Possible structure fire near Galen Hall Road in South Heidelberg, Berks County PA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a possible structure fire near Galen Hall Road in South Heidelberg Township. Multiple fire engines and tankers coordinated water supply and tanker shuttle operations to manage the fire. The incident area was secured, and an initial investigation found no damage to the exterior. A smoke detector alarm was reported as a false alarm after confirmation. Fire units were instructed to park to allow tanker operations.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire / EMS
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08:37
Transcript:
00:00
All right, Ergs, an engine 47.
00:02
Engine 47.
00:06
We're en route for the writ.
00:08
Action 47, we're after the right assignment, 1907.
00:15
VIN 172 from the assistant, switch off the radio.
00:22
All was two hours ago, weighs 117 pounds, precautions not indicated to Redding.
00:30
Recease.
00:31
Yeah,
00:36
where you're going?
00:40
Yeah, I think so.
00:43
Received, I got stuck behind 57, so you might beat me there.
00:49
Alright, we're coming up off of Adams Town right here.
00:53
I'm going to meet a little bit of guys once we get there.
01:00
Receive, if you go near Galen Hall Road, just heading the driveway, you'll see the big pond behind the house.
01:10
Received.
01:14
Perks, tanker 18 is on scene.
01:17
Tanker 18, all location, 1908.
01:24
Tank got in my position.
01:31
The air section are bushfire.
01:35
7182, Lara 57.
01:38
Tanker 18, come right up here, we're going to eat a port-a-tank.
01:43
Engine 18, charge that 5 inch.
01:47
Tanker 18.
01:49
Drop your porter tank on that side of the fire, so I think it's lying where you do it? Deputy 18, 2, ladder 57.
01:58
Go ahead.
02:01
For two-minute towel, push it back, our engine up for a bridge, where's going to...
02:05
Carverage, Tanker 42 is arriving.
02:08
Tanker 42 on location, 1909.
02:15
157 from command stage your truck out of the way and just stage for writ at this point Bresco's 85 Berc 70-61-1-1 70611
02:39
Perks, Deputy 61-1, I'm on location, nothing's owned from the exterior, I'll be investigating, holding the rescue engine at station.
02:47
Deputy 61-1 on location, 1910, smoke detector's zone 8 alarm company, did call back, spoke with (name withheld), stated everything was okay, false alarm.
03:05
Rescue engine 61 here to hold its station for Deputy 6111, 1910.
03:10
Panker 246 for Rambitone machine.
03:13
Levinus Squad 33 responding, Panker 26 on location, 1910.
03:18
Rescue engine 72 from Southover, Command-O-A.
03:30
Tragor 18, Torgat 5A.
03:37
Fire 571-7.
03:43
Rescue Engine 72 from Deputy 182 and Fire-A.
03:51
Good.
03:56
Hi, do you want to respond to Frickstown Road and South Arthur Drive?
04:03
You could grab the high turn at Arthur and Clearview and establish Fillside.
04:11
Arthur and Crue, got it.
04:17
Berks, Rescue Engine 61 Standing by.
04:21
Rescue Engine 61 standing by 1912.
04:25
Berks, Deputy 61-1.
04:29
Deputy 61-1.
04:30
Can't forgets any fun.
04:34
Cause the alarm was the oven,
04:36
everything's fine.
04:37
You can recall 61, place me available.
04:41
Rescue engine 61, Berks.
04:45
RETU, 161, copy direct.
04:49
61's available 1912.
04:51
4.526 machine if you didn't copy.
04:55
Packer 26 on location, 1912.
04:58
Section 36 and Rob.
05:02
1936 responding, 1912.
05:05
That's all right.
05:07
Fire outs too.
05:13
3-1s-sur-riving motor is a higher than house, Kim.
05:21
Utility 18-2.
05:23
Utility 18-2.
05:26
Utility 18-2 is around.
05:29
Utility 18-2, 1913.
05:35
Or, Napadi 62.
05:36
Deputy 61-2.
05:38
Deputy 61-2.
05:41
We're going to responde through an Iowa Inc.
05:44
Deputy 61-2, the assignments available.
05:47
Deputy 182.
05:49
Deputy 182.
05:53
You can make an announcement.
05:56
All fire apparatus should be parked on the address side of the street to leave a lane open for tankers to complete the shuttle.
06:09
Copy. All apparatus to park on the address side of the street.
06:19
It's this on South Heidelberg Township near Benson Road.
06:22
All apparatus are to park on the address side of the street to keep the other lane open for tankers for command 1940.
06:35
All right,
06:36
back on the barn here, we're looking decent where the silos are for now.
06:42
Lancaster is on this side, facing one and so is the latter.
06:50
We've got three tankers on this side.
06:56
Yeah, Tanker 18 speeding engine 184 now and Taker 42 is right behind them.
07:03
We're going to keep running Takers in if we can.
07:06
Eventually we're going to have to start running them one way though.
07:11
Fire partner, Neeson Walker, get that line up the side of the bar behind the edge and the spears are going into the fire.
07:21
For a station 79, 1259 Penn Avenue between Berks Place and Lake Avenue.
07:26
Lotter Charles were relocated to Station 79, 1915.
07:34
Command from Captain 85.
07:41
99011.
07:43
Do you want to try to get the ladder in there or just right center man powered?
07:52
Rexley, 1972 responding to South Highland, South Park, and preview for bill site.
07:59
The engine 72, 1916.
08:07
Sir, engine 26 on location.
08:11
Engine 26 on location, 1916.
08:18
Command from the dump site.
08:23
All right, send.
08:29
That's right there.
08:35
Fort Galen Hall or Galen Hall?
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Location mentioned:
Galen Hall Rd, South Heidelberg Township, PA 19565
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