Smoke fills second floor of building on Hamilton St, Norristown PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/04/2025 04:30 PM (PDT)

Hamilton St, Norristown, PA 19401

Fire crews responded to smoke in the second floor hallway of a building on Hamilton Street. Ventilation was needed and additional resources were requested. The smoke source appeared to be a recently vacated apartment.

Audio|Source: Montgomery County Fire and EMS - Digital

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Transcript:

00:00

I'm up here for ventilation.

00:01

The second floor of Walway is full of smoke.

00:08

The squad's crew is coming up and I'll get somebody for the ventilation.

00:13

Crews come up to help you with the ventilation.

00:15

Command Burns Officer, are we going to need any more resources?

00:18

We're probably going to be, I would say, additional company for fans.

00:21

We do have a good smoke condition in this hallway to get out.

00:24

Squad 46 is crews coming up to help, we'll be back.

00:26

Let me know what else you need.

00:27

We can get a typical company up to the third floor to check above and then offer the check for smoke if we had to get that in the latest as well.

00:39

336 number 376 medical alert alarm arbor square room 133 695 main street lowers alfred.

00:45

Crew come in and check the third floor for smoke conditions.

00:52

Freezing.

00:53

566 to arrival.

00:54

$53, correction.

00:56

I need you to help ventilate the second floor.

00:58

4528. Hi, I saw a dispatch on my acronym one that looked like this for us, but nothing came across our cat.

01:02

Are we dispatched on the choking?

01:03

376-4 is en route to it.

01:05

But people will be in route as well.

01:06

4528.

01:07

That's what I'll do.

01:08

124, copy direct.

01:09

Check the third and above.

01:10

I copy third floor and I call, yeah, well as the rest, sorry.

01:13

Just check the third floor above for conditions.

01:15

Got it.

01:16

And the plaintiff, Officer.

01:20

Cadver Quinn Officer.

01:21

We're going to new maintenance.

01:22

Absolutely.

01:23

This is a vacant apartment that looks like it was just emptied out.

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