Posts tagged Vehicle fire

Alsace Crash

November 28, 2020 Written by John Eisenhard

On November 27 just before 4p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Laureldale (Co13) and Muhlenberg (Co66) to the area of 2929 Pricetown Rd. for a vehicle fire. Berks Radio then advised this was a crash with fire, vehicle into the woods based on additional calls. Chief 13 (Feltenberger) reported a working fire with vehicle into woods on h [...]

Hazy, Hot & Fire

August 7, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

Just before 12:30p.m. on August 6 Mt. Penn was dispatched with Lower Alsace(Co4) to 21st St. & Perkiomen Ave for a vehicle fire involving a trash truck. On arrival Dep 1-1 (Eisenhard) confirmed a trash truck that had dumped its cargo on the street which was actively burning. E1 pulled 2 lines and was supplied by E4 to kno [...]

Welcome 2019!

January 1, 2019 Written by John Eisenhard

All of us at the Mt. Penn Fire Company would like to wish you a safe and Happy New Year! Let’s stay safe in 2019. We finished 2018 with 553 calls that covered everything from fires, vehicle crashes, rescues, fire alarms, assisting other departments and assisting the police and public works. This year marked the most [...]

Springtime is not always sweet

May 9, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

May 8th proved to be a beautiful but busy day at Mt. Penn. Just before 6a.m. the Ladder was dispatched to assist Amity (Co’s 49 & 6) with a reported structure fire at 551 Old Swede Rd. Units were held at station and then recalled when it was again found out that the venting from the stack was just was normal operating conditions at [...]

Tuesday is Variety Day continues̷...

February 7, 2018 Written by John Eisenhard

For the third Tuesday in a row the streak continues…. Just after 5 p.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched for the QRS run to the 2600 block of Perkiomen Ave. for an older male with breathing problems. The crew obtained vital signs and administered oxygen to assist with breathing until EMS arrived. They then helped get him to the ambulance from [...]

Mt. Penn vehicle fire

December 24, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

Things have slowed down a bit this month but just after 3p.m. on December 23rd Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (Co4) for a reported vehicle fire at 103 N. 23rd St. in the borough. On the arrival of Lt. 1 (Lombardo) he confirmed a well involved engine compartment fire. When E1 arrived they pulled the front bumper line and wer [...]

Friday night heat

July 23, 2017 Written by John Eisenhard

On July 21 the day was concluded with Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co4) being dispatched for a reported vehicle fire at 250 Endlich Ave. Lt. 1 (Lombardo) arrived and reported a working engine compartment fire. One line with a Navy nozzle was pulled from E1 to extinguish the fire which was held to the engine compartment. As a side note, for t [...]

GOODBYE 2016!

December 31, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

Well, 2016 has finally come to an end! It’s been quite a ride and hopefully everybody can look back, take a deep breath and move ahead to 2017. It’s also been quite a year for the volunteers at Mt. Penn. We answered a new record high of calls this past year although the number of “working fires” was down. In [...]

Vehicle fire in Mt. Penn

August 10, 2016 Written by John Eisenhard

On August 8, 2016 at 9:30p.m. Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace (Co4) were dispatched to 2311 Grant St. for a reported vehicle fire. Deputy 1 (Wertz) arrived first and confirmed a working fire on Beech St. about 4 feet from the Mt. Penn Elementary School and had the call upgraded to a structure assignment which brought the rest of companies 1 & [...]

Early morning vehicle fire

October 18, 2015 Written by John Eisenhard

On October 17 shortly after 1:30a.m. Mt. Penn was dispatched along with Lower Alsace (Co 4) to the 600 block of S. 20th St. in the boro for a reported vehicle fire. As crews were responding dispatch advised that the police were on location with a well involved vehicle which Deputy 1 (Wertz) confirmed upon his arrival. The crew from Engine [...]

2021
Month	Total
January	51Prior Year (2020) Stats January - 39 12 more call(s) this year.
February	48Prior Year (2020) Stats February - 45 3 more call(s) this year.
March	56Prior Year (2020) Stats March - 32 24 more call(s) this year.
April	53Prior Year (2020) Stats April - 56 3 less call(s) this year.
May	0
June	0
July	0
August	0
September	0
October	0
November	0
December	0
Totals	208

Working Fires	9