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Apartment infested with bedbugs reported in WilkinsburgWilkinsburg PA

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Wallace Ave, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221

According to the dispatch call, an apartment near Wallace Avenue in Wilkinsburg was reported to have a bedbug infestation. Fire units responded and went out of service for cleanup due to the infestation.

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03:0
Transcript:
00:00
Mattent to be advised this apartment has bed bugs inside.
00:05
Thank you very, thank you.
00:14
Responding service on the MS-1 at (number withheld).
00:21
(number withheld).
00:22
You can clear me from Chicago.
00:25
I'll start heading my way over to Mississippi.
00:30
Copy.
00:32
Okay,
00:35
Nidja.
00:37
We're clear at Wallace Avenue.
00:39
We're gone back over to Fire One.
00:42
Copy.
00:44
Copy.
00:54
Dispatch 16 engine.
00:57
Go ahead, 16 engine.
01:00
We're at Wallace Avenue, hold us out for cleanup.
01:04
Copy. You know last company is the truck still out?
01:08
They're probably gonna be playing here right behind us.
01:12
We see.
01:19
Face the 180, the page for the bloodhounds being sent, and Port Authority was advised as well.
01:25
Call me, thanks.
01:28
Call me, thanks.
01:37
16 engine back from the fire, 16 engine back from the fire out of service are cleaned up again.
01:43
16 engine back from the fire out of service for clean up at (number withheld).
01:49
Dispast 37.
01:52
37.
01:54
He can put us back, the MSS patient care and transport.
01:59
Copy.
02:05
(name withheld), 37 engine is back,
02:09
37 back at (number withheld).
02:12
Fire dispatch the 26 engine.
02:19
Go ahead, dispatch.
02:20
This is 26.
02:21
Yeah,
02:25
26, be advised.
02:27
There's some notes being added into this call.
02:30
It says here,
02:32
I don't know if you sold on the MDK in reference to the apartment having an infestation.
02:41
All right, I didn't see that, but thanks for the heads up.
02:46
We're... Dramatic 9.
02:49
26 S-received, good over to you, M.S.
02:52
Yeah, 26, it's going to be bedbugs.
02:57
That's pretty safe.
02:59
All right, (number withheld).

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Wallace Ave, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221

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