Commercial fire alarm at Kepard Apartments shows no fire, Reading PA


A commercial fire alarm was triggered at Kepard Apartments near North 10th Street. Upon arrival, responders found no signs of fire on the exterior or inside the building.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Attention engine 3, hour alarm.
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Kepard Apartments near North 10th Street between Inertia's Court on the street, commercial fire alarm, reported to be General 1330[1].
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Car-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.m.
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13. 3.m. 3.m.
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13. 3.m. 13. 18. 1838 is a general fire alarm from Berk fire system.
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Engine 3[2]125 R10[4].
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Tension 3 in route 1339.
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Power 1[3], near 125, 14349.
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Power 1[3], near 125, 1439.
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Power 1[3] in route 1339.
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Engine 3[2] is arriving, nothing from the exterior.
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Engine 3[2] on location, nothing from the exterior at 1341.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
General 1330: General fire alarm
[2]
Engine 3: Fire engine responding
[3]
Power 1: Fire department unit
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R10: Unit or route designation
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Location mentioned:
Near N 10th St, Reading, PA 19601
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