Fire alarm activation near Court St apartment, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at an apartment near Court Street in Reading. The alarm was called in by a resident and confirmed by dispatch. Engine 1 investigated, coordinated with building staff, and determined there was no active fire. The situation was referred to the fire marshal for follow-up.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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02:36
Transcript:
00:00
Attention Engine 1 tower one Providence South near Court Street apartment 320 between North Eighth Street and North Ninth Street.
00:07
Fire alarm going off called in by a resident.
00:18
Is this the same apartment and caller from about an hour ago?
00:25
Affirmative.
00:27
Okay, hold this to Engine One on the flow.
00:30
Copy that, Engine One normal flows here at seven thirty-five.
00:34
Car Two to radio.
00:36
Car Two.
00:38
On radio available.
00:52
South of Court Street, this is being held to Engine One.
00:55
Engine One continuing normal flow per Car Four.
01:04
Medic Nine will be running as Ambulance Nine for the day shift.
01:07
Copy, Medic Nine out of service and Ambulance Nine in service.
01:15
Responding near Court Street and on scene.
01:18
Their apartment number?
01:19
Apartment 320.
01:32
See if there's any staff there at this point that we can make aware of the situation.
02:04
We're going to go up and I'm going to do the same breaker trick as before.
02:07
This time I'm going to leave it off.
02:09
I'll try to find some staff, but obviously this is going to have to be handled by the fire marshal's office or somebody else.
02:17
And confirming this was the medical alarm that's gone off, right?
02:22
It's showing that way downstairs.
02:26
However, when I go to the room and get to the pull string, both are not activated.
02:35
Okay, thanks.
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Location mentioned:
Court St, Reading, PA 19601
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