Fire alarm activation due to broken sprinkler at distribution center, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated at the Boscov's Distribution Center in Exeter Township due to a broken sprinkler head. Fire units responded and confirmed the issue on site.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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04:13
Transcript:
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The rescue engine 25, 1446, near Birchmont Drive at the Boscov's Distribution Center.
00:07
A riser 1, 19, and 14,
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letter tempting.
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5-8-4-8-225-6-point with the official.
00:32
Stephanie 251447.
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Stephanie 251447.
00:35
Only 6-5-15.
00:41
You can clarify from our last, and you can put on the brochure mall call.
00:45
You can recall Medix 6521, please.
00:52
5 copy clear from the last busy on the Berkshire Mall call 1447 the Berkshire Mall in front of the clean eaves sitting at the entrance going to be a 73-old male phone and also seen spots and he's busy vomited as well with his blood sugar at 217
01:17
Usually I see that 10 o'clock in the morning.
01:20
Ways about 3.1 may need assistance walking.
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He's wearing a heavy black coat with jeans.
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Should be sitting at some fun entrance near Ion.
01:34
Okay.
01:35
Okay.
01:41
Stopping her clear there.
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69031 that's all 6993-1 6993-1-year resigning 1448
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1620 but a range be when you're a female with nose believe that won't stop for at least five minutes or saving
02:03
so to finish showering and then instead of leaving
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patient and don't pack it should be upstairs
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further complaint no further
02:15
6931 okay
02:21
Berks squad 68399 we're going to extend it on team time with extrication no checks please copy no checks for the location 1449
02:35
Berks many 5505 degrees available
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Clinic 505.3 available.
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1449.
02:48
Stephanie 25 is on location, that's the game.
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75 are on location, checking 1451.
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Threat engine and the tower on location.
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Rescue engine and the tower on location, 1451.
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Okay.
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Four miles.
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Copy.
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Or step be 25.
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Deputy 25.
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We have a report of a broken sprinkler head.
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We have crews verified.
03:34
Copy you have a report of a broken sprinkler head.
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I didn't copy the last part of your message.
03:39
We have to have crews confirmed that.
03:40
Can we have an operation channel?
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Copy of cruise checking.
03:46
You're going to have fireups number three.
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You see.
03:55
These are codes do up here.
04:02
The unit's operating Exeter Township, the Boscov's Distribution Center for the Automatic Fireland.
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Operations on FireOps number three.
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Deputy 25 has come in.
04:12
1452.
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Location mentioned:
Birchmont Dr, Reading, PA 19606
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