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Steam from vent mistaken for smoke at paradise township, Paradise PA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/2/2025 10:56 AM

Lincoln Hwy E, Paradise, PA 17562

Emergency units were dispatched for a possible building fire in Paradise Township near Lincoln Highway East, but the smoke was determined to be steam coming from a vent outside the building.

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

Listen to dispatch call

02:32

Transcript:

00:00

The county engine 42 is flogged.

00:07

Engine 42, okay.

00:13

County Engine 40-5 is riding.

00:16

Taking first to the engine.

00:18

Engine 4.057.

00:20

(number withheld).

00:23

County QRS 90 respond in my route.

00:26

Rescue 47 with 5.

00:29

Rescue 47, okay.

00:31

QR.S 90, okay.

00:33

(number withheld). County, Pumper tanker 403 to 3.

00:37

Pumper tanker 4303, okay.

00:40

Should be apartment 212.

00:43

It should be the first building there.

00:48

Okay.

00:54

County, Decker 405, responding with 6.

00:59

Decker 405, okay.

01:02

County, NICU 776.

01:05

On seat.

01:08

G4105.

01:10

County Anguon 651 in route to LGH.

01:14

Mickey 776 are coming.

01:18

Down the engine 4.05.

01:20

Animal 651.

01:22

Engine 40-5.

01:23

Engine 40-5.

01:27

T405 from engine 405, Bormand.

01:30

(name withheld).

01:32

Calais. Now we have to go ahead.

01:33

The road.

01:35

Two hold all the apparatus, I believe it's steam from a vent.

01:39

Perchee, back.

01:42

Engine 47, okay.

01:44

Two total, the units, I believe it's steam from an outside bench.

01:49

Okay.

01:51

So who?

01:52

Okay,

01:56

go ahead.

01:59

We need an oxbox key that's the basement.

02:02

Copy, holding to engine 405.

02:06

(name withheld), intermediate 6-5 arrived LGA.

02:10

Any need for EMS?

02:13

Intermediate 65, (number withheld).

02:16

Yeah, it's done.

02:18

Okay. Okay.

02:22

Paradise Township near Lincoln Highway East Command 40 holding the assignment to engine 40 all over units have been placed available including EMF (number withheld)

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Lincoln Hwy E, Paradise, PA 17562

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