Fire alarm with burning odor at Precision Technology building, Douglassville PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/14/2025 02:43 PM (PDT)

Near Old Swede Rd, Douglassville, PA 19518

A fire alarm sounded at Precision Technology near Old Swede Rd with a reported odor of burning. The call came from a church across the street. No visible fire or people were seen in the building.

Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS

03:19

Transcript:

00:00

Amy Township, Precision Technology, near Old Swede Rd, cross through De Moor-Latzen Rd, structure fire, alarm going off from motor burning, operations beyond Ops 1, 1743.

00:10

Phae-oh-oh-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-

00:20

D-EZEZE

00:22

Amy Township, near Old Swede Rd and Precision Technology, cross Morlatan Rd and Pine Lane, structure fire.

00:30

Station 49, Station 6, engine 49, engine tanker 25, engine 25, attack 19, engine 51.

00:38

Quint 6, rider 95, Tanker 6, Tanker 19, Station 45 for writ.

00:44

6-8401 Amy Township near Old Swede Rd at Precision Technology, Clashwick-Morlatan Rd and Pine Lane, a structure fire reported, alarm from motor burning, operations on scene after response, 1745.

00:59

Station. The minute is who's faithful standing by station, 1745.

01:04

1325 of Olm Springs Rd, cross Sitzel Lane and West Shore Dr, and ALS.

01:08

Merckle. Station 40, crew, second dispatch, Perry Township, 1325.

01:13

Crossers, Sitzel Lane and West Shore Dr, ALS.

01:16

Medical, 1745. Section 25, just wanted.

01:18

Section 25 responding, 1745, Precision Technology, near Old Swede Rd.

01:23

This call came from the church across the street.

01:25

Reporting an alarm going off with an odor of burning.

01:27

No people seen at the building.

01:29

Perch, 26, and they are out.

01:30

The victim route, 1747.

01:32

Marks, 249.

01:33

149.

01:34

Responding. 149, responding 1747, Precision Technology near Old Swede Rd.

01:39

Alarm[1] going off, odor of burning reported by someone across the street at a church.

01:43

Copy.

01:44

Broxtrotts point.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Alarm: General alarm call

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Near Old Swede Rd, Douglassville, PA 19518

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