Structure fire with partial collapse near West Main St, Berks County PA
Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred near the intersection of West Main Street and West Pine Street in Bern Township. Multiple fire units responded and performed tanker and engine operations, including supplying water and operating ladder pipes. There was a minor structural collapse reported during firefighting efforts. The fire caused a power outage in the area. Operations involved managing water supply issues and continuing firefighting defensively.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire A and EMS
07:5
Transcript:
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Tanker 38, if you're having mechanical issues, switch to another truck, we gotta get water up there.
00:09
Tanker 29. Can you pull off its run a tanker 37, or excuse me, Tanker 38?
00:16
Chief 6B6, that's in Fort.
00:19
I just have been 35 from both from Fire Office 4?
00:23
All right, Keith. What if she's been coming up to drive away from Tanker 38? Right now.
00:29
Go ahead, Perce.
00:31
Go in that deck gun!
00:34
But Ed was updated.
00:37
They stated they generated the wire.
00:39
They still advised to stay away from it and treat it as dangerous. They have an ETA of two hours.
00:46
1040 there.
00:48
26 is prior on Upsilon.
00:55
Message received.
00:56
Power has appeared to be out in the area now.
01:02
1937 charged the red into three quarter.
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The 136-1.
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Charging.
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Section 3661. 6161.
01:16
Or out for us half the additional.
01:20
Agent 37, charge the blue line when you get a chance.
01:22
23-53. For our Accentanticle 40 on location.
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Engine 1030, 2353.
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6-7-1-1-212.
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6-1-1-212. 6-1-1 on 2nd-533.
01:36
For our extension 40.
01:38
Section 40.
01:41
Can you confirm the location that I'd fill aside again?
01:49
Promotive West Main Street and West Pine Street.
01:53
Mayn's percent, 29.
01:57
Receive.
01:59
That'll be right outside of Leesport, correct?
02:02
No, primitive.
02:04
Thank you.
02:07
1937, charge the blue lines.
02:10
Berks, Tanker 41, 6-1stead Drive.
02:15
Erx, he's 337 is on scene.
02:17
He's on scene, 22, 54.
02:19
Copy Canko 41, you're responding, 2354, switch over the fire.
02:23
Good line to charge.
02:26
All right, it's car to be 17, sorry.
02:30
530, I'm sending you water.
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23, 54.
02:39
Perks, take a 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, 2 is following.
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Time 4422.
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23rd04.
02:50
Units operating home set drive.
02:53
Whoever has the white Nissan pickup PAV parked right in front of the still set at the driveway needs to come moving.
03:01
C-30 for C-66. Can you able to move your vehicle?
03:08
Engine 37, can I have more pressure on a blitzline?
03:13
Yeah.
03:18
For extension, Niagara 50, you will respondent. Sengen Tender 50, 20-50, 20-50-2.
03:26
The bottom 30, 50 to come down and get into the window.
03:31
Rolling forth a bravo sign.
03:35
Command, we did a 29-1.
03:42
Today, we're saying 291 on half one.
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I need water.
04:02
Chief 66. We're doing a 29-1. We're not born.
04:07
Got it.
04:08
Okay, we have water on the fire.
04:11
We're in the process of ladder pipe operations right now.
04:15
Copy water on the fire, lot of pipe operation.
04:17
We're going to see.
04:21
We have one handline in operation.
04:24
We're going to stake with these expensive operations.
04:27
We have minor collapse into the Division II.
04:33
All handlines off 37. I got to shut down. I'm out of water.
04:38
Engine 40 on TSA at the Filt site.
04:42
You can have an option for water operation, but...
04:45
10-385 in route 2332nd.
04:47
Okay.
04:49
The 2029-1, I copied.
04:51
I'll go with that.
04:53
We'll stay defensive until we pretty much read everything out and we'll over-evaluate.
05:01
Is there any way he's got a second supply line to engine 37?
05:09
Hanger 38, are you out of water?
05:16
Merch 2.66.
05:21
Out of 30, you're getting water again.
05:28
Water 30 got to point down. T-66.
05:35
What's the status of the engine going to West Main Street and West Pine?
05:40
The road is up to end.
05:42
3rd30 is almost out. We're going to be switching over to.
05:46
They just got on location about two minutes ago.
05:50
Whoever flowed water out in front,
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they're not even heading the building.
05:57
I'm going to be tied that way now.
06:04
Fire 3, can't get to the right.
06:07
Received, I have fire ops 2 assigned for the water operation.
06:11
Further to the right.
06:13
Do you repeat, the first?
06:15
I have fireups to assign then for water operations.
06:19
To the right.
06:21
To the right. To the right.
06:23
To the right.
06:27
C-66, Lieutenant 291.
06:32
Be advised.
06:34
I'm at... Engine 37 is almost out of water.
06:41
Come back left.
06:43
Crescent 35 from Berks on fire offshore?
06:48
Agent 37, do you have enough to charge of blue lines?
06:53
Changa 38. Are you out of water?
06:59
Okay. Thank you very much for getting out of water.
07:01
Remember,
07:02
you can see them.
07:04
I'm not water, I eat water.
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Location mentioned:
W Main St & W Pine St, Bern Township, PA 19533
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