Smoke reported at residence on Windermere Court; no fire found, Lehigh County PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/04/2025 03:45 PM (PDT)

Windermere Ct, Upper Macungie Township, PA 18104

Fire units responded to a report of smoke at a residence on Windermere Court. They inspected the property using a thermal imaging camera but found no fire. The smoke was determined to come from a nearby source unrelated to the residence, and units were released.

Audio|Source: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5

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Transcript:

00:00

Stand by up at the intersection of near Windermere Court.

00:02

Near Windermere Court. Right.

00:03

Engine 26[2]. Unseen County.

00:06

9407. Helby County, Utility 56[3].

00:11

Utility 56[3]. Utility 56[3].

00:13

Responding and unseen would accrue to.

00:15

On near Windermere Court, correct.

00:17

Affirmative for near Windermere Court.

00:18

Okay.

00:19

Okay. At Mayasboro, 716 Pine Street, Cross Street, North 7th Street, McCongee Avenue, A.L.

00:23

Psychiatric. Station 63, in Mayasboro, 716 Pine Street, crossing North 7th Street, McCongee Avenue, A.L.

00:29

Psychiatric. County's deputy two.

00:30

Deputy two.

00:35

I'm on, Tina, near Windermere Court, I'll have a raid officer.

00:38

Got for deputy two.

00:39

Saw turn, command.

00:40

No command.

00:41

Your one-hour part check.

00:43

Command Coffee.

00:44

Can you give me a rundown on what you did with the standby as I missed it?

00:46

Well, initially I had Engine 3[4], Burke's Engine Tanker 46 standing by your station.

00:53

I do still have that.

00:54

And I also had Station 26[6] standing by for all the South Whitehall, however they're committed on that second dwelling fire for now.

01:00

Understood, so I got engine three in Cooketown.

01:04

Matt Brandy one? That's affirmative.

01:06

Okay,

01:07

thank you. County Rescue engine two.

01:08

Rescue engine two.

01:09

One scene.

01:10

That's for rescue engine two.

01:11

Lehigh, Berks Engine Tanker 46[5].

01:13

Berks Engine Tanker 46[5].

01:15

Berks Engine Tanker 46[5].

01:16

Upper Mac. Tim.

01:17

T. County, Burks Engine Tanker, Tanks.

01:18

County, Burks Engine Tanker 46.

01:19

So you're as a fire at near Windermere Court? Near Windermere Court?

01:21

Negative standing by station 30.

01:23

I don't have...

01:24

Oh, I'm just making sure.

01:26

Thank you.

01:27

On the first off the first off.

01:45

County, Rescansenture 2.

01:46

Rush control 2.

01:47

Judge 2. Judge 2, 2nd 1 will have for your officer for me and then.

01:49

Yep, Roseco 32.

01:50

County, Windermere Command[1].

01:51

So the smoke we smelled upon arrival appears to be from the lower Mack call.

01:56

We checked all three divisions of the residents with a thermal imaging camera, nothing found.

02:01

Release the call units available.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Windermere Command: Incident Command

[2]

Engine 26: Fire Engine

[3]

Utility 56: Support Unit

[4]

Engine 3: Fire Engine

[5]

Berks Engine Tanker 46: Water Tanker

[6]

Station 26: Fire Station

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Windermere Ct, Upper Macungie Township, PA 18104

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Smoke reported at residence on Windermere Court; no fire found, Lehigh County PA

Fire units responded to a report of smoke at a residence on Windermere Court. They inspected the property using a thermal imaging camera but found no fire. The smoke was determined to come from a nearby source unrelated to the residence, and units were released.

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