Fire crews respond to incident near West Western railroad crossing, Berks County PA


Fire personnel responded to a fire incident near a railroad crossing by West Western Road. Water trucks were used, and coordination with the railroad company took place. There was a concern that a train might still be active on the tracks, so units were advised to proceed with caution.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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What's your location? I'm currently at West-Westner Road towards Park Road near Georgios.
00:07
We're currently at Main Street, McViles.
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TensionMedic 3, CVS 5444 Penn Street, Crosh Street to North 6th Street, and South 5th Street, J-A-Lis-Tromis, 16-4-10.
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Beals Medical 163-3-2.
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Good. We refilled, are we done since the water truck's coming or what he wants to do?
00:24
Yeah, once the water truck comes down here, we're going to head out.
00:27
T's 12 at 9451.
00:29
Peterson water truck is only out here by weavers in the now.
00:31
Let's have a 45-1-2-2-45.
00:33
Yes. Where that North Pole Southern truck is right now, that's where we're going to meet you.
00:36
I'm working my way back to this field here.
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10-4[1] will continue walking that way.
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Deputy 45 from Lus 10452.
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If you water truck, you'd make it get ready down.
00:44
Just the case you have any, it was in the road.
00:46
It's 1012, T12.
00:48
Got you. It looks good down here at West Western Railroad Crossing.
00:52
I recommend that we let the railroad company handle it from here.
00:56
Very safe, we can clean up our operation then.
00:58
All your units on the track, the northwarder train, just stated that the one track is still supposedly hot that there could be a train coming.
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So just be careful.
01:08
Receive all 12 units will be on the track.
01:10
A water truck is making its way past driveway road now.
01:14
They said the train could be coming from the Alberta side.
01:17
But, you know, I'd just be careful because Norfolk did say everything would stop, but they may have opened up.
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Westin Rd, Douglass Township, PA 19518
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