Chimney fire contained near Bowers Road with evacuation, Mertztown PA
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Fire & ArsonA chimney fire was reported near Bowers Road in Perry Township. Fire units responded and evacuated everyone from the area. The fire was contained within the chimney. Firefighters are on scene and checking the chimney to ensure it is fully extinguished.
Audio|Heard on: Central Susquehanna Regional 911
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04:30
Transcript:
00:00
Perry Township, near Bowers Road, cross streets of Muddy Run Road and Grange Hall Road, chimney fire.
00:14
Near Bowers Road chimney fire, company 17,
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engine 15, squad 9.
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Truck 2, Rescue 5,
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Tanker 12,
00:27
Tanker 9, Tanker 9, 2,
00:29
Lycoming Rescue 13,
00:32
16, 2015, 2027.
00:50
Central T-17-02 respondent.
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C-2-2027.
00:57
Central 904 respondent.
01:01
904-227. 94027.
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15-1, 2227.
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2127. 2.2.2.
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responding.
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Chiefs. Two, twenty, twenty, seven.
01:25
Fifteen responding? No.
01:28
Make fifteen, twenty, twenty-eight.
01:31
That's our truck using route.
01:34
Truck two, twenty-eight. Truck two, twenty-eight.
01:41
It's responding, near Bowers Road, chimney fire, everyone evacuated.
01:45
It sounds like it's just contained in the chimney for now.
01:53
17-1-0-2.
01:55
Okay.
01:56
2-2-2-2-2-2-de-head.
02:01
C-1702 is on scene.
02:04
T-1702 on scene, 2029.
02:11
That's for squad 9 responding.
02:14
Squad 9, 23.
02:16
Okay,
02:20
that's all right, is available?
02:25
(name withheld), 90, 20, 31.
02:33
Hold the box to company 17 or 15 early please.
02:39
Okay, Chief 1702 holding the box to company 17 and 15, 231.
02:48
Central Tanker 12 holding for orders.
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Tanker 12, 22nd, 21.
02:56
Obvious. Available.
02:59
133-1. Section 5-2.
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Find me.
03:12
15 responding.
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Item 15, 232.
03:30
Central engine 17 responding.
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17232.
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Central 17213-2.
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Central 710113.
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She 17-1-1-1-seen 23-2.
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Any available Mount Carmel Chief, Northumberland County, and any available Mount Carmel Borough Chief, Southern Communications, 233.
04:06
You 17 at 2 Central.
04:10
Go ahead, Central.
04:14
You got, Mickey 15, engine 15, engine 17, is that going to be good, or do you want to redispatch for your other stuff?
04:24
I think it would be good for that.
04:26
We got the fire out of the box.
04:28
We just need some ladders to get here and double-check the chimney.
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Location mentioned:
Bowers Rd, Mertztown, PA 19539
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