dirt lane off of Route 422. The Rescue 1 crew assisted with moving equipment back to the [...]

Lower Alsace vehicle crash

February 2, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 1 just after 10;15p.m. and shortly after returning from a medical assist call in Mt. Penn, the rescue was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) for a vehicle crash in the area of Skyline Dr. and List Rd that was reported as a vehicle flipped over with multiple patients. Arriving crews found the heavily damaged vehicle on its r [...]

New rescue truck in service

January 28, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Mt. Penn’s “new to us” rescue has been placed in service as of January 27 when it returned from getting the final work done on the steering, suspension and equipment mounting. Several members are already qualified on driving and operating it and the remaining ones should be done within a few weeks. The officers would like [...]

Pedestrian struck in Lower Alsace

January 18, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On January 17 at 5:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4) on a pedestrian crash in the 800 block of Carsonia Ave. Deputy 4-1 (Mountz) arrived first and immediately requested EMS to expedite and the northbound lanes of Carsonia Ave. shut down. Arriving apparatus crews assisted the ambulance with getting the patient secu [...]

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 crash

November 10, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 8, just before 11a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Exeter (Co25) at Shelbourne Rd. and Pennsylvania Ave. in the township for a vehicle crash with entrapment. On arrival Exeter found one vehicle that had gone off the road and apparently rolled over, trapping both occupants. When Mt. Penn arrived they assisted in removing the [...]

Rush hour vehicle crash

October 19, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 18 just before 5p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Engine 4 (Lower Alsace) to the 2400 block of Perkiomen Ave. in the Boro for a vehicle vs a pole. R1 arrived within a few minutes and confirmed the dispatch with the location being N. 25th St. and Perkiomen Ave. Once E1 arrived it was determined that E4 could return a [...]

Vehicle rollover in Mt. Penn

September 21, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 20 at 2p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Engine 4 (Lower Alsace) to the alley behind 1969 Fairview Ave. for a report of a vehicle rolled over with entrapment. Deputy 4-1 (Mountz) arrived and confirmed the dispatch information and that the patient was conscious and alert. Once crews arrived they stabilized the vehicle wit [...]

Assist to Oley with spill trailer

September 17, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 16 the spill trailer was dispatched at 10:15a.m. to assist Oley (Co5) with a vehicle crash at the East intersection of Routes 73 & 662. A car and tractor trailer collided which caused the saddle tank on the truck to rupture and spill a large amount of diesel fuel. The crews assisted with keeping the spill contained a [...]

Mt. Penn Crash

August 27, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 26 just after 12 noon, Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co4) were dispatched to the 2700 block of Perkiomen Ave. in Mt. Penn for a vehicle crash with injuries. Arriving crews found a two car crash with a pole sheared off. One vehicle with a suspected DUI driver struck the rear of a vehicle being operated by an off duty Central Berks Re [...]

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