Smoke detector triggered fire alarm at reading building, Reading PA
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Fire & ArsonFire personnel responded to an automatic fire alarm triggered by a smoke detector at a building near Kutztown Road in Reading. No fire or injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: City of Reading Fire/EMS
Listen to dispatch call
00:57
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Ladder 3 with County and Rescue Engine 56.
00:06
1920 Kutztown Road, Burlington Building and Human Development, for automatic fire alarm,
00:12
switch operations to fire ops 2, 15-0.
00:15
Are we ready for that line yet?
00:19
Yeah, charge it.
00:22
Water's coming.
00:28
Engine nine ready on fire attack, too.
00:32
99. 99. Okay.
00:37
That's a liar for going to be responding in 1920 Kutztown Road.
00:41
Okay,
00:42
I'm not sure why I didn't recommend you.
00:43
I'll please you on it.
00:48
Tier 3 to 1940.
00:49
It's down.
00:53
Tier 3 is a smoke detector fire alarm.
00:56
Nothing further.
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Location mentioned:
Parking lot, 1920 Kutztown Rd, Reading, PA 19604
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