False alarm at Franklin Street apartment, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a smoke alarm near Franklin Street in Reading. Light smoke was found in an apartment and determined to be from cooking. Units were recalled and no fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Berks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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00:47
Transcript:
00:00
Engine Five, near Franklin Street.
00:02
Engine Five, you can return.
00:03
Engine One's responding.
00:06
County Ladder 64 responded, near Franklin.
00:10
County Ladder 64 responding, 09:48.
00:13
Channel Five, out.
00:15
Engine One's arriving.
00:16
Nothing evident from the street.
00:17
We'll be out checking.
00:19
Engine One, nothing evident from the street, we're checking.
00:21
You're up now.
00:22
Engine one radio.
00:25
Engine one call?
00:27
Yeah, engine one.
00:28
Uh,
00:29
Apartment (number withheld), light smoke, one alarm.
00:33
Apartment (number withheld), smoke reported.
00:36
Engine one portable radio.
00:39
Engine one.
00:40
Apartment (number withheld) is smoke from cooking.
00:42
You can recall ladder 64.
00:44
Smoke from cooking, recall ladder 64.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Franklin St, Reading, PA 19602
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