Mt. Penn Fire Company

Posts in category Structure Fire

St. Patrick’s Shenanigans

St. Patrick’s Shenanigans
On March 17th things were going smoothly all day at Mt. Penn. Guess we should have known that wouldn’t last. At 7:35p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with Lower Alsace(Co4) to Goodwill Industries in St. Lawrence for a fire alarm. Exeter Twp(Co25) had requested Company 4 to cover as they were operating at a serious crash on the e [...]

A brief look back

A brief look back
A few of our members put together a video that was shown at our dinner Saturday night. It highlights some of the work we did last year and we think it turned out pretty well. Maybe we will make this an annual project. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Early Morning Exeter Structure

Early Morning Exeter Structure
On February 11th just before 5a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other companies, to assist Exeter(Co25) on a reported structure fire at 2 Courtleigh Place in the Crestwood section of the township. First arriving units reported heavy smoke and fire from the roof area. A second alarm was quickly struck to bring additional manp [...]

Alsace Structure Fire

Alsace Structure Fire
On January 25th at 4:40a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with several other companies for a reported structure fire with entrapment in the 100 block of Magnolia Lane. Arriving crews found heavy smoke and fire throughout the home and one patient outside who was quickly taken by EMS to Lehigh Vally Hospital. They were advised of one resi [...]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Well we made it to the end of 2022! Not sure where the time went but here we are. The volunteers at Mt. Penn answered 683 calls for service this past year which is, if the math is correct, our highest call volume in history. December alone accounted for 83 of those which was our highest month ever. As the clock moves ahead to [...]

Festivus Follies and Fire

Festivus Follies and Fire
Festivus Friday, December 23rd turned out to be quite busy for many Berks fire companies including Mt. Penn. Due to the high winds and well below freezing temperatures there were plenty of calls for everybody involving trees on wires, power outages, trees down on roads, a few crashes and some structure fires. Mt. Penn was out on a dozen ca [...]

Ruscombmanor Structure Fire

Ruscombmanor Structure Fire
On December 20th just before 8am Ladder 1 was dispatched, along with several other companies, to assist Ruscombmanor(Co34) on a reported structure fire at 3 Tammy Louise Drive in the township. First arriving units reported a well involved house and a second alarm was struck for additional resources. The house was up a steep driveway and an [...]

We Stand Together

We Stand Together
The members of the Mt. Penn Fire Company stand with our brothers and sisters in expressing our deepest sympathy to the New Tripoli Fire Company of Lehigh County who lost 2 of their own yesterday. Firefighter Marvin Gruber and 1st Assistant Chief Zach Paris were operating at a 3-alarm fire in the 1100 block of Clamtown Rd. in West Penn Tow [...]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
It was a pretty busy weekend at Mt. Penn with numerous calls for trees on wires, a few brush fires, a few structure fire calls as well as several medical assists. As we rapidly approach Thanksgiving and the real start of the holiday season, we hope you take time out from the retail madness and general craziness of the world to be thankf [...]

2nd Alsace Fire in 2 days

2nd Alsace Fire in 2 days
On November 14th shortly after 4p.m. Mt. Penn and several mutual aid companies were dispatched to 304 Spies Church Rd. in Alsace Township for a reported structure fire. Apparently, the resident came home to smoke detectors going off and heavy smoke in the building and quickly discovered the kitchen was on fire. Arriving units pulled on [...]

Mt. Penn Fire Company

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Department Activity

Summary of department activity
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Previous Years

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2020582
2019656
2018553

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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