Fire involving multiple tanker trucks in Berks County, Berks County PA
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Fire & ArsonFire involving several tanker trucks occurred near Fritztown Road and Indian Run Road in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Fire operations and command coordination are ongoing at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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05:23
Transcript:
00:00
Agent 26, back up.
00:02
Back up.
00:06
Back up. Let's see what I'll see.
00:13
Anchor waiting to Indian Run Road.
00:15
Go ahead. I'm going to turn around here.
00:21
Water command, let me see a second.
00:25
Go ahead.
00:28
Go ahead.
00:31
We're shooting behind Tanker 85 and we both came in from Remingler.
00:35
It looks like we're facing a wrong way.
00:37
Is there a different way you want us to spot around here and come in?
00:43
We're coming the fell side of the scene.
00:47
We're sitting on scene, but it looks like we got trucks coming at us.
00:51
We were in truck and come in a certain way, but I think we're going on way.
00:57
Please for suicide operations.
01:00
I don't know if you want to try to get over to two.
01:02
I'll come in there.
01:04
Major Tankershop control command.
01:08
Bye, Chief.
01:10
Are you coming in from Fritztown Road side?
01:14
We are on seeing, yes, and we've been in there from the Fittgetown Roadside.
01:18
We're sitting right on Tanker 85.
01:20
We came in the same way.
01:22
Yeah.
01:24
That route of travel is correct.
01:25
We have some tankers coming at the opposite left.
01:29
Okay,
01:31
so we'll get out the way as best we can to get out and then we'll make our way down to the team.
01:38
Don't shit, thank you.
01:45
One great operations to the tankers sitting on the scenes.
01:48
I got one more to get out and then you guys can pull up, okay?
01:59
Center Township near Grove Road between General Road and Railroad for Vial Optiol 711 Center Township near Grove Road from Gin Mill Road and Railroad Road for B.L.S.
02:11
Medical, 23rd.
02:16
What's your location?
02:21
Sitting in your vehicle.
02:25
Okay.
02:32
It's available.
02:36
2014. 14.
02:40
14.
02:44
That's about.
02:45
Eric's Mexico 711 reporting.
02:52
See if I can't use it develop.
02:56
Probably both of the fires knock down.
02:58
We'll just watch can't see you in.
03:04
Command from PSPFM on Alpha.
03:09
Good.
03:11
In route, 20 minutes.
03:15
Appreciate, thank you.
03:20
From command and up three.
03:27
Second and make sure that I was well I need any resources.
03:34
Okay.
03:36
Okay.
03:40
Copy that.
03:45
Border command tanker 18, opts three.
03:51
Go ahead.
03:56
I am on vensing road, came off of Fritzdown Road.
04:01
Can I get past apparatus that's parked on vensing to get up closer to the scene to dump? Or do I need to hold my position for tankers coming out?
04:16
For PhilSite operations,
04:18
you're going to have to call command on Ops 2 to figure that out.
04:24
I copy. You should be able to proceed up to the scene of caution.
04:31
Just to be sure no tankers are coming out, that way.
04:35
Thank you, Matthew.
04:38
South Edinburgh Command, Berks, on Fire Ups 2.
04:42
Go ahead on Fire Up 2.
04:44
Cantine 9 is en route.
04:46
They were provided instructions from Tricks Town Road to vensing and to stay on the address side, and they advised they'll be there in approximately nine minutes.
04:55
Fantastic, thank you.
05:05
Come in if I'm tough for 18.
05:09
Good.
05:11
The homeowner reached out to a friend with an excavator if they're working on Jim Met, headed this way.
05:22
Got it, thank you.
05:23
Okay.
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Fritztown Rd, Pennsylvania
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