Overview[]
Mount Penn Fire Department serves the Borough of Mt Penn (.46 sq miles) and surrounding areas. First due areas are Mt Penn Borough, Lower Alsace Township, Saint Lawrence Borough, and Alsace Township.
Department Profile[]
Staffing[]
- Volunteers: 30
- Paid: 0
- 1 Chief
- 2 Deputy Chief
- 2 Captains
- 1 Lieutenant
- 1 Chief Engineer
- 1 Fire Marshall
- 1 FF/PHRN
- 1 FF/PM
- 6 FF/EMT
- 15 FF
- 2 J/FF
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station - 2711 Grant Street[]
- Engine 1 - 2004/2022 Seagrave Marauder (1500/750)
- Rescue 1 - 2005 Pierce Lance (2000/750/30F) (SN#16854) (Ex-Gordons Corner Fire Company)
- Attack 1 - 2013 GMC Sierra 2500 / Darley skid (250/250/30) (Ex-Alsace Manor Fire Company
- Utility 1 - 2021 Ford F-350 4x4
- Spill 1 - 2003 Wells Cargo trailer (2600lbs oil dry/12 booms/500 sorbent pads/6 hazmat suits)
- Utility 1-1 - 2000 Ford Excursion 4x4
On Order[]
A new tractor-drawn aerial was ordered from Spartan Emergency Response in October 2022.
Retired Apparatus[]
- 1997 AM General Hummer H1 / Fire Attacker brush (200/250) (Sold to Cut Knife Fire Department)
- 1994 Ford L-8000 / Swab walk-in rescue (Sold to Springdale Volunteer Fire Department (Pennsylvania))
- 1992/2010 Seagrave Marauder (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Ladder 1) (Ex-Cincinnati Fire Department) (Sold to Gladwyne Fire Company)
- 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1984 Mack MS / Ward 79 pumper (1000/750) (Sold to Citizens Fire Company No. 1 of Middleport)
- 1980 American LaFrance aerial / Wilde Fire / Arrowhead (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Merion Fire Company of Ardmore, sold to a private party, then sold to MacBoston 18 Truck rolling memorial)
- 1979 GMC brush / 1990 rescue body conversion / 1995 brush conversion (150/200) (Sold to Middleport Volunteer Fire Department (Pennsylvania))
- 1972 Ford aerial (500/-/55' Hi-Ranger articulating platform) (Sold to private party, reacquired by member of department in 2021)
- 1971 American LaFrance / 1989 American LaFrance refurb pumper (1500/750) (Ex-Orland Fire Protection District (Illinois))
- 1961 Mack C85F pumper (750/300)
- 1953 Willys Overland Jeep brush (Sold to Alsace Manor Fire Company, lost in fire at station)
- 1947 Mack pumper (Sold to private party, reacquired by member of department)
- 1941 Diamond T / Peter Pirsch pumper (Sold to Berkshire Heights Volunteer Fire Company No. 2)
- 1925/1935 Hahn pumper
- 1919 Ford Model T (35/35 chem)
- 1914 four wheel hand apparatus (35/35)
- 1914 two wheel hose cart (500’x2.5”)
- 1908 hand truck (35/35 chem/35’ extension ladder, 12'x2 ground ladders)
- 1906 hose cart (?/? chem/15’x2 ground ladders)