False fire alarm at barbecue restaurant in Lower Heidelberg, Sinking Spring PA
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Fire & ArsonAn automatic fire alarm was reported at the barbecue restaurant near Penn Avenue in Lower Heidelberg Township. Fire units responded and found the main alarm panel in the basement showing an alarm condition, but no fire was visible, indicating a false alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Emergency Services
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03:56
Transcript:
00:00
Deputy 18204-4, 4741 Penn Avenue for the barbecue pit.
00:05
General fire alarm from Zone 13.
00:11
Marks, Tanker 246, respond and driver only.
00:15
Tanker 26, driver only, (number withheld).
00:23
Eric's engine 18 ones in route.
00:26
Engine 1810455.
00:28
Engine 1810455.
00:38
Second dispatch, Lower Heidelberg Township, 4741 Penn Avenue at the Barbecue Pit for a fire alarm.
00:43
Latter 18 to second dispatch, Florida Brook Township, 4741 Penn Avenue, Department of Pit.
00:49
Take and really quick lane.
00:52
Zone 13 fire alarm, (number withheld).
00:55
March, Linux 6-5, join the Routterbury.
00:58
Medixtap 2, 1-Routterrain, (number withheld).
01:05
Question G85.
01:07
Question G85.
01:09
Question in G85. Question in G85.
01:15
Call location, one-story restaurant.
01:18
Open shop on alpha side.
01:20
Captain E5, command ability, cops and rocks.
01:29
Receive one for a restaurant, nothing shown from Alpha.
01:32
Captain VIII will have temporary commend until Deputy 2 arrive, (number withheld).
01:37
Can give us some up, Shadow.
01:39
Affirmative, you can operate on birth sparrow, too.
01:46
Okay, Deputy 182, on scene,
01:49
hold off on covers.
01:51
Deputy 182, your own scene, hold off on covers, (number withheld).
02:01
We're out of a township, barbecue 5th, 4741 Penn Avenue.
02:06
The fire alarm.
02:08
Latter 64, you can cancel for deputy 182, (number withheld).
02:16
Cension units assigned BarberCupet for the automatic fire alarm, operations review on Berks, fireoffs 2, Deputy Team 2 off-comment, (number withheld).
02:25
Sension units assigned Barber Cupid for the automatic fire alarm, operations review on Berks, fireoffs, 2, deputy team 2 off come in, (number withheld).
02:34
Sension units assigned Barber Cupid for the automatic fire alarm, operations review on Burke's Fire Off, 2, Deputy Team 2 off-comment, (number withheld).
02:46
Open door on side D.
02:52
Park Engine 181 location.
02:55
Engine 181 on location (number withheld).
03:03
I kept me a thought.
03:05
Yeah.
03:11
We located the main panel in the basement.
03:13
It's just shown A3 and we're unable to silence it.
03:22
Very sweet.
03:24
I'm fine if we leave it in the alarm.
03:26
We'll be making contact directly with the building in there.
03:36
Okay, we'll come back upstairs and then look again for an actual panel.
03:42
Let's put that keypad on the one in the basement's not working.
03:51
Tanker 26 on scene.
03:54
Tanker 26 on scene, (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Penn Ave, Sinking Spring, PA 19608
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