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False fire alarm caused by cooking smoke, Berks County PA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/11/2025 02:01 PM

Stella Dr, Lower Heidelberg Township, PA 19608

An automatic fire alarm at a residence near Stella Drive in Lower Heidelberg Township was caused by cooking smoke, not a fire.

Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital

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02:20

Transcript:

00:00

Lower Hoover Township 26 Smart Dancer Drive between Tseller Drive for an automatic fire alarm.

00:06

Station 18, Ladder 18, Engine 18, Engine 85, Kanker 26.

00:10

Lower Hoover Township 26 for Dancer Drive between Stella Drive for automatic fire alarm reported to be smoke detector.

00:19

1702.

00:25

Keep the windows closed and stay off.

00:34

Yeah, we have everything.

00:36

All right.

00:40

Bill 20 smoke detector.

00:45

18 and out.

00:47

13 and out.

00:49

13 around, 17-0.

00:55

Perkinson-Routh.

00:56

Jay is one around, 17-0-0-0-0.

01:01

17-0-0.

01:07

Attendance to Lederick 7, 126, Lus O'A Street to McNight Street, Northburn Street, and Lestrama, 17-0-0-0-0-7.

01:18

First, Captain 18-1.

01:21

Captain 18-1.

01:24

I'm on scene.

01:25

I have a few stories, single-family dwelling.

01:26

Nothing showing from all sides.

01:28

There's a hydrant right in front of residence.

01:30

All established command,

01:32

driving off-channel 4D.

01:34

U.S.1, 17-2.

01:42

It is responding 26 emergency drives.

01:45

Operations will be on Osloon, Captain 18-1 command, 1704.

01:54

Captain 821.

01:55

Captain 821.

02:00

Get off by cooking.

02:01

You can hold us to letter 18.

02:05

Cut off by cooking with the ladder 18, 17.05.

02:14

Units responding 26, Murgister Drive.

02:17

The operation is being held to ladder 18.

02:18

The balance is available, 1705.

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Stella Dr, Lower Heidelberg Township, PA 19608

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