Posts in category News

Early morning Alsace crash

July 7, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 7 shortly before 5a.m. Mt. Penn, Muhlenberg (Co66) and Laureldale (Co13) were dispatched to the 2000 block of McKnight’s Gap Rd for a vehicle crash with unknown injuries. On arrival Chief 13 (Feltenberger) reported a vehicle into the woods with the occupants out. EMS evaluated the patient who had no apparent injuries and refu [...]

HAPPY 244TH AMERICA!

July 3, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

July 4th is here! The members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company wish you a Happy July 4th and hope you have a great time with family & friends having a get together, watching fireworks, going to the beach or just hanging out at home. No matter what your choice is this holiday weekend, BE SAFE! It’s hot and humid so drink plenty o [...]

Neversink Brush Fire

July 1, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 30 about 1:15p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other companies, to assist Cumru Township (Co42) with a reported brush fire on the Schuylkill River side of Neversink Mountain. The location was not pinpointed until units arrived although smoke was visible from multiple locations. Units worked from Klapperthal Junction [...]

Pole & wires in Alsace

June 17, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 14th just before 4:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Laureldale (Co13) to the 100 block of Skyline Drive for a report of a pole & wires down that was caused by a vehicle that then left the scene. On arrival of Chief 13 (Feltenberger) he confirmed the address of 109 Skyline Dr. and that a pole was down with live wire [...]

Man rescued from woods

June 14, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On June 12th shortly before 6:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Exeter Twp. (Co25) with the rescue of a male who was riding his bicycle and became injured after going off a small cliff he did not see along the Antietam Creek. The original location was in St. Lawrence at Happy Landings playground. After some extensive hiking & [...]

Summer, summer, summer

June 13, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

Well it is almost summer! That means school is done, vacations begin and hopefully we can all return to our normal routines. As we enjoy nice weather and getting outside more we remind you to be careful in your activities whether you are grilling, driving or spending the day on the water. Always have the proper protective e [...]

Happy Memorial Day

May 25, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

As we begin the unofficial start of the summer season there are things missing this year such as the Exeter Memorial Day Parade, the sun, warm temperatures, pool openings and so on. Hopefully things will return to normal soon and we look forward to that. However there is something else missing, over 1 million Americans who ha [...]

Fire on the mountain

May 20, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On May 19th shortly before 4:30p.m. Mt. Penn, along with several other companies, was dispatched to the area of the County radio towers at 619 Skyline Drive for a reported brush fire. Numerous calls were received from the City of Reading & surrounding areas reporting smoke visible. Arriving units found about 1 acre on fire ju [...]

The week in review

April 29, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

Hopefully everybody is doing well during these strange days we are in. Although the amount of calls we have been responding to has been going down there has been an increase in numbers of the amount of structure fires we have been dispatched to, most likely because more people are home and doing more cooking and other work around the house. [...]

3 Alarms in Fleetwood

April 17, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

Just after midnight on April 17, Mt. Penn was dispatched as the second RIT company to supplement the Co 11(Temple) RIT. on a 3 alarm fire involving 4 buildings on E. Locust St. in Fleetwood. Arriving units had their hands full with a well involved structure that quickly spread to adjoining homes and a church. The crew from Mt. Penn stood b [...]

Summary of department activity

2020
Month	Total
January	39Prior Year (2019) Stats January - 69 30 less call(s) this year.
February	45Prior Year (2019) Stats February - 55 10 less call(s) this year.
March	32Prior Year (2019) Stats March - 56 24 less call(s) this year.
April	56Prior Year (2019) Stats April - 64 8 less call(s) this year.
May	45Prior Year (2019) Stats May - 49 4 less call(s) this year.
June	45Prior Year (2019) Stats June - 51 6 less call(s) this year.
July	59Prior Year (2019) Stats July - 64 5 less call(s) this year.
August	73Prior Year (2019) Stats August - 60 13 more call(s) this year.
September	40Prior Year (2019) Stats September - 36 4 more call(s) this year.
October	39Prior Year (2019) Stats October - 51 12 less call(s) this year.
November	0
December	0
Totals	473

Working Fires	14

Previous Years

2019					656
2018					553
2017					462
2016					455