Posts tagged Working Fire

Mt. Penn Structure

September 22, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

On September 22nd just before 3a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several mutual aid companies to 9 Pennwyn Terrace in the Boro for a reported deck on fire in the rear of the residence. First arriving units confirmed a working fire with extension into the house. Fortunately all occupants were able to safely evacuate. Several lines were [...]

Boro Structure

August 26, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 26th shortly before noon, Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Reading City, Lower Alsace, Oley, Birdsboro and Exeter fire departments to 2642 Perkiomen Ave. for a reported structure fire. First arriving units confirmed a working fire in the kitchen area of the vacant home which was undergoing renovations. Two lines were pulled as ot [...]

Early St. Lawrence Structure Fire

June 18, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 18th just before 7:30a.m. Mt. Penn, along with several mutual aid companies were dispatched to the 3900 block of Penns Drive for a reported structure fire. First arriving units reported a working fire on the second floor front. One line was pulled as other crews performed ventilation and rescued the dogs still in the house. One dog w [...]

Exeter Structure Fire

June 5, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 4th shortly before 3p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other companies to assist Exeter(Co25) with a reported structure fire at Exeter Fitness, 4270 Perkiomen Avenue in the Reading Mall. Berks advised of multiple calls received for smoke and fire showing from the roof. Responding units confirmed this even before they ar [...]

Keeping Busy

April 21, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

The weather is improving and it looks like Spring is here to stay. Crews all around the county have kept busy since Friday with all types of calls and Mt. Penn is no exception. We have been on 5 calls Friday and Saturday including fire alarms, structure fires and vehicle crashes. On April 19th at 6:15p.m. Rescue 1 was dispatched to 30 [...]

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April 11, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

On April 10th shortly after 6:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other companies, to 21 S. 23rd St. in the borough for a reported structure fire. First arriving units confirmed a working fire on the second floor. Two lines were pulled and a second alarm was called to bring additional manpower to the scene. Fortunately all [...]

Exeter Structure Fire

March 31, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 30th just after 6p.m. Ladder 1 was dispatched, along with several other companies, to assist Exeter(Co25) on a reported structure fire at 206 Sunrise Rd. It was initially reported as a kitchen fire and multiple additional calls to county while units were enroute indicated a working fire with possible entrapment. A second alarm [...]

Lower Alsace Structure Fire

March 16, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

On March 15 shortly before 5p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other companies to 2802 Filbert Ave. for a possible structure fire, reported toaster on fire. Arriving units quickly called a working fire in the kitchen area. Initially one line was used to knock down the bulk of the fire by 5p.m. but as crews accessed the se [...]

Mt. Penn Structure Fire

February 28, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

On February 28 shorty after 7a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several mutual aid companies, to 2447 Grant St. for smoke coming out of a window. First arriving units reported heavy smoke and called a working fire. On entry it was found that the fire was in the basement with some extension to the floor above. Chief 1(Theodossiou) re [...]

Video recap of 2023

January 25, 2024 Written by John Eisenhard

As mentioned in an earlier post here, 2023 was quite a year for Mt. Penn Fire Company. One of our members gathered up lots of picture and videos and put them together in a video recap of the year. So here you go:

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

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Mt. Penn Structure

Boro Structure

Early St. Lawrence Structure Fire

Exeter Structure Fire

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Mt. Penn Structure Fire

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