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 [...]
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 & [...]
On January 28, just before 9a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company to 231 W. Wesner Rd. in Maidencreek Twp. for a reported structure fire. First arriving units had heavy fire showing from the porch area at the rear corner. The fire was quickly knocked down and the rest of the building checked for further extension with n [...]
On October 28 just before 6p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched as the RIT company to 357 Lindberg Ave in Maidencreek Twp. for a reported structure fire. First arriving units from Blandon (Co12) had heavy fire and smoke showing. The fire was knocked down within 10 minutes and placed under control in 20 minutes. Crews remained on th [...]
On July 29th just before 6p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Company 4 (Lower Alsace) and Company 5 (Oley) to the 1900 block of Friedensburg Rd for a crash with possible entrapment. Chief 5 (Kline) arrived & confirmed everybody was out, one vehicle on its roof. Oley handled one vehicle while Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace handled the s [...]
Monday got off to a quick start shortly after 7:30a.m. when Exeter(Co25) and Mt. Penn were sent to Prospect St. & Oley Turnpike Rd for a pedestrian struck. Units arrived to find a teen with serious injuries after being struck by a car. Personnel assisted EMS with patient packaging for transport. Just after 11:30 Mt. Penn & Lower A [...]
Hard to believe but Memorial Day is almost upon us! We hope that you will all take a break for a bit and remember the ultimate price that so many of our veterans made in order that we are able to enjoy so many freedoms today. Mt. Penn will be participating in the Exeter Memorial Day Parade on Monday from the Exeter High School to [...]
On April 26 around 8:30p.m. the ladder was dispatched along with several other companies to assist Amity(Co’s 49 & 6) with a reported structure fire in the 100 block of Maplewood Dr. Arriving units had heavy fire showing from the second floor front and quickly placed 2 lines in service. Other units vented the roof and s [...]
Just to keep things interesting around town, on April 22, 2019 right around 9p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace(Co4) to the 1900 block of Fairview Ave. for a vehicle crash with unknown injuries and fire. Arriving units found 2 cars along the curb that had been struck and 1 car on its roof in the middle of the street [...]
On April 17 at 12:30p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched to assist Lower Alsace (Co4), Reading City and several other county companies on a working brush fire on Neversink Mountain. Pinpointing the exact location initially proved challenging as Berks Radio was getting several calls from multiple areas around the mountain reporting the fire.&nb [...]
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.