Structure fire at Virginia Avenue in Exeter Township, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters respond to an active structure fire near Virginia Avenue in Exeter Township. Crews coordinate efforts to suppress the fire from inside and outside the building and request medical assistance.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Exeter Tonset, near Virginia Avenue, B.L.S. Medical[1], intermediate 2nd32, Exeter Township, near Virginia Avenue, Washington Drive, and Hermont Avenue. The L.S. Medical, 04.4.30. Rescue[2], engine 25. You have your intake shutdown from Engine 9, correct?
00:24
I'm just sitting here recirking water. I'm shut down. I believe they're breaking down the private. Yeah, it's never early to get the trucks out.
00:46
We're going to be re-positioning the two and a half in 501, down two floors. We're going through the roof next door. We just don't have a good angle right now. Copy, do what you got to do.
01:11
7 available. 57 you're available is 0 430.30.
01:23
Right. Call for the commandant.
01:25
There I hear. Okay, just had a quick conference with 21.
01:28
Our plan here is we've got direct access to drop down and get the two lines that are on the third floor of 113.
01:35
We're going to broom those up the interior stairwell and try to get that fire that's been stubborn on the top floor.
01:42
So in about two, three minutes I'm going to need you to shut down the exterior lines flowing into 113 from the front.
01:49
Obvious. Say the word.
01:51
All right.
01:54
Everyone, you copy that?
01:55
Yeah, go ahead.
01:56
25, 2 from the Chiefs 35.
01:58
Yeah, go ahead.
01:59
The key is in room 712 door.
02:02
Can someone come down and meet me on 4.5? Sorry,
02:08
you want the key?
02:09
Yeah, that's family.
02:10
Four or five with the key.
02:11
Whoever's on the tip the ladder one,
02:13
is there any ways in the position yourself, there's a lot of fire in the crosswalk area.
02:20
You can get a...
02:21
just keep an angle on that.
02:22
See, I can see that I'm having trouble getting an angle on it.
02:26
I'm trying to darken it down as much as I came from where I have, but I see we don't have an angle from there.
02:30
We came to down the best recode up here.
02:33
It was not ready to take over about a third as well.
02:36
If someone watch out, there's a vehicle coming up Church Street over the 5-inch.
02:43
4404.
02:44
Okay, I've got crews ready to make entry.
02:46
Are we good to make entry from the side of Charlie here?
02:49
And bye. Shut down the tower's line, shut down wire 1's line.
02:53
Going on the ladder three, you're not flowing, are you?
02:56
Okay. You're shutting down to power one.
02:57
Yeah, Brian, we're going to shut you down for now, just hang tight.
03:01
They're going in to open up the ceiling and not building where you're working.
03:05
Okay. Alright, go for it.
03:06
All the point is a shutdown.
03:07
You're in the car, Ford.
03:08
You copy that?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
B.L.S. Medical: Basic Life Support Medical Call
[2]
Rescue: Rescue Unit Requested
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Location mentioned:
Near Virginia Ave, Reading, PA 19606
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