Early Morning Oley Fire

November 2, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 2nd, just after midnight, Ladder 1 was dispatched along with several other companies to assist Oley(Co5) with a reported structure fire in the 500 block of Manatawny Rd. near the border with Earl Township. Berks Radio gave an update of multiple callers and the police reported smoke showing from several miles out. First arr [...]

Mt. Penn Structure Fire

October 31, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 30th just after 9p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with Lower Alsace, Reading City, Birdsboro, Exeter and Oley fire companies to the 2400 block of Filbert Avenue for a reported structure fire. First arriving Deputy 1-1(Kline) had nothing showing on arrival, but further investigation soon found smoke from the second and thir [...]

Assist to Exeter on Structure Fire

October 13, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 12th, just before noon Mt. Penn was dispatched, along with several other companies to 271 Shelbourne Rd. in Exeter Township for a reported structure fire. First arriving units had heavy smoke showing from the eaves with fire eventually venting out of the rear of the building. Multiple lines were pulled and additional tankers [...]

Fire Prevention Week 2023

October 11, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Here we are, smack in the middle of Fire Prevention Week. The theme put out this year by the NFPA is Cooking safety starts with YOU! Pay attention to fire prevention When you think about it, it’s true. We all spend quite a bit of time in the kitchen, getting a cup of coffee, grabbing a snack from the fridge or cooking a meal [...]

Busy weekend at Mt. Penn

October 9, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

It was quite the busy few days over this past weekend at Mt. Penn. Aside from a few calls here and there, dayroom renovations are complete except for a few small details. Rescue 1 assisted with lighting at Rita’s for a Friday night fundraiser in honor and memory of a well-known local resident who recently passed away too soon. W [...]

Home Depot Kids Workshop

October 4, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Looking for something to do with the kids this Saturday? Tired of the same old Saturday routine? Need a reason to get out of the house? Come to the Exeter Home Depot Kids Workshop and kick off fire prevention week with local first responders! This event runs from 9a.m. to 12 noon. You will be able to build a rescue float plane that y [...]

Fall has arrived!

September 25, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

It’s been a long summer at Station 1 with our dayroom renovations. Hot & humid too as the “temporary” dayroom was out on the apparatus floor which doesn’t have air conditioning. The crew made do with a fan or two to keep air moving. Not very relaxing at all! Now we can see the end is in sight. Only a fe [...]

Brief Recap

September 11, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

Just when things seemed to be settling down with the kids back to school and the Labor Day holiday behind us the area was hit with severe storms again which brought down trees, wires and poles. Fortunately, there was no flooding as with the July storms. Many areas from Lower Alsace up the mountain into Alsace Township suffered power out [...]

Passing of Former Chief

August 27, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

It is with great sadness that the Mt. Penn Fire Company announces the passing of current member and past Fire Chief Dennis Swartz on August 25th. We extend our deepest sympathy and condolences to Dennis’s family. Visitation will be held on August 31st from 10 to 11am at the Feeney Funeral Home (625 N 4th St Reading) with services [...]

Assist on Reading City Structure

August 14, 2023 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 14th just before 10:30p.m. Engine 1 was dispatched, along with Lower Alsace(Co4) and Exeter(Co25) on the second alarm to assist Reading City at 334 S. 17th St. First arriving crews had fire from the roofline and found the attic space well involved. Several lines, as well as the tower ladder were used to knock down the bulk of [...]

Summary of department activity

2024
Month	Fire Calls	Total
January	65	65Prior Year (2023) Stats January - 49 \| 49 16 more call(s) this year.
February	45	45Prior Year (2023) Stats February - 41 \| 41 4 more call(s) this year.
March	65	65Prior Year (2023) Stats March - 66 \| 66 1 less call(s) this year.
April	38	38Prior Year (2023) Stats April - 66 \| 66 28 less call(s) this year.
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	213	213

Working Fires	8

Previous Years

2023					727
2022					683
2021					208
2020					582