Mulch fire contained to exterior of home in Spring Township, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a reported structure fire near Sherwood Road in Spring Township. Upon arrival, they found mulch burning at the front of the two-story single-family home with smoke visible but no fire inside. The fire was controlled on the exterior and did not spread into the house.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Emergency Services
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Transcript:
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It's going to be a two-story,
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single-family dwelling.
00:03
We have nothing showing from the exterior.
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The online feature reporting a two-story single-family dwelling, nothing showing from the exterior.
00:11
Checking (number withheld).
00:15
Park (number withheld), transporting to Lehigh Cedar Crest.
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For our slider 18, just final 5.
00:38
Second dispatch, Spring Township, near Sherwood Rd, after Caged Avenue, Westwood Road, structure fire.
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ITER 18-Mindon-1, Covney-57-4-Rite.
00:48
Second-Dispatch, Spring Township,
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near Sherwood Road, Country-Kead-Javenning, Westwood Road, structure fire, B, fire on a sub-porch, operation of our stops to, after response, 252.
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Lennig 5253-3-Sittercraft 22.
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Honor 18152. Honore 18152.
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Perks, every 25.
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525.
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Each I in a location, they release the fire services.
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Only 25 is available.
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Copy 252.
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Burgess, engine 57, right.
01:19
Okay, engine 57.
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Engine 79, Brooks.
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Perks, Captain 7909.
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Captain 79.
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T's requesting to the rear of the structure for a bonfire.
01:33
I believe we have mulch on fire in the front.
01:36
Receive mulch on fire in the front, 2053.
01:39
All right, chance, yeah, 5303.
01:42
Have my next engine standby at the Higert at Sherwood.
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Receive Sherwood Engage for the next engine at the hydrant, 2053.
01:51
Berks, so the engine breeze on the scene at the hydrant, surewet engaged.
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Go to be back to the truck.
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I receive 1253.
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Can you call on?
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Yeah, we're leaving, let's go.
02:05
Okay.
02:11
It's going to be the resident parking lot logs in the back.
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Okay,
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Captain. It's going to be the resident parking lot logs in the back.
02:27
Probably moved one that was part into the front.
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Spring Township.
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near Sherwood Road, Guadden, and Westwood Road, Structure Fire[1].
02:41
Engine 36 covering engine 691, Spring Township,
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near Sherwood Road.
02:46
Judge Wood Road, District of Fire, Board be a fire on the front porch, operational workshops to after response to 254.
02:54
Received no extension to the house.
02:58
Negative. I have a crew go inside.
03:01
There is smoke pushing from the tendons.
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Just looking at the catnosis, like a check inside.
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All received.
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Engine 3 from command, if you want to block the scene, send you inside to check the dwelling.
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Engine 64 from command on Ops 2, if you want to stay at the hydrant.
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Engine 64, copy, stay by the hydrant.
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For sureward row command.
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Go ahead, command.
03:42
If cruise interior appears to be no fire internally,
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exterior fire only,
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you can recall the assignment with the exception of 7985 at Engine 3.
03:55
Chris check the interior of interior fire only will recall the assignment the exception of company 7985 into the engine 3, 2057.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Structure Fire: Reported building fire
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Sherwood Rd, Reading, PA 19610
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