Tree branch ignites after lightning strike, Berks County PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews in Rockland Township responded to a tree branch that caught fire after being struck by lightning and falling onto electrical wires near Fredericksville Road and Smoketown Road.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Rockland Township, Frederickville Road, and Smoktown Road.
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For a tree branch on wires,
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it's on fire.
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Station 35, Marsh 35.
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Rockland Township, Frederickville Road and Smoktown Road.
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For a tree branch on wires, it's on fire, 012.
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Or it's not a specific for one on scene.
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Not exactly for one on team, 0121.
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21. 21.
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I guess you said in two one here as you know what is usually.
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That's an edge of one town in Carnite, this time.
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Near Chestnut Street, Lemon Street, and 8th Street.
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Automatic High line reported to be zone 12, snow detector, 0123.
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Sorry, near Chestnut.
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Chestnut.
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Say, Tower 1.
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Urxist System 305 reporting.
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Okay, Assistant 35 and 124, a tree porting around that area.
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A tree was struck by lightning, one of the branches that's on fire, fell onto the power lines.
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And that was on location,
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was set off by a candle, requested to cancel.
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A general response.
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Question.
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Nine copies.
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The tower's location 0,000.
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Copy top. Tau1.
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Location 0123.
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Tower one to car nine.
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Go ahead, sir.
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Smoke with the residents.
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She lit some kind of lamp that set off their smoke detector.
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She says everything's fine.
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We're available.
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On the radio, you make the assignment available.
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50126.
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Deputy 35-27.
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Second dispatch Rockland Township.
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Fredrickville Road and Smoketown Road.
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For a tree branch on wires, it's on fire.
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Number 35 second dispatch, Rockland Township.
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Frederick Hill Road and Smoklyn Road and Smoketown Road.
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For tree, branch on wires, it's on fire.
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0127.12.
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Mark, Sunny for coverage.
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Thank you for coverage. I'm not a minute.
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I mean, covers, Zooten, community.
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First, 735, placing in the area.
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Seventy-35s in the area is 1-208.
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District traffic.
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Can I ask you to call and try it again?
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System 35 is in the area as well.
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System 35 is in the area as well.
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System 35 is in 29.
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Press 35 responding.
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Press 35, 013.
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35. 35.
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7035.
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Was this called in right at the intersection of Spoketown and Fredericks Road or do you have more information?
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They didn't have a very accurate location set in just an area on Frederick's bill between Smoketown and Hydeo.
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Location mentioned:
Smoketown Rd & Fredericksville Rd, Rockland Township, PA 19539
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