Structure fire with wires down near Martin Avenue, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred near Martin Avenue in Bern Township, with reports of wires down close to a home and smoke detected. Fire crews responded and extinguished several ignited or attempted ignition items. Police and fire marshal's officers were on scene conducting investigations.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Bern Township 522 Martin Avenue in the rear of that address between Colm Drive and Burmville Road for a structure fire,
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station 66, ladder 66, engine 64,
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engine 85, engine 663,
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ladder 30,
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57 writ.
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City Engine 7, City Medics 7 covering for Station 650, Grand Topship 522 Martin Avenue, between Colm Drive and Bernville Road in the rear bedded house for a structure fire reported to be wires down within 10 feet of a home and smell of smoke.
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Incident operations report on fire up.
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Burks fire wraps Station 1,
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1224.
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Burke City Engine 7, 522 Martin Avenue.
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City Engine 7, you were plumbing 1224.
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6.5-6-1 fire arrest.
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12.
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24.
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Sunning 1224.
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30-tility-60-2 in-rout.
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utility 60-2, you're solving 1225.
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utility 27-2, you're solving 1225.
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32-27 is in route for the rent.
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Utility 57, year and roll for the rent, 1225.
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City, Medi-Medix 7, Berks.
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Be-call.
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Medics 7. You can recall Medic 6-5-22 is going to be handling.
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Okay, we're available.
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Available 1225.
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We have several Class A items that were evidently ignite or attempted ignition.
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Someone already applied water to them.
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We extinguished with the PWs.
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RPD was here.
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They assigned an evidence technical photos and the fire marshal's officers were signing at FM to it as well.
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You can make engine 9 and I available.
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And I'll be going to burn township there on fire alpha direct.
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Affirmative, fire alpha,
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and I copy that RPD was on location as well and several items were ignited or attempted to.
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Location mentioned:
Near Martin Ave, Reading, PA 19601
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