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Trash can and fence fire near residence in backyardReading PA

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Near Douglass St, Reading, PA 19604

A trash can and a fence caught fire in the backyard near Douglass St, within 10 feet of the house. Multiple callers reported the fire close to the house. Fire responders arrived and no cause was confirmed.

Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
00:00
Advising we're getting a call for a trash can on fire in the backyard with intent because the residents structure fire for us.
00:09
All right, where's that out?
00:12
near Douglass St.
00:17
Okay, this is no indication of the structures are allowed, correct?
00:24
We're still getting information possibly fenced on fire.
00:31
Okay, Riesk. I'm almost on location at fire, there.
00:39
One's out pilot, they're not sure what started it. It calls for the cane ladder.
00:45
Okay,
00:46
you just hit this as you're going to hold off on anybody else at this time.
01:19
Box 302 address the fire near Douglass St between Hampden Boulevard north 12th Street.
01:27
Struck for fire, trash can on fire within 10 feet of the residence. Tension, engine 9, engine 1,
01:33
engine 3, tower 1, rescue 1, engine 5 for safety,
01:37
ambulance 9, medic 7, 05 for 6.
01:44
Car 3
01:47
Keep the box on 1,
01:49
we'll move this fire alert for 5, box 2.
01:53
3 seats.
01:58
Engine is having a core 3.
02:06
7.7.
02:10
Seat detector.
02:12
No fire service is needed. They've reached out there long.
02:17
Good enough.
02:19
But... Car 3 radio.
02:22
Hi 3. Hi 3.
02:24
On the engine 7, heat detector, maybe we said the alarm. It's no cause.
02:30
We're going to free up the UN if you can use a ladder three on the box.
02:33
We'll be no fire service. If heat detector, no fire service is needed, the assignments available. We'll put ladder three on the box, 0558.
02:47
Indian 9, 12, 05, bugley.
02:51
Engine 9 in round 0558.
02:56
Ladder 3, 12.3,
02:59
near Douglass St.
03:02
Ladder 3, police, and we're out, near Douglass St, 3558.
03:11
R9, 12.5 Douglass.
03:13
Car 9.05558.
03:18
Trash can on fire in the backyard within 10 feet of the residence.
03:22
There's also census on fire.
03:25
They're not sure what started it. I mean, they get another call from near North 12th Street, stating it's pretty bad and seems to be the corner of a fence closest to the house.
03:43
I'll be working my way in from the house.
03:54
You are going on.
04:00
Three tower one.
04:04
We're going to be coming down from Route 12,
04:10
so you'll have the south end.

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