Smoke caused by burn barrel in backyard in Reading, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to reports of a possible house fire near Hawk Street in Reading, Pennsylvania. Initial reports indicated heavy smoke, but on arrival they found smoke was coming from a burn barrel in the backyard. The homeowner put out the fire before fire units needed to take action, so all other units were recalled.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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5601 area of Hawk Street and south 17 and a half street report of a structure fire in the area engine engine 5 and 9 tower 1 ladder 3 rescue 1 engine 7 for writ and medics 1
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Fox 601 address for in the area of Hawk Street and South 17.5th Street.
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Such a fire reported to be a house in the area, smoke 0949.
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Medical ones are out.
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Hey, medical one.
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Five and a half at all.
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Trial 1,
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0950.
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193 responding, Hoc Street, in between Hock Street and Calpenter 15th.
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Tanger 3, 01950.
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Car 417 for the afternoon.
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A car four, at this time we have one call, caller was reporting,
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heavy smoke condition in the area.
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They did not know the exact address, possibly now in address of near Hawk Street.
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They say a bunch of parts on a second floor porch, smoke coming from behind the tarp.
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No. 9.50.
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Car 90950. Car 9.0.950.
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Squat 600 of the box, switching up.
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Okay, squad 600 is 9.591.
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9 or you?
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Hi, 9.
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Near Hawk Street, 2, 2 and a half story.
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Under the row.
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What appears to be vegan smoking the rear.
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Checking.
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K-Kar-9, copy.
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You have the near Hawk Street.
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Two and a half, Gloria and a vote.
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So we're going to be attacking zero nine.
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Under radio.
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Car-9.
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The burn barrel in the backyard, the perception of Edgar 1, Tower 1, recall unit.
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One's on location.
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One on location.
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Cahill, one on location, 0953.
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The car nine got with a burn growl in the back of the yard.
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The car nine.
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What?
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Okay, Power 1 is on location.
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Engine 1 is out training.
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I have copied that you want and everyone else equals with the accession of Engine 1 and Tower 1.
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Yeah, my apologies.
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I'm going to hold this to Tower 101 because the homeowner is going to put it out.
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You can make everybody else available.
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For destruction via Hawks Street and South 17 and a half street with the address now the near Hawk Street, with the exception of Tower 1, everyone else can recall per car 9-9-55.
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12-600-0955.
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1200-095.
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9-0-9. Car 9. Car 9.
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The homeowner extinguish the fire.
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These findings are available.
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Copy the homeowner extinguished the fire. The assignments available for 957.
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