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Structure fire reported near wisteria avenue in readingReading PA

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Wisteria Ave, Reading, PA 19606

According to the dispatch call, a structure fire was reported near Wisteria Avenue and George Street in Exeter Township, Reading. Fire units responded to the one and a half story single-family building. An odor was detected inside but no visible fire was evident. Units on location were held and additional responding units were recalled.

Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Second dispatch, Exeter Township, near Wisteria Avenue,
00:04
Croftrow, Quintz Drive, and St.
00:05
George Street for structure fire,
00:06
George Street, for structure fire, George Street, for structure fire.
00:22
Our extended to 252.
00:26
Seventy 252.
00:31
Right on location, one and a half story, single family.
00:35
Not that evident, alpha, bravo,
00:37
or delta,
00:38
I'll be establishing 25 command.
00:43
Receive, you're on location, one and a half story, single family, nothing evident.
00:47
Alpha, Bravo, Delta, size, you'll have command 0,800.
00:54
25 command incoming units.
00:56
It's going to be hiding right in front of the structure.
01:10
(name withheld), near Bellevue Avenue,
01:14
near Arlington Avenue of Fremont Street,
01:17
assist eighty MS of extrication, Station 13, 13 medical assist.
01:21
Lauraville Borough,
01:23
near Bellevue Avenue,
01:25
between Arlington Street and Fremont Street, thermal flow to assist the extrication,
01:31
0801.
01:36
Our rescue engine 23 is responding.
01:40
Rescue engine 23 and out series throwing.
01:46
Rescue engine.
01:48
Let's go ahead and back up and let's room for the aerial.
01:55
I take this subject to the Township, near Wisteria Avenue, Custer, St.
01:59
George Street,
02:01
Structure fire.
02:04
Station 36 for it, second dispatch, Exeter Township near Wisteria Avenue.
02:10
Crosco, Quinstrive and St.
02:11
Shore Street, structure fire, 080.
02:19
City and your 5 is on the...
02:21
City and 5 on location 0802.
02:28
64, I left the front of the building for you.
02:33
Step 2.5. No cover for the writ.
02:34
We'll advise up we need one.
02:38
3C0803. 36 is in route with 1.
02:43
Recruit engine 36 in route with 1, 0803.
02:46
Section 7's arriving.
02:52
Engine 7 on location 0.04.
02:57
6602.
03:04
950602.
03:06
Please place the system 13 on location, no need to hover the engine.
03:14
Copy system 13 on location, no cover.
03:20
Okay, receive you coffee, we can all work on the same.
03:25
I heard.
03:28
Okay.
03:30
Receive.
03:34
25 command.
03:38
From the interior, they have an odor.
03:40
Nothing else is evident.
03:41
You can hold what's on scene and call the balance.
03:45
Received an odor, nothing evident will hold to what's on location.
03:49
Recall the balance. All right,
03:54
sir. For sure, s to.
03:59
Units operating Exeter Township near Sierra Avenue for the structure fire.
04:03
The assignments being held to the apparatus that are on location.
04:07
The balance can recall 0.08 0.05.

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Wisteria Ave, Reading, PA 19606

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