Mt. Penn Fire Company

Working structure fire in Earl

On April 11th just before 1:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company for a working structure fire in the 1600 block of W. Philadelphia Avenue(Route 73). Initial reports was a shed fire that had spread to the residence. First arriving units reported 2 houses well involved, the initial home where the fire was reported and the house next door. A second alarm with additional tankers was quickly requested as well. Command relieved Mt. Penn of RIT in order to perform fire suppression due to manpower and the amount of fire. A 3rd alarm was struck for additional manpower. Crews encountered heavy fire on all floors to the point that crews had to be briefly evacuated. On reentry much of the fire was quickly knocked down but extensive overhaul, pulling ceilings, opening walls, removing siding, had to be performed to ensure final extinguishment. The neighboring house also suffered extensive fire damage. Fortunately nobody was injured and all of the occupants were able to escape safely. Units were able to begin clearing shortly after 3p.m. The cause of this fire remains under investigation.

This was one of 7 calls Mt. Penn responded to today which kept us busy most of the day. Other calls included a working brush fire, 2 other structure fires, a carbon monoxide alarm and a small rekindle from a fire Monday.

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Mt. Penn Fire Company

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Department Activity

Summary of department activity
2024
MonthFire CallsTotal
January6565Prior Year (2023) Stats
January - 49 | 49
16 more call(s) this year.
February4545Prior Year (2023) Stats
February - 41 | 41
4 more call(s) this year.
March6565Prior Year (2023) Stats
March - 66 | 66
1 less call(s) this year.
April5858Prior Year (2023) Stats
April - 66 | 66
8 less call(s) this year.
May00
June00
July00
August00
September00
October00
November00
December00
Totals233233
Working Fires9


Previous Years

2023727
2022683
2021208
2020582

Our Mission

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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