Gas hazard from pressure washer in basement

Heard on: Berks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Over. Over. Can you get UGI to respond to my location, please?

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Berks Rail, Berks Command.

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Crews have gained entry to (number withheld).

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Next door, we got a 250 at the door.

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Also, at this time, EMS is saying that they have no patients.

00:21

You give me a further.

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Copy, unit 3 to (number withheld), 250 at the door.

00:27

Yes, saying they have no patients.

00:29

EMT is notified.

00:31

They're just not bringing a clock now, no ETA.

00:34

Received, thank you.

00:36

This is radio from Berks,

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Pennsylvania, Berks County Fire and EMS.

00:41

The homeowner is running a pressure washer in the basement at (number withheld).

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Exposure next to the original dispatch address.

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We believe this is going to be a cause.

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We're going to be ventilating.

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I'll give you a further report.

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Copy. The homeowner running a pressure washer in the basement, (number withheld) 8th Avenue, believed to be the cause.

2026-09-13 11:03 UTC

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8th Ave, Temple, PA 19560

Gas hazard from pressure washer in basement

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible gas hazard at a home near 8th Avenue in Temple, Pennsylvania. A reading of 250 was reported at the door of a neighboring house, and the homeowner was believed to have been running a pressure washer in the basement, which may have caused the issue. No patients were reported, and crews planned to ventilate the area and requested gas utility response.

Gas hazard from pressure washer in basement

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