Fire alarm accidentally triggered during firefighter training, Reading PA


A fire alarm was accidentally set off during a training exercise for a new firefighter near Paper Mill Road. No actual fire was reported.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Spring Town, Station 1st, near Paper Mill Road, room number two, between Broadcasting Road and Eason Drive and ALS[1] Missile.
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66512, Spring Township, Station First, near Paper Mill Road, and ALS[1], another 1,0-1034.
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First, it's 10995-1.
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Lieutenant 951.
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You can share 95 available with the exception of Fire Police.
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95 is available with the exception of Fire Police.
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Change this slide radio.
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Ender 5.
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If you get a call from the alarm company for Walmart, I don't get anything, but I'll keep them updated if we get some.
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No one engine 5.
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Sorry.
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I'm just on to break everything, okay?
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We were showing a probationary firefighter about school stations and accidentally set it off.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ALS: Advanced Life Support (paramedic-level medical response)
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Location mentioned:
Near Paper Mill Rd, Reading, PA 19610
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