Working structure fire on Homestead Dr in Bern Township, Berks County PA
Fire & ArsonA structure fire broke out on Homestead Drive in Bern Township. Multiple fire units responded to the scene. Firefighters conducted water and ladder pipe operations to control the fire. A hanging wire was reported and crews were careful around it. The fire involved wooded areas near Main Street and West Pine Street outside Leastport. Water supplies were managed as some engines ran low during the operation. The fire was verified dead in some areas to contain it successfully.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Crushed a oil plane.
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Structure fire, working fire, operations on Burke's fire off, number one after response, 203.50.
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Any three, a second of coverage, how we're doing?
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That's our 23 wheel call.
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Excepts all location.
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Traffic 666 on location.
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We have your responding 2351.
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It's true down on the roadway.
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We've got it.
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Bruce. It was up there.
00:55
We got water up there.
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Tanker 29, can you pull off in front of tanker 37?
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Chief 66, Agent 4.
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The dad was updated.
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They stated they energized the wire.
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They still advise.
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Cragent 40 there.
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260 is proud and upsell.
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Company 39 available from once in the road, 2352.
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Pressure 166-1.
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Question 166.1.
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They're out of our time, so for the initial.
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22-553. For our extension takeofforty obligation.
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Tender 40, 2353.
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For Medicaid (number withheld).
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6-1-1-112. 6-7-1-11 seen 23-53.
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Marks, engine 40.
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Senged 40.
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Can you confirm the location at Phil sign again?
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Firmative West Main Street and West Pine Street.
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Recy.
02:39
That'll be right outside of Leastport, correct?
02:44
Affirmative.
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Thank you. Very 77 is on scene.
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2214.
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Very far, should be 17 in Canada. 2054. 24.
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Hours for the fire in the woods to verify this is dead so we can contain the fire.
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Fierce 2nd, 32.
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Berks, take the food, cheese are swelling.
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Canger 42, 23.034.
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Since you've got location, there's a wire hanging, 23-24.
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Tinker 34.
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It's not any about...
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You can't go. Thank you for 34 your respond and 23-53-55.
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Works, attack 23.
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Attack 23.
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You can go ahead and recall 24 from this.
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Recall 24, 23-555.
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That's 2355. That's 2355.
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Command, Lieutenant, Lieutenant, 29-1.
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24, you can recall from both course and quarry roads, replaced available 2356.
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24, you can disregard your tons 2356.
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Fresh 33.
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The wire is, hey, it's communication now.
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Communication.
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First, Purntown shift in the end.
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Quarnd Township, Cement.
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Hey, we have water on the fire.
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We're in the process of ladder pipe operations right now.
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What's is? We're on the fire, not a pipe operation, 2321.
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Tension 40 on CNN to fill freight.
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You can have an opt-2 for water operations then.
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Tank 85 in route 23-53-2. Okay.
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soon.
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Freezing.
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For a minute, Burke.
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Steve will advise from 2357.
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Brooks, TAC 23.3.
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TAC 23.
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Credit been removed from the roadway.
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Deuclis Company 23 available with this assignment.
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The receipt company 23 is available 2357.
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Is there any way I can get a second supply line to engine 37?
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Station 49 officer in charge called the communication center for trade-own information 2358.
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Tank of 38, are you out of water?
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Virch 266
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Earl Township, West Philadelphia Avenue 26
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What's the status of the engine going to West Main Street and West Pine?
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They just got on location about two minutes ago
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Receive, our initial tanker, we're going to take that loan out.
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Please, Steve, I have fired up to assign for the water operation.
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Do you repeat all first?
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I have fireups to assign and for a water operation.
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Okay.
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Okay. Okay. Decurcated, the time is available.
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Be advised.
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Engine 37 is almost out of water.
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Location mentioned:
Homestead Dr, Bern Township, PA 19533
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