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Structure fire near school on New Holland RoadBerks County PA

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New Holland Rd, Pennsylvania

Fire units responded to a structure fire near New Holland Road school in Pennsylvania. Firefighters coordinated water supply and air cylinders while incident command was established. The PSP Fire Marshal was notified. Hotspots were checked and a firefighter was injured and receiving aid. No active fire remained, only some heat and smoke in some areas. Police department holds keys to the school for access if needed.

Audio|Heard on: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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04:19
Transcript:
00:00
Lieutenant 57, G669.
00:02
No, we're going to get you more line.
00:12
Assistant 72.
00:15
From Captain 18.
00:18
Drive. Do you have anyone filling cylinders?
00:23
Yeah. We exhausted all those spare cylinders on the ladder.
00:29
Yes.
00:31
Air 18 is an attorney home parking lot.
00:34
Captain.
00:43
First, New Holland Road, Command[1] on Alpha.
00:47
New Holland Road, Command[1].
00:50
Did you notify the PSP Fire Marshal, please?
00:56
Copy PSP Fire Marshal, (number withheld).
00:59
Command[1], do you have a phone number for them to contact?
01:09
Affirmative, last four are (number withheld).
01:11
It should be in chat.
01:17
Every Friday, Hart, G69.
01:18
When you get that in Ais, we'll open it up.
01:21
We'll bleed that out.
01:23
Army, it's already done.
01:31
Water 18 from my seat again.
01:33
Hi.
01:38
Did you have a firefighter running spare cellar over here? He's got off the side.
01:47
He's coming.
01:53
Firefighter hurt, water's on the way.
01:58
Time for it.
02:03
You're pretty much out here so you can pull what you need.
02:08
Copy that, right now we're in a bathroom where the (number withheld) left off.
02:12
We have no active fire, just some heat.
02:14
We're going to keep opening up to see if we can find this thing.
02:18
New Holland route can members.
02:23
Dry it.
02:25
PSP was notified for the fire marshal and PD has keys to the school if needed somebody to meet them in front of the school.
02:33
These are currently.
02:37
He's got to have already.
02:40
If he sent, say, morning, you're jumping the right on the back of us.
02:47
You just take your eye on portable.
02:49
She took your eye.
02:55
Go on Firefighter Hart.
02:58
Perman, if you're at a good point where you have fire net,
03:03
bring your nozzle back to this door.
03:09
A little bit of smoking heat.
03:11
A little microwave back to our normal novels.
03:14
I see, yeah, we have some active fire right around this doorway in the corner, I believe by the AC, there.
03:27
(number withheld) to Reading, (number withheld).
03:29
Per 502, 32.
03:33
20 minutes time, yeah.
03:38
Probably that.
03:40
Another in 20, we're still opening up with the hotspots.
03:46
Trapi, you're still opening up checking for hot spots another in 20, (number withheld).
03:55
Captain Swamette in Seattle, I need to order for now.
03:59
Unit calls the man, repeat.
04:10
Let's get pressure on the red line.
04:12
What's going in, but don't know, window starts out to the opposite line.
04:17
All time, we keep looking faster.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Command: Incident Command established by a unit or officer in charge

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New Holland Rd, Pennsylvania

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Incident Timeline

  1. Final Suppression and Overhaul
  2. Ongoing Suppression and Coordination with Authorities
  3. Roof Collapse and Accountability
  4. Progress and Structural Hazards
  5. Fireground Operations and Crew Rotations
  6. Initial Response and Water Supply Operations

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