Heavy structure fire with roof collapse concerns in Berks County, Berks County PA
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Fire & ArsonA heavy fire broke out in a building near New Holland Road in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Firefighters were concerned about the roof collapsing and evacuated upper floors. Additional fire engines and air units from neighboring stations were called to the scene to assist with firefighting efforts.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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08:42
Transcript:
00:00
We had Station 30 dispatch to relocate as a tanker to Station 184 at this point.
00:07
We've gotten a response.
00:08
Did you want another tanker to relocate?
00:13
Okay, could you move Lebanon 34 up to Station 181?
00:18
Copy Lebanon 34 to Station 181.
00:23
SCA 18 and Pentagon 11.
00:28
Go ahead.
00:30
Command[1] on Dr.
00:31
Anything from 1st.
00:40
Command[1] from the roof.
00:49
17 from Lancaster does not have an air truck.
00:52
Station 18 from Reinholds has the air truck.
00:55
What do you like to just fetched?
00:59
Yes,
01:00
please.
01:01
Racy.
01:07
Guys,
01:08
I'll just be advised you get a pretty heavy fire load of the program.
01:15
It's pushing out of the roof, a decent pick.
01:18
So you guys can't make access in there, pull yourself out.
01:23
We've got a line in place now.
01:25
We're working our way from the brown side to the Delta side now.
01:32
On the airport.
01:36
Three feet, proof from command.
01:39
1011.
01:40
Good.
01:43
Do you guys have a line up there trying to knock that stuff down?
01:48
Yeah, I think we need to pipe this soon.
01:53
Alright, just be careful.
01:54
You got guys working below you on the second floor.
01:59
I'm getting out of there.
02:01
This roof doesn't look healthy at all.
02:07
Receive Deputy 181 from command, back out of the second floor.
02:13
Briggs, SB 18 from command on one.
02:16
Yeah, go ahead.
02:19
Do you have guys on the first floor or they work on the second floor?
02:25
So it would be considered the first floor whenever you get over to the Bravo side, but it's a line with the second floor over there at the Alphanelta Corp.
02:36
We've got some pretty good fire loads coming out of the roof now.
02:40
So if you want to start backing those guys out, they're not making any progress.
02:45
All right copy, is going to be over where Ladder 18 and Ladder 11 are set up?
02:51
All right,
02:54
copy. We'll start backing him out.
03:00
Proof from command.
03:02
Manpower staging from the Major 1.
03:15
I'm here,
03:16
two more guys on the video one.
03:19
All right. That's up.
03:24
Let me see.
03:25
We have to go along again.
03:30
Stephanie 182 from command.
03:31
Tota,
03:32
down the side.
03:35
Guys.
03:38
We're getting guys back towards the aerial.
03:45
Remember, this rubber roof that I'm standing on now is certainly separate from the rubber roof that we have concerns with.
03:51
A block wall goes all the way up and segregates the two.
03:57
Briefly, I want to keep guys closer to the edge, if that you think.
04:00
The edge, if anything.
04:03
Yeah, two hundred thousand feet in front of your line.
04:10
Command[1] from the roof.
04:12
This point I've got three or four depressions that are open and self-binding through the roof in this AD corner here.
04:23
Recuse.
04:28
Command[1]ed in 69-1-on-one.
04:32
Go ahead.
04:36
Where at your station with a crew, do you want us for Manpower? At the road.
04:41
How is the conditions in there?
04:45
If you want to send your crew up for manpower engine 691, that's fine.
04:54
Art, sending 6991.
04:56
Engine 691.
05:00
Erk commanding places and route those scenes.
05:04
Jim 691, copy or go into the scene, 2,300.
05:12
First from New Holland Road, man.
05:17
New Holland Road Command[1].
05:19
Can you also dispatch Air 39, for me please, from Lancaster County?
05:27
Copy Air 39 from Lancaster County.
05:30
And with engine 691 coming into the scene, do you need somebody else sent to Station 72?
05:37
At this point, negative.
05:40
Racy.
05:49
72201, 69201.
05:54
69201, go ahead.
05:58
I'm just leaving your station here with NM 169191.
06:02
You want me to do Mifflin Boulevard over here on this side?
06:09
If you get to Fitterling, uh,
06:15
they get no good place to stop traffic.
06:19
Okay,
06:21
Fitterling it is.
06:27
New Holland Command[1] Works, Alpha.
06:33
Brian Baker from the east side.
06:35
I need to take it out there.
06:36
Command[1]er Berks, that's all the notes on crew force.
06:42
Coursing.
06:43
First, 11 engine 334 is going on and transfer to sit around with 4.
06:51
11 in engine 34,
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copy her in route to station 181.
07:01
Hi, please.
07:08
The name from Chapman 18.
07:12
Latter 18 is down far.
07:14
Definitely 182 is coming down now.
07:19
Three things.
07:20
Usually, he's gonna come over around just a face for me.
07:26
Copy. New Turkey Hill?
07:33
I'll find out a regular tank or anything.
07:45
Good.
07:48
It's generally 34 is available on the east side.
07:53
Are you okay if I have them respond up here in my location for email to come back down?
07:59
Sounds great.
08:02
Well, do you.
08:08
Fire partner, Baker, Lieutenant 361.
08:10
How do you guys make it out of the next?
08:14
All right, guys.
08:15
You guys just stand up to close me on the other side.
08:19
We have a higher over half of the room and a hundred view on.
08:24
Okay, could fire conditions outside look better? So whatever you guys are doing, keep doing.
08:31
Great day, and I welcome away from the center of the album.
08:34
I'm in the Bravo.
08:41
Command[1] of the 181.
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New Holland Rd, Pennsylvania
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