Automatic fire alarm at Nativity Lutheran Church, Reading PA
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According to the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm was triggered at Nativity Lutheran Church, 1501 North 13th Street, Reading. The office area was evacuated. Fire crews found no visible fire and reported a false smoke detector alarm. A key holder was on location having trouble resetting the alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Reading Fire / EMS
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02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Tension engine 9-Latter-3 respond, Nativity Lutheran Church, near North 13th Street, Reading, Amity Street, and Union Street, automatic fire alarm,
00:08
reported to be an office hall, smoke protective from the alarm company, 1030.
00:16
Cargton, near North 13th Street.
00:24
Carthew near North 13th Street, Native-Nate-N-Termine.
00:32
4-2-engine 9, near North 13th Street.
00:35
Nates to the Lutheran Church, office false smoke detector, 10.8.
00:41
Out of near North 13th Street.
00:47
Number 3.1038.
00:57
Engine 9 is on location.
00:59
Building appears to be evacuated, nothing shown will be out checked.
01:06
The engine 9 is on location building to activate at 1040.
01:13
Central Warner Radio, which one's available?
01:19
Andrew wants available, 1040.
01:21
Ladifers arriving.
01:27
Ladifers arriving, 1041.
01:31
Radithers driving, 1041.
01:34
Mark is arrived.
01:39
That's his driving, 1041.
01:51
Central Medical One Respond, Children's Home of Reading, 10-10, Center Avenue, Cottage, Rear parking lot, Reading to Robinson and Class 4 in 744.
02:04
Medical One is now.
02:10
Medic 1. Medic 1.
02:17
She wants to run outside and find glass and cut herself.
02:22
Parfidi was notified.
02:23
They said advice of media and negative weapons strokes or alcoholics on.
02:31
Right did too.
02:33
The alarm company is full with a key holder, (name withheld).
02:35
They said she's on location having issues resetting the alarm.
02:39
Yeah, that's permanent.
02:41
There's water in the detector.
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Location mentioned:
N 13th St, Reading, PA 19604
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